1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1935 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1935 1941 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1941 11 May 1938 6,066 (59.15%) 150x150px Jack Andrews Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 3,076 50.70 150x150px Percy Dowse New Zealand Labour Party 2,957 48.74 Mayor Jack Andrews Jack Andrews The 1938 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 the nine borough councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The incumbent Mayor, Jack Andrews, sought re-election for a third term. Andrews was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse who had been a councillor since 1935. The election marked the first where electoral terms for local government were extended from two years to three. Mayoral results 1938 Lower Hutt mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380514.2.12.7 Borough of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 14 May 1938 5 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jack Andrews 3,076 50.70 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 2,957 48.74 33 0.54 119 1.96 6,066 59.15 Councillor results 1938 Lower Hutt local electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380517.2.9.6 Borough of Lower Hutt - Election of Nine Councillors The Evening Post 17 May 1938 2 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Horlor 2,955 53.27 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Arthur Marshall 2,932 52.85 New Zealand Labour Party Bill Morrison 2,911 52.47 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Charles James Ashton 2,899 52.26 -4.45 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ernst Peterson Hay 2,851 51.39 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Mitchell 2,838 51.16 -5.32 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Hall 2,829 51.00 -3.01 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Gregory 2,822 50.87 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jim Vogel 2,777 50.06 New Zealand Labour Party Hughie Gilbert Burrell 2,776 50.04 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Cyril George Hedge 2,752 49.61 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Raymond Douglas Smith 2,752 49.61 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Webb Johnson 2,746 49.50 +5.19 New Zealand Labour Party Herbert Keith Milne 2,727 49.16 New Zealand Labour Party Thomas Logie 2,696 48.60 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Roy Russell 2,681 48.33 +0.10 New Zealand Labour Party Jack Taylor 2,638 47.55 New Zealand Labour Party Henry Fairclough 2,341 42.20 Notes References Millar David P. Once Upon a Village: A History of Lower Hutt 1819-1965 1972 New Zealand University Press & LHCC Lower Hutt 154232923 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:1938 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:May 1938 in Oceania