1931 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1931 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1929 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1929 1933 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1933 8 May 1931 170x170px Will Strand Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Unopposed Mayor Sir Alex Roberts Will Strand The 1931 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 the nine borough councillors, also elected biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background A committee waited on the mayor, Sir Alex Roberts, requesting that he accept nomination for a second term as mayor. Roberts said he would consider the matter. He later said he would not accept nomination for another term.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19310327.2.112 Lower Hutt mayoralty – Sir A. Roberts Not Standing The Dominion 27 March 1931 24 155 13 His time as mayor had been dominated by the Great Depression where he did what he could to provide relief for impoverished.McGill 1991 150 Former mayor Will Strand was asked to stand in place of Roberts, which he accepted to do.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310408.2.102 Hutt mayoralty – Mr. Strand To Stand The Evening Post 8 April 1931 CXI 82 10 The Lower Hutt branch of the Labour Party decided not to run a candidate for the mayoralty or a full ticket of council candidates.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19310410.2.128 Brief Items The Dominion 10 April 1931 24 166 14 With no other candidates emerging Strand was declared elected unopposed.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19310430.2.17 The Mayoralty The Hutt News 30 April 1931 3 47 7 The Labour Party did nominate two council candidates.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19310504.2.23.1 Lower Hutt Council – Labour's Platform The Dominion 4 May 1931 24 185 6 Councillor results 1931 Lower Hutt Borough Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19310514.2.16.1 Borough of Lower Hutt – Election of Nine Councillors The Hutt News 14 May 1931 3 49 6 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Archibald Grierson 1,702 71.72 +14.90 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Alexander McBain 1,685 71.00 +14.57 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Alex Anderson 1,679 70.75 +30.95 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Frank Campbell 1,652 69.61 +17.15 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Douglas Patrick 1,651 69.57 +29.69 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Barton Ginger 1,509 63.59 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Mitchell 1,380 58.15 +15.03 Independent politician Walter George Meldrum 1,370 57.73 +7.06 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Henry Wilson 1,365 57.52 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Eric Rothwell 1,344 56.63 +27.60 New Zealand Labour Party James Eric Napier 1,160 48.88 New Zealand Labour Party Albert Edwin Sergent 1,017 42.85 Independent politician Albert Jackson 951 40.07 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:1931 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:May 1931 in Oceania