1927 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none July 2024 1927 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1925 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1925 1929 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1929 27 April 1927 170x170px Will Strand Independent politician Unopposed Mayor Will Strand Will Strand The 1927 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 The incumbent mayor, Will Strand, was not going to stand for re-election due to personal matters. However, by mid-February his circumstances had changed to the point where he accepted nomination to stand again.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270217.2.88.2 Lower Hutt Mayoralty The Evening Post 17 February 1927 CXIII 40 12 No other candidates emerged and he was thusly declared elected unopposed.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270421.2.15.2 Lower Hutt Borough The Evening Post 21 April 1927 CXIII 93 5 The election took place during a time of rapid population increase due to a state housing scheme in the borough.McGill 1991 224 By May 1927 over 600 sections had been bought up for prefabricated housing.McGill 1991 147 Councillor results 1927 Lower Hutt Borough Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/hutt-news/1927/05/06/1 Hutt Borough Councillors Elections The Hutt News 6 May 1927 1 3 1 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Sir Alex Roberts 1,154 89.31 Independent politician Archibald Hobbs 1,134 87.77 +9.52 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Alexander McBain 1,114 86.22 +3.19 Independent politician Archibald Grierson 1,054 81.57 +0.68 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ernest Hunt 1,024 79.25 +0.27 Independent politician Walter Meldrum 920 71.20 +1.48 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Mitchell 873 67.56 -4.51 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Frank Campbell 863 66.79 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Edward Waldie 862 66.71 +0.22 Independent politician Arthur Carver 745 57.66 Independent politician Hugh McGill 595 46.05 Independent politician Charles Strong 496 38.39 Independent politician William Henry Edwards 468 36.22 Independent politician Walter Cotton 325 25.15 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:1927 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:April 1927 in Oceania