1917 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1917 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1915 Wellington mayoral election 1915 1919 Wellington mayoral election 1919 14 April 1917 130px John Luke Wellington Citizens League elected unopposed Mayor John Luke John Luke The 1917 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1917, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background John Luke, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19170414.2.8.8 The Evening Post 2 Biennial Election of Mayor 14 April 1917 27 May 2016 XCIII 89 The current Labour Party contested its first election since unification the previous year. It put forward a small ticket that was still large enough to win a majority, however just as in 1915 no Labour candidates were successful.Betts 1970 133 Councillor results 1917 Wellington City Council electionhttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZFL19170504.2.16.2 Free Lance 7 Wellington City Council 4 May 1917 27 May 2016 XVI 878 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19170421.2.6.4 The Dominion 2 The Citizens Ticket 21 April 1917 17 August 2016 10 3059 Wellington Citizens League George Frost 7,411 72.90 -15.75 Wellington Citizens League Robert Wright 7,024 69.09 +16.21 Wellington Citizens League Arthur Atkinson 6,797 66.86 +13.20 Wellington Citizens League Len McKenzie 6,498 63.92 +8.60 Wellington Citizens League Martin Luckie 6,239 61.37 +19.03 Wellington Citizens League William Bennett 6,011 59.13 +17.82 Wellington Citizens League Alexander Veitch 6,011 59.13 +19.69 Wellington Citizens League William Barber 5,754 56.60 -0.30 Wellington Citizens League James Godber 5,738 56.44 +8.13 Independent politician John Castle 5,386 52.98 Wellington Citizens League John Shorland 5,258 51.72 Wellington Citizens League Charles Norwood 5,201 51.16 +22.63 Wellington Citizens League William Hildreth 5,034 49.52 -14.21 Wellington Citizens League John Fitzgerald 4,922 48.42 +2.27 Wellington Citizens League William Thompson 4,842 47.63 +7.46 New Zealand Labour Party John Hutchison 4,551 44.77 Wellington Citizens League Thomas Bush 4,546 44.72 Independent politician John Swan 4,439 43.66 +10.62 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Holland 4,403 43.31 +13.90 New Zealand Labour Party John Glover 3,995 39.30 +13.88 New Zealand Labour Party James McKenzie 3,961 38.96 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chapman 3,864 38.01 New Zealand Labour Party Edward Kennedy 3,695 36.35 +13.65 Independent politician Francis McParland 3,682 36.22 Independent politician John Jenkinson 3,584 35.25 +6.33 New Zealand Labour Party John Read 3,249 31.96 +14.88 New Zealand Labour Party William Wiles 3,078 30.28 Independent politician Edward Perry 2,295 22.57 Notes References Betts George George Betts (political scientist) Betts on Wellington:a city and its politics 1970 A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. Wellington 0 589 00469 7 autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1917 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1910s in Wellington Category:April 1917 in Oceania