1925 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1925 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1923 Wellington mayoral election 1923 1927 Wellington mayoral election 1927 29 April 1925 24,929 (59.81%) 125x150px Charles Norwood Civic League 13,180 52.87 125x150px Charles Chapman New Zealand Labour Party 11,749 47.13 Mayor Robert Wright Charles Norwood The 1925 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1925, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Incumbent Mayor Robert Wright did not seek a third term, but ran as a councillor once again. To replace him, the Civic League initially nominated councillor Thomas Forsyth as their candidate for the mayoralty, but he withdrew in favour of former councillor Charles Norwood.Mr. Thomas Forsyth http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19410207.2.89.1 19 April 2015 The Evening Post CXXXI 32 7 February 1941 9 Sitting councillor Charles Chapman was the Labour Party's candidate. Mayoralty results 1925 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250504.2.74 The Evening Post 6 The Mayoral Election 4 May 1925 19 July 2016 CIX 102 Civic League Charles Norwood 13,180 52.87 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chapman 11,749 47.13 1,431 5.74 24,929 59.81 +0.55 Councillor results thumb|Ballot papers from the election 1925 Wellington City Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250511.2.9.7 The Evening Post 2 Election Notices 11 May 1925 19 July 2016 CIX 108 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19250502.2.18 NZ Truth 5 Labor Ticket Fails in Cities 2 May 1925 19 July 2016 1014 Civic League William Bennett 12,719 51.02 +2.72 Civic League Robert Wright 12,543 50.31 Civic League Henry Bennett 12,340 49.50 -0.08 Civic League Martin Luckie 11,890 47.69 +1.19 Civic League George Troup 11,729 47.04 Civic League Frank Meadowcroft 11,539 46.28 -0.39 New Zealand Labour Party Alec Monteith 11,301 45.33 +5.24 Civic League John Aston 11,220 45.00 +2.88 Civic League Benjamin Burn 11,156 44.75 -2.26 Civic League John Burns 11,131 44.65 -1.39 Civic League Frederick Manton 11,058 44.35 Civic League Herbert Huggins 10,638 42.67 +5.32 New Zealand Labour Party Robert McKeen 10,067 40.38 +1.83 New Zealand Labour Party Bob Semple 10,051 40.31 Civic League William Thompson 9,762 39.15 2.79 Independent politician Thomas Forsyth 9,585 38.44 -10.30 Independent politician Len McKenzie 8,961 35.94 New Zealand Labour Party Alexander Croskery 8,944 35.87 -3.37 Independent politician John Castle 8,641 34.66 +2.63 New Zealand Labour Party John Glover 8,603 34.51 +2.47 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Young 8,544 34.27 -2.09 Civic League Arthur Whyte 8,156 32.71 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Brindle 8,137 32.64 -1.51 New Zealand Labour Party James McKenzie 7,891 31.65 -2.40 Civic League Joseph Goldsmith 7,696 30.87 New Zealand Labour Party John Read 7,624 30.58 New Zealand Labour Party James Roberts 7,560 30.32 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Walsh 7,419 29.76 -0.33 Independent politician Lewis Glover 7,355 29.50 +0.44 Civic League Michael Bourke 7,268 29.15 New Zealand Labour Party Lawrence Hennessy 6,981 28.00 -1.14 Independent politician Annie McVicar 6,532 26.20 -12.93 Independent politician Margaret Stables 6,382 25.60 Independent politician William Smith 5,891 23.63 Independent politician Joseph Salmon 4,592 18.42 Independent politician James Sievwright 4,585 18.39 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1925 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1920s in Wellington Category:April 1925 in Oceania