1956 Christchurch mayoral election

June 2018 June 2018 1956 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1953 Christchurch mayoral election 1953 1958 Christchurch mayoral by-election 1958 17 November 1956 37,421 (42.45%) no 150x150px Robert Macfarlane Labour 20,368 54.43 150x150px Bill MacGibbon Citizens' DDEEFF 17,053 45.57 Mayor Robert Macfarlane Robert Macfarlane The 1956 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1956, 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 Robert Macfarlane was re-elected for a fourth term, opposed only by Bill MacGibbon of the Citizens' Association who had run against Macfarlane in 1950. Mayoral results The following table gives the election results: 1956 Christchurch mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19561130.2.222.1 Election of Mayor The Press 30 November 1956 XCIV 28139 23 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlane 20,368 54.43 +2.36 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill MacGibbon 17,053 45.57 3,315 8.85 +4.22 37,421 42.45 -6.35 Council results 1956 Christchurch local electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19561130.2.222.1 Christchurch City Council The Press 30 November 1956 XCIV 28139 23 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 20,837 55.68 -0.41 Citizens' #DDEEFF Les Amos 19,574 52.30 +6.41 New Zealand Labour Party Mabel Howard 19,529 52.18 +0.52 Citizens' #DDEEFF Mary McLean 19,418 51.89 +4.42 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Glue 19,136 51.13 +5.26 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 18,977 50.71 +9.20 New Zealand Labour Party Lyn Christie 18,446 49.29 +1.54 Citizens' #DDEEFF Tom Burtt 18,175 48.56 New Zealand Labour Party John Mathison 18,037 48.20 -1.57 Citizens' #DDEEFF Ron Guthrey 17,899 47.83 +4.69 Citizens' #DDEEFF Maurice Carter 17,533 46.85 Citizens' #DDEEFF William James Cowles 17,442 46.61 +4.76 New Zealand Labour Party Mick Connelly 16,975 45.36 Citizens' #DDEEFF Reginald Gilbert Brown 16,801 44.89 +3.85 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Utley 16,674 44.55 Citizens' #DDEEFF William Ernest Olds 16,490 44.06 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Denton 16,347 43.68 New Zealand Labour Party Norman Reginald Forbes 16,194 43.27 -1.32 Citizens' #DDEEFF Alma Schumacher 16,154 43.16 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Stillwell 16,142 43.13 Citizens' #DDEEFF Fred Price 16,139 43.12 +2.74 Citizens' #DDEEFF Kenneth Bartlett 16,019 42.80 Citizens' #DDEEFF John William Hulme 16,003 42.76 Citizens' #DDEEFF Peter Watts 15,880 42.43 Citizens' #DDEEFF Walter Raymond Campbell 15,813 42.25 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur John Smith 15,782 42.17 +1.91 Citizens' #DDEEFF George Griffiths 15,667 41.86 +1.64 New Zealand Labour Party Roy Smith 15,618 41.73 +2.42 New Zealand Labour Party James Shankland Sr. 15,512 41.45 -1.07 Citizens' #DDEEFF Wilfred Henry Blyth Buckhurst 15,286 40.84 New Zealand Labour Party Archibald Galbraith 14,860 39.71 New Zealand Labour Party Edith Tongue 14,710 39.30 New Zealand Labour Party James Sturrock 14,592 38.99 -1.27 New Zealand Labour Party John Athol Gregor 14,589 38.98 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Newman 14,308 38.23 -1.71 New Zealand Labour Party John Palmer 14,220 38.00 New Zealand Labour Party Louis Julian Mouat 13,101 35.00 New Zealand Labour Party Joshua Harris 13,038 34.84 Independent politician Charles Baldwin 5,565 14.87 Communist Party of New Zealand Jack Locke 2,661 7.11 +0.03 Ind. Social Credit Ernest Yealands 2,048 5.47 Communist Party of New Zealand Frank McNulty 1,931 5.16 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1956 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:November 1956 in Oceania Category:1950s in Christchurch