1959 Auckland City mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election October 2017 October 2017 1959 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election 1957 1962 Auckland City mayoral election 1962 21 November 1959 37,161 (46.90%) 118px Dove-Myer Robinson Independent politician 18,980 51.07 120px Keith Buttle Citizens & Ratepayers 17,941 48.27 Mayor Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson The 1959 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1959, 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. Background High profile councillor Dove-Myer Robinson defeated incumbent Mayor Keith Buttle of the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket, who had not been opposed by Robinson and his United Independent colleagues in the 1957 contest. Campaigning as "Robbie", Robinson campaigned on an independent and populist platform.Edgar John 5r19 Robinson, Dove-Myer 19 June 2017 He charged Buttle with lethargy and the Citizens & Ratepayers councillors as being out of touch with Aucklanders and taking power for granted. Media coverage (both the Auckland Star and New Zealand Herald openly endorsing Buttle) cemented Robinson's image as an outsider battling the politics of vested interest, hallmarks that would define Robinson's style of campaigning and leadership for the rest of his life. The United Independents electoral ticket had merged with the Labour Party to campaign together under the Civic Reform banner and informally supported Robinson for the mayoralty.Edgar 2012 Mayoralty results 1959 Auckland mayoral electionDeclaration of Result of Poll The New Zealand Herald 2 December 1959 8 Independent politician Dove-Myer Robinson 18,980 51.07 Citizens & Ratepayers Keith Buttle 17,941 48.27 -7.63 240 0.64 +0.54 1,039 2.79 37,161 46.90 Councillor results 1959 Auckland local electionDeclaration of Result of Poll The New Zealand Herald 5 December 1959 31 Civic Reform #7D26CD Eric Armishaw 19,762 53.17 +19.22 Civic Reform #7D26CD Ken Cumberland 19,335 52.03 +18.94 Civic Reform #7D26CD Alfred Shone 18,961 51.02 Citizens & Ratepayers Tom Bloodworth 18,240 49.08 +11.24 Citizens & Ratepayers Winifred Delugar 17,840 48.00 +9.88 Citizens & Ratepayers Max Tongue 17,722 47.68 +14.61 Citizens & Ratepayers Reg Savory 17,667 47.54 +11.79 Citizens & Ratepayers Fred Ambler 17,335 46.64 +7.79 Civic Reform #7D26CD Mary Dreaver 16,658 44.82 +1.78 Civic Reform #7D26CD Alex Dreaver 16,582 44.62 +7.78 Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Beechey 16,498 44.39 Citizens & Ratepayers John Dale 16,434 44.22 +13.19 Citizens & Ratepayers Geoffrey Myers 16,300 43.86 -12.63 Civic Reform #7D26CD George Forsyth 16,160 43.48 +9.07 Citizens & Ratepayers Fred Glasse 16,077 43.26 -12.03 Citizens & Ratepayers Charlie Passmore 15,639 42.08 Civic Reform #7D26CD James Neil Bradley 15,574 41.90 +4.27 Citizens & Ratepayers George Russell Tutt 15,552 41.85 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Watts 15,443 41.55 +18.00 Citizens & Ratepayers Fred de Malmanche 15,296 41.16 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Parkinson 15,165 40.80 Citizens & Ratepayers Norman Speer 14,924 40.16 Civic Reform #7D26CD Marion Kirk 14,691 39.53 Civic Reform #7D26CD Graeme Eric Booth 14,690 39.53 Citizens & Ratepayers Rex Keith Blows 14,637 39.38 Citizens & Ratepayers Eric Percy Salmon 14,475 38.95 Citizens & Ratepayers David George Falconer 14,419 38.80 Civic Reform #7D26CD Lionel Albert 14,242 38.32 +19.55 Civic Reform #7D26CD Charles Belton 13,885 37.36 Civic Reform #7D26CD Glassford Glover Walter Gray 13,544 36.44 +18.41 Civic Reform #7D26CD John Northey 13,542 36.44 -15.37 Citizens & Ratepayers Frank Sydney Bertrand 13,438 36.16 Citizens & Ratepayers John Procter Wildman 13,429 36.13 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Valentine Long 13,256 35.67 Civic Reform #7D26CD Frederick Johnston 13,091 35.22 +5.81 Civic Reform #7D26CD Howard Jeffereys 12,576 33.84 Civic Reform #7D26CD Norman Finch 12,549 33.76 +6.48 Civic Reform #7D26CD Isabella Stancliff 12,523 33.69 +2.61 Civic Reform #7D26CD Irene Margaret Offen 12,387 33.33 Civic Reform #7D26CD John Percival Eastmure 12,384 33.32 Civic Reform #7D26CD Robert Elsender 11,907 32.04 Civic Reform #7D26CD Dave Isbey 11,242 30.25 Independent politician Roy Turner 5,069 13.64 Independent politician Charles Fisher 4,139 11.13 -10.29 Independent politician Agnes Helen Dodd 3,632 9.77 -20.63 Communist Party of New Zealand Bill Andersen 3,456 9.30 +4.28 Communist Party of New Zealand George Jackson 3,384 9.10 Communist Party of New Zealand Donald McEwan 2,888 7.77 +3.06 Independent politician Albert Charles Marks 2,812 7.56 Communist Party of New Zealand Dick Wolf 2,139 5.75 Communist Party of New Zealand Ella Ayo 2,128 5.72 Communist Party of New Zealand Peter McAra 1,544 4.15 Notes References John Edgar Urban Legend: Sir Dove-Meyer Robinson Hodder Moa 2012 autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1959 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1950s in Auckland Category:November 1959 in Oceania