1974 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1974 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1971 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1971 1977 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1977 12 October 1974 19,461 (47.94%) 150x150px John Kennedy-Good Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 11,136 57.22 150x150px John Seddon New Zealand Labour Party 8,098 41.62 Mayor John Kennedy-Good John Kennedy-Good The 1974 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including sixteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The incumbent Mayor, John Kennedy-Good, stood for a third term. The Citizens' Association had mended its relationship with Kennedy-Good in 1973 and his combined ticket from the previous election had merged back in to the Citizens' Association ticket.McGill 1991 195 The renewed unity helped Kennedy-Good to win a much increased majority against his only challenger, deputy mayor John Seddon, and also for the Citizens' to win a large council majority, where Labour previously held a plurality of seats.Lower Hutt's Mayor Will Have Majority On Council The Evening Post 14 October 1974 2 This was the first election in the city after the voting age had been lowered from 20 to 18. Few 18 and 19 year-olds actually voted in the election however and the few that did had come to polling stations together with a parent. According to the chief returning officer the average age of voters at the election was 50.Few Teenagers Voted in Hutt Valley Local Body Elections The Evening Post 22 October 1974 24 Mayoral results 1974 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 19 October 1974 30 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Kennedy-Good 11,136 57.22 +20.06 New Zealand Labour Party John Seddon 8,098 41.62 +7.26 227 1.16 +0.43 3,038 15.61 +12.81 19,461 47.94 +1.79 Councillor results 1974 Lower Hutt City Council electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election For Councillors The Evening Post 19 October 1974 30 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |City Ward (15 vacancies) |- Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Chen Werry 10,085 51.82 +12.64 New Zealand Labour Party John Seddon 10,061 51.69 +5.00 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Harold Turbott 10,030 51.53 +12.85 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Don Lee 9,969 51.22 +10.65 New Zealand Labour Party Govind Bhula 9,921 50.97 +15.47 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Teri Puketapu 9,709 49.88 New Zealand Labour Party Ernie Barry 9,149 47.01 +11.80 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Lucy Cole 9,087 46.69 New Zealand Labour Party Kitty Mildendall 9,066 46.58 +2.41 New Zealand Labour Party Lawrie Woodley 8,885 45.65 +7.72 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ted Gibbs 8,798 45.20 +11.96 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Stan Frost 8,689 44.64 +15.61 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jim Ross 8,403 43.17 +13.37 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Gerald Bond 8,317 42.73 +10.85 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Glen Evans 8,098 41.61 +12.40 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jan Heine 8,020 41.21 New Zealand Labour Party Les Duckworth 7,893 40.55 +7.85 New Zealand Labour Party Doris Anne Hayward 7,800 40.08 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Werry 7,790 40.02 New Zealand Labour Party Laurie Sutton 7,782 39.98 +9.64 New Zealand Labour Party Francis O'Leary 7,587 39.98 New Zealand Labour Party Richard John Cummings 7,232 37.16 New Zealand Labour Party Errol Lynn Hardy 7,224 37.12 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Digby Paape 7,030 36.12 New Zealand Labour Party Bernard Joseph Randall 6,970 35.81 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Peter Albert Wanden 6,894 35.42 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association David James Smith 6,746 34.66 +10.12 New Zealand Labour Party Garry John Joseph Winthrop 6,498 33.38 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ken Saban 6,158 33.38 New Zealand Labour Party Anthony Rolf Feinson 6,030 30.98 Independent politician Nick Ursin 3,199 16.43 +3.42 Independent politician Martin Nestor 1,749 8.98 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Epuni Ward (1 vacancy) |- Independent politician Glyn Clayton unopposed Notes References McGill David Lower Hutt – The First Garden City Lower Hutt City Council 1991 Petone, New Zealand 1-86956-003-5 Category:Mayoral elections in Lower Hutt Category:1974 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region