1938 Auckland City mayoral election

Local elections in New Zealand August 2018 August 2018 1938 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1935 Auckland City mayoral election 1935 1941 Auckland City mayoral election 1941 11 May 1938 40,718 (61.50%) 150x150px Sir Ernest Davis Citizens & Ratepayers 26,176 64.28 150x150px Joe Sayegh New Zealand Labour Party 13,689 33.61 Mayor Sir Ernest Davis Sir Ernest Davis The 1938 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1938, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. The election saw incumbent mayor Sir Ernest Davis re-elected, increasing his majority in the process. The Labour Party again stood councillor Joe Sayegh (who was only narrowly defeated by Davis in 1935) as their candidate. Candidates Citizens & Ratepayers The incumbent mayor Sir Ernest Davis accepted the wishes of a deputation of citizens led by William R. Fee, the president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19371208.2.131 Auckland Mayoralty - Sir Ernest Davis to be a Candidate The Press 8 December 1937 LXXIII 22270 19 Labour Two people were nominated for the Labour Party nomination to contest the mayoralty; the deputy mayor Bernard Martin and councillor Joe Sayegh (who stood for mayor in 1935). At a delegates meeting of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee Sayegh was selected as Labour's mayoral candidate.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19380128.2.90 Labour's Bid Auckland Star 28 January 1938 LXIX 23 9 Campaign Prior to the election several long serving Labour members of the city council were unexpectedly denied re-nomination. Ted Phelan, Arthur Rosser and George Gordon Grant were de-selected in the party selection process.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380129.2.151 Civic Elections - Labour Candidates 29 January 1938 The New Zealand Herald LXXV 22949 15 Rosser ran for re-election regardless as an independent, but was defeated. The following year he was expelled from the Labour Party for standing against official party candidates.Husbands Paul 3r30 Rosser, Arthur 23 April 2017 The Citizens & Ratepayers regained their majority on the city council and Sir George Richardson was appointed deputy mayor. However, Richardson died a month later and was succeeded as deputy mayor by John Allum.McGibbon Ian 3r16 Richardson, George Spafford 30 December 2018 Richardson's death triggered a by-election which saw his seat gained by Labour Party candidate Charles Bailey, a former councillor who had lost his seat.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19380708.2.38 By-election Auckland Star 8 July 1938 20 August 2018 LXIX 159 5 Mayoralty results 1938 Auckland mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380518.2.8.2 Election of Mayor The New Zealand Herald 18 May 1938 LXXV 23040 5 Citizens & Ratepayers Sir Ernest Davis 26,176 64.28 +25.97 New Zealand Labour Party Joe Sayegh 13,689 33.61 -3.75 Independent politician James William Payne 369 0.90 484 1.18 -0.15 12,487 30.66 +29.69 40,718 61.50 +1.14 Councillor results 1938 Auckland local election Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Bailey 22,996 56.47 New Zealand Labour Party Joe Sayegh 21,310 52.33 -7.49 Citizens & Ratepayers Leonard Coakley 21,018 51.61 +3.83 Citizens & Ratepayers John Allum 20,356 49.99 Citizens & Ratepayers Ellen Melville 19,982 49.07 +6.71 Citizens & Ratepayers Reginald Judson 19,756 48.51 Citizens & Ratepayers James Donald 19,642 48.23 Citizens & Ratepayers Sir George Richardson 19,540 47.98 +2.43 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Burton 19,310 47.42 +5.33 New Zealand Labour Party Mary Dreaver 19,225 47.21 Citizens & Ratepayers William J. Campbell 18,793 46.15 New Zealand Labour Party Bill Anderton 18,694 45.91 -7.68 Citizens & Ratepayers Howey Walker 18,237 44.78 New Zealand Labour Party Jeremiah James Sullivan 18,187 44.66 Citizens & Ratepayers William R. Fee 17,900 43.96 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Armstrong 17,849 43.83 New Zealand Labour Party Ernest Frank Andrews 17,839 43.81 -5.47 Citizens & Ratepayers Roy McElroy 17,642 43.32 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Carr 17,621 43.27 -2.63 Citizens & Ratepayers Alan Brown 17,513 43.01 Citizens & Ratepayers John W. Kealy 17,407 42.75 +12.12 New Zealand Labour Party John Albert Mason 17,268 42.40 -12.04 Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Watkins 17,261 42.39 New Zealand Labour Party Fred Young 17,230 42.31 Citizens & Ratepayers Harry Butchernb Butcher was appointed in September 1940 to fill a vacancy on the council 17,211 42.26 New Zealand Labour Party Bernard Martin 17,032 41.82 -2.31 New Zealand Labour Party Norman Douglas 16,934 41.58 -0.55 Citizens & Ratepayers Harry Merritt 16,672 40.94 New Zealand Labour Party John Stewart 16,364 40.18 -3.47 New Zealand Labour Party Elizabeth Wynn 16,352 40.15 Citizens & Ratepayers Ada McNair 15,999 39.29 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Purtell 15,973 39.22 -2.04 New Zealand Labour Party Thomas Long 15,782 38.75 New Zealand Labour Party Charles James Matthew 15,602 38.31 New Zealand Labour Party Joseph Glen Kennerley 15,536 38.15 New Zealand Labour Party James Jude 15,344 37.68 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Gordon Staley 14,955 36.72 -1.96 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Bailey 14,239 34.96 -15.41 Independent politician Tom Bloodworth 10,788 26.49 -17.84 Independent politician Amy Kasper 8,625 21.18 Independent politician Alice Basten 8,193 20.12 -21.49 Independent politician Arthur Rosser 6,920 16.99 -36.71 Independent politician John Barr Patterson 5,647 13.86 -23.51 Independent politician Jessie Darlow 5,007 12.29 Independent politician Ernest Cross 3,663 8.99 Independent politician James Haslam 3,162 7.76 Independent politician Gerald Bell 3,042 7.47 Independent politician Walter Davis 2,737 6.72 Independent politician Sydney James Ryan 2,441 5.99 Independent politician Maungatai Babbington 2,408 5.91 -1.71 Independent politician Charles Edward Phillips 2,231 5.47 Table footnotes: nb References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1938 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1930s in Auckland Category:May 1938 in Oceania