1950 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election June 2018 June 2018 1950 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Flag of Christchurch.svg Presidential no 1947 Christchurch mayoral election 1947 1953 Christchurch mayoral election 1953 18 November 1950 36,075 (37.08%) no 150x150px Robert Macfarlane Labour 16,385 45.41 150x150px Bill MacGibbon Citizens' DDEEFF 15,129 41.91 Mayor Ernest Andrews Robert Macfarlane The 1950 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1950, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Sitting mayor Ernest Andrews did not seek re-election, and former mayor Robert Macfarlane won the position against Bill MacGibbon, who for many years was the chairman of the Tramway Board. The Labour Party gained a majority on the city council, winning twelve seats to the seven won by the Citizens' Association. Mayoral results The following table gives the election results: 1950 Christchurch mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19501120.2.100 Christchurch Mayoralty - Minority Win By Mr Macfarlane The Press 20 November 1950 LXXXVI 26274 8 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlane 16,385 45.41 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill MacGibbon 15,120 41.91 Independent politician Jim Clarke 4,176 11.57 394 1.09 +0.68 1,265 3.50 36,075 37.08 -9.12 Council results 1950 Christchurch local electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19501130.2.5 City Council Election - Labour's Majority Maintained The Press 30 November 1950 LXXXVI 26283 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19501205.2.124.8 Christchurch City Council The Press 5 December 1950 LXXXVI 26287 11 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 20,458 56.70 +4.99 New Zealand Labour Party Mabel Howard 18,824 52.18 New Zealand Labour Party Teresa Green 18,722 51.89 +4.21 Citizens #DDEEFF James Hay 18,676 51.76 -6.26 New Zealand Labour Party Terry McCombs 18,654 51.70 New Zealand Labour Party James Barr 17,584 48.74 New Zealand Labour Party John Mathison 17,579 48.72 +5.74 Citizens #DDEEFF Leslie George Amos 17,576 48.72 -3.52 New Zealand Labour Party Lyn Christie 17,481 48.45 +6.01 Citizens #DDEEFF Mary McLean 17,110 47.42 -3.93 Citizens #DDEEFF Bill Glue 16,733 46.38 -1.35 New Zealand Labour Party John Edward Jones 16,246 45.03 +3.58 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur John Smith 15,964 44.25 Citizens #DDEEFF John Edward Tait 15,914 44.11 -2.71 Citizens #DDEEFF Clyde Sheppard 15,909 44.09 -2.18 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Baldwin 15,877 44.01 New Zealand Labour Party William Percy Warner 15,564 43.14 Citizens #DDEEFF Ron Guthrey 15,524 43.03 -3.84 New Zealand Labour Party Norman Reginald Forbes 15,358 42.57 +3.52 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Malcolm Velvin 15,290 42.38 New Zealand Labour Party James Sturrock 15,214 42.17 Citizens' #DDEEFF Reginald Gilbert Brown 15,175 42.06 Citizens' #DDEEFF Percey Samuel Turnbull 15,066 41.76 Citizens' #DDEEFF Robert Reuel Livingstone 15,005 41.59 New Zealand Labour Party James Shankland Sr. 14,915 41.34 +3.01 Citizens' #DDEEFF William James Cowles 14,891 41.27 -1.18 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Newman 14,878 41.24 Citizens' #DDEEFF Frank Llewellyn Brandt 14,713 40.78 -1.46 New Zealand Labour Party Jack Leslie Laby 14,665 40.65 +7.16 Citizens' #DDEEFF George Griffiths 14,561 40.36 -3.10 Citizens' #DDEEFF Noel David Bowman 14,470 40.11 New Zealand Labour Party John Gordon Wilson Power 14,435 40.01 +2.65 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 14,121 39.14 New Zealand Labour Party Herman Tritt 14,101 39.08 Citizens' #DDEEFF Arthur Norman Stone 13,996 38.79 -2.79 Citizens' #DDEEFF William Barty Gray 13,732 38.06 Citizens' #DDEEFF James B. Jenkins 13,182 36.54 Citizens' #DDEEFF James Ronald Smith 13,033 36.12 Independent politician Edith Ann Coomes 3,395 9.41 Independent politician Oliver Moody 2,447 6.78 Communist Party of New Zealand Ian Robert Carruthers 1,793 4.97 Independent politician Ernest Samuel Marshall 1,688 4.67 Communist Party of New Zealand Geoffrey Ley Empson 1,623 4.49 Independent politician William Henry Davies 1,604 4.44 Communist Party of New Zealand Elsie Locke 1,586 4.39 Communist Party of New Zealand Arnold James Cox 1,471 4.07 Communist Party of New Zealand Ronald Taylor 1,436 3.98 Communist Party of New Zealand Mavis Taylor 1,411 3.91 Communist Party of New Zealand Alec Ostler 1,302 3.60 -4.27 Communist Party of New Zealand Alison Mary Ostler 1,266 3.50 Communist Party of New Zealand Frank McNulty 1,170 3.24 Independent politician George Alexander Beukes 1,136 3.14 Independent politician Arthur Edward Lyes 1,002 2.77 Communist Party of New Zealand James B. Moses 644 1.78 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1950 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:November 1950 in Oceania Category:1950s in Christchurch