1953 Dunedin mayoral election

Local election in Dunedin, New Zealand September 2018 September 2018 1953 Dunedin mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1950 Dunedin mayoral election 1950 1956 Dunedin mayoral election 1956 31 October 1953 30,891 (64.20%) no 150x150px Len Wright Citizens' 6495ED 15,420 49.91 150x150px Phil Connolly Labour 13,365 43.26 Mayor Len Wright Len Wright The 1953 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1953, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Campaign A major talking point in the lead up to the election was the potential of a clash with the 1953 Royal Tour.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19520918.2.103 Move to Postpone Next Municipal Elections The Evening Post 18 September 1952 27097 10 There were proposals to postpone local elections until early 1954 over fears of reduced turnout due to a conflicted schedule. The proposals were considered by the Minister of Internal Affairs William Bodkin, who ultimately decided against it.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19530128.2.34 Local Elections Date Fixed The Evening Post 28 January 1953 27208 8 Len Wright, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected for a second term. He defeated a spirited challenge from Phil Connolly the sitting Labour MP for Dunedin Central, who despite losing the mayoralty was elected to the Otago Harbour Board, where he became deputy-chairman.Jamieson 2009 167-71 Initially the Labour Party won a 8-4 majority on the city council, however after a recount Citizens' candidate Stuart Sidey displaced Labour's James Dalziel as the lowest polling successful candidate amending the party split to 7-5.Otago Daily Times A Slender Majority for Labour 1 10 November 1953 28,420 Mayoral results 1953 Dunedin mayoral electionJamieson 2009 171 Citizens' #6495ED Len Wright 15,420 49.91 -1.72 New Zealand Labour Party Phil Connolly 13,365 43.26 Independent politician Charlie Hayward 2,106 6.81 2,055 6.65 +2.86 30,891 64.20 +17.38 Council results 1953 Dunedin local election New Zealand Labour Party Fred Jones 18,745 60.68 +6.92 New Zealand Labour Party Ethel McMillan 18,121 58.66 +7.34 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Connelly 17,490 56.61 +2.08 New Zealand Labour Party Hubert Brown 16,550 53.57 +0.39 New Zealand Labour Party Alister Abernethy 15,953 51.64 +1.65 Citizens' #6495ED Robert Forsyth-Barr 15,006 48.57 -3.02 New Zealand Labour Party Jack Stead 14,874 48.14 +1.89 Citizens' #6495ED Norman Douglas Anderson 14,171 45.87 -3.47 Citizens' #6495ED William Taverner 14,048 45.47 -4.43 New Zealand Labour Party Bill Fraser 13,789 44.63 +2.45 Citizens' #6495ED Robert William Botting 13,438 43.50 Citizens' #6495ED Stuart Sidey 13,111 42.44 +6.79 New Zealand Labour Party James Dalziel 13,100 42.40 New Zealand Labour Party Doug Sutherland 12,984 42.03 Citizens' #6495ED Robert Stuart Glendenning 12,902 41.76 New Zealand Labour Party Noel George Tohmar 12,794 41.41 New Zealand Labour Party William Johnstone Penfold 12,774 41.35 Citizens' #6495ED James Charles Scoular 12,615 40.83 Citizens' #6495ED Kevin John Marlow 12,511 40.50 Citizens' #6495ED Charles Jerram 12,363 40.02 New Zealand Labour Party Frederick Rudkin 12,003 38.85 Independent politician William Stewart Armitage 10,857 35.14 -13.41 Citizens' #6495ED Albert Perry Greenfield 10,626 34.39 Independent politician Charlie Hayward 9,911 32.08 -20.11 Citizens' #6495ED Eric Hugh Levido 9,813 31.76 Citizens' #6495ED Augustus Benson Pope 7,814 25.29 Communist Party of New Zealand Edgar Wilson Hunter 1,811 5.86 +1.94 Notes References Rosemary Jamieson In Command: Minesweeper Captain and Labour Parliamentarian 1st Wellington, [N.Z.] Steele Roberts 2009 Category:Mayoral elections in Dunedin Dunedin Category:Politics of Dunedin Category:1950s in Dunedin Category:November 1953 in Oceania