1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-election

New Zealand mayoral by-election September 2021 September 2021 1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-election New Zealand Presidential no 1947 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1947 1950 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1950 2 March 1949 8,822 (38.35%) 150x150px William Gregory Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 4,437 50.29 150x150px Harry Horlor New Zealand Labour Party 4,345 49.26 Mayor Ernst Peterson Hay William Gregory The 1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-election was held to elect a successor to Ernst Peterson Hay who resigned as Mayor of Lower Hutt upon his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Mayor Ernst Peterson Hay had been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and after joining the judiciary he resigned as mayor on 20 January 1949 triggering a by-election.McGill 1991 212 Citizens' Association councillor, and deputy mayor since 1947, William Gregory was elected to replace Hay, opposed only by councillor Henry Valentine "Harry" Horlor of the Labour Party, who had contested the mayoralty once before in 1941.Hutt Mayoralty - Mr. Gregory Elected The Evening Post 3 March 1949 8 Results 1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-electionSlight Reduction in Majority for Mr. W. C. Gregory The Dominion 4 March 1949 6 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Gregory 4,437 50.29 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Horlor 4,345 49.26 40 0.45 -0.10 92 1.04 8,822 38.35 -10.69 Results by locality Following table shows the detailed ballot results by the local polling booths: Locality Gregory (Citizens') Horlor (Labour) WinnerVotes % Votes % R.S.A. Clubrooms 372 64.69 203 35.31 Gregory Taita North School 38 25.67 110 74.33 Horlor Taita Central 50 18.24 244 81.76 Horlor Gordon St. Hall 139 69.84 60 30.16 Gregory Baptist Hall 167 34.93 311 65.07 Horlor Waddington School 30 17.76 139 82.24 Horlor Seddon St. 100 23.48 326 76.52 Horlor Knox Hall 491 62.62 293 37.38 Gregory Epuni School 219 44.69 271 55.31 Horlor Birch St. YMCA 281 58.05 203 41.95 Gregory Waterloo School 311 53.71 268 46.29 Gregory Horticultural Hall 1,132 66.16 579 33.84 Gregory St Stephen's Hall 206 31.99 438 68.01 Horlor Waiwhetu School 189 45.76 224 54.24 Horlor Gracefield School 72 23.16 239 76.84 Horlor Hutt Central School 463 59.13 320 40.87 Gregory Congregational Hall 177 60.2 117 39.8 Gregory Total 4,437 50.29 4,345 49.26 Gregory Gregory was sworn in as mayor on 14 March at the first council meeting after the election. His first act was to nominate a successor to himself as deputy mayor. He nominated Eric Rothwell while Horlor nominated councillor Bella Logie, arguing that the role of deputy should go to a councillor of widespread appeal citing that Logie had polled third highest at the previous council election while Rothwell had polled eighth. Gregory disagreed and was disappointed that the council would not acclaim his nomination unanimously. A secret ballot was conducted by council members which resulted in a tie. Gregory used his casting vote for Rothwell.Deputy-Mayor by Casting Vote The Evening Post 15 March 1949 5 Council by-election As Gregory was a councillor at the time of his election he had to resign his council seat upon being sworn in as mayor at the first council meeting after the election. This triggered a second by-election for one council seat. The chairman of the Citizens' Association, Charles Hain, wrote to the Hutt Labour Representation Committee with a proposal to settle together on a suitable candidate and avoid a further election. After receiving no reply after 11 days the Citizens' Association nominated former councillor Herbert Frederick Muir for the vacancy.Coming Election Hutt News 23 March 1949 7 The Labour Party nominated Wellington Education Board and Petone and Lower Hutt Gas Board member James McDonald, who had stood for the city council in 1944, as its candidate.Council Election - Labour Candidate Hutt News 30 March 1949 7 The following table gives the election results: 1949 Lower Hutt City Council by-electionCouncil by-election - Mr. J. McDonald elected Hutt News 20 April 1949 7 New Zealand Labour Party James McDonald 2,262 50.88 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Herbert Muir 2,168 48.77 -0.85 16 0.35 94 2.11 4,446 19.33 -29.71 Notes References 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:1949 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:March 1949 in Oceania