1953 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1953 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1950 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1950 1956 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1956 31 October 1953 14,251 (52.56%) 150x150px Percy Dowse New Zealand Labour Party 8,670 60.84 150x150px Eric Rothwell Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 5,488 38.51 Mayor Percy Dowse Percy Dowse The 1953 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 fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background A major talking point in the lead up to the election was the potential of a clash with the 1953 Royal Tour.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19520918.2.103 Move to Postpone Next Municipal Elections The Evening Post 18 September 1952 27097 10 There were proposals to postpone local elections until early 1954 over fears of reduced turnout due to a conflicted schedule. The proposals were considered by the Minister of Internal Affairs William Bodkin, who ultimately decided against it.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19530128.2.34 Local Elections Date Fixed The Evening Post 28 January 1953 27208 8 The incumbent Mayor, Percy Dowse, sought re-election for a second term. Dowse was opposed by Citizens' Association candidate and former deputy mayor Eric Rothwell who had been a councillor from 1944 to 1950. The election marked the first under an increased membership of fifteen councillors rather than twelve. The election resulted in another landslide victory for the Labour ticket, winning the mayoralty and every council seat.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19531102.2.92 Local Body Elections Concluded - Continued Minor Trend to Labour Noted The Evening Post 2 November 1953 27444 10 Mayoral results 1953 Lower Hutt mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19531116.2.10.5 City of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 16 November 1953 27456 2 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 8,670 60.84 +4.83 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Eric Rothwell 5,488 38.51 93 0.65 -0.44 3,182 22.32 +9.22 14,251 52.56 +8.50 Councillor results 1953 Lower Hutt City Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19531116.2.10.5 City of Lower Hutt - Election of Fifteen Councillors The Evening Post 16 November 1953 27456 2 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Horlor 8,810 61.82 +3.77 New Zealand Labour Party Sam Chesney 8,321 58.38 +4.18 New Zealand Labour Party Bella Logie 8,254 57.91 +0.80 New Zealand Labour Party Trevor Young 8,234 57.77 +2.71 New Zealand Labour Party James McDonald 8,189 57.46 +3.22 New Zealand Labour Party Ronald George Maxwell 7,882 55.30 +1.10 New Zealand Labour Party John Davey 7,696 54.00 +3.68 New Zealand Labour Party Chen Werry 7,655 53.71 +4.69 New Zealand Labour Party Alexander Murray 7,644 53.63 +5.29 New Zealand Labour Party Jessie Donald 7,619 53.46 New Zealand Labour Party Bert Sutherland 7,487 52.53 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Whitley 7,478 52.47 +4.51 New Zealand Labour Party Wally Bugden 7,445 52.24 New Zealand Labour Party Ernest Knights 7,397 51.90 +4.09 New Zealand Labour Party Clarence Fennell 7,111 49.89 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Stan Dudding 6,170 43.29 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Will Giltrap 6,142 43.09 +5.78 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Gregory 6,001 42.10 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Claude A. Browning 5,718 40.12 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Alfred Watson Tresseder 5,677 39.83 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Alwin Atkinson 5,410 37.96 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Kennedy-Good 5,382 37.76 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Stanley Edwin Harding 5,339 37.46 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Trevor Joseph Duncan 5,184 36.37 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Colin Douglas Gilchrist 5,181 36.35 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association George Noel Taylor 3,274 22.97 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Albert Maud 3,259 22.86 +10.10 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Cyril Phelps 3,177 22.29 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association James Philip Treahy 1,946 13.65 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Edwin Ernest Stoupe 1,885 13.22 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:1953 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region