1944 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1944 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1941 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1941 1947 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1947 27 May 1947 9,037 (53.15%) 150x150px Jack Andrews Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 5,347 59.16 150x150px Percy Dowse New Zealand Labour Party 3,616 40.02 Mayor Jack Andrews Jack Andrews The 1944 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 twelve city 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 sixth term. Andrews was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse, a councillor between 1935 and 1938, who had challenged Andrews in 1938. Taking place during a period of rapid population growth in the area, it was the first election after the addition of the new suburbs of Epuni, Waddington and Naenae.McGill 1991 154 Mayoral results 1944 Lower Hutt mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19440607.2.34.4 City of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor Hutt News 7 June 1944 18 1 6 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jack Andrews 5,347 59.16 +0.23 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 3,616 40.02 74 0.82 -0.09 1,731 19.15 +0.38 9,037 53.15 +5.46 Councillor results 1944 Lower Hutt City Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19440607.2.34.5 City of Lower Hutt - Election of Twelve Councillors Hutt News 7 June 1944 18 1 6 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Stan Dudding 5,141 56.88 +1.28 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Gregory 4,588 50.76 -0.77 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ernst Peterson Hay 4,564 50.50 -1.32 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Herbert Muir 4,484 49.61 -0.68 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Gordon Giesen 4,391 48.58 -4.53 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Frederick Seymour Hewer 4,390 48.57 -2.89 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Horlor 4,318 47.78 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Eric Rothwell 4,210 46.58 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Frank Lonsdale 4,127 45.66 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Barker Youngnb Young resigned in December 1946 and was replaced by Harry Shearer via appointment.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19461218.2.27 Councillor's Departure Hutt News 20 29 18 December 1946 5 4,125 45.64 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Gordon Hector Phillips 3,980 44.04 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Horace George Lewis 3,878 42.91 New Zealand Labour Party Bella Logie 3,859 42.70 +4.70 New Zealand Labour Party David Pritchard 3,844 42.53 New Zealand Labour Party John Vernon Burton 3,723 41.19 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Arthur John Hyder 3,714 41.09 New Zealand Labour Party Sam Chesney 3,692 40.85 New Zealand Labour Party James McDonald 3,515 38.89 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Hall 3,502 38.75 -2.40 New Zealand Labour Party James W.R. Gibbons 3,339 36.94 New Zealand Labour Party Marmaduke McTaggart 3,257 36.04 New Zealand Labour Party Chen Werry 3,216 35.58 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Burton Wakerley 2,999 33.18 New Zealand Labour Party Alfred Robert Darkins 2,975 32.92 Independent politician Norm Croft 2,664 29.47 Independent politician Briton Matthews 2,002 22.15 Independent politician John Bertram Grey 1,793 19.84 Independent politician Aden Seafield Lyons 680 7.52 Table footnotes: nb 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:1944 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:May 1944 in Oceania