1912 Auckland City mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election September 2018 September 2018 1912 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1911 Auckland City mayoral election 1911 1913 Auckland City mayoral election 1913 25 April 1912 13,636 (51.59%) 150x150px James Parr Independent politician 10,093 74.01 150x150px Alfred Hall-Skelton Independent politician 3,543 25.99 Mayor James Parr James Parr The 1912 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1912, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The mayoral contest was viewed with great interest as it followed a recent industrial dispute. Sitting mayor James Parr was challenged by Alfred Hall-Skelton, who had the endorsement of the Federation of Labour. Parr claimed not to be an opponent of Labour but was against "revolutionary agitators".https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19120425.2.14 Mr. Parr Returned For Auckland The Evening Post 25 April 1912 LXXXIII 98 26 September 2018 3 Mayoralty results 1912 Auckland mayoral electionBush 1971 594 Independent politician James Parr 10,093 74.01 Independent politician Alfred Hall-Skelton 3,543 25.99 6,550 48.03 13,636 51.59 Notes References Graham W. A. Bush Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971 Auckland Collins 1971 autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1912 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1910s in Auckland Category:April 1912 in Oceania