1938 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1938 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1935 Wellington mayoral election 1935 1941 Wellington mayoral election 1941 11 May 1938 42,860 (56.36%) 150x150px Thomas Hislop Wellington Citizens' Association 24,368 56.85 150x150px Charles Chapman New Zealand Labour Party 18,198 42.45 Mayor Thomas Hislop Thomas Hislop The 1938 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that year. In 1938, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. The contest resulted in the re-election of incumbent Thomas Hislop who defeated his only competitor Charles Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman had unsuccessfully run for Mayor three times prior, in 1915, 1925 and 1927. He also stood as a councillor and was successful.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380518.2.25.4 The Evening Post 4 Wellington City Council 18 May 1938 27 October 2016 CXXV 115 Mayoralty results 1938 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380517.2.120 The Evening Post 12 Election Recounts 17 May 1938 27 October 2016 CXXV 114 Wellington Citizens' Association Thomas Hislop 24,368 56.85 +4.39 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chapman 18,198 42.45 294 0.68 -0.06 6,170 14.39 +8.72 42,860 56.36 -4.13 Councillor results 1938 Wellington City Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380509.2.32 The Evening Post 6 Who's Who for the Elections 9 May 1938 27 October 2016 CXXV 107 Wellington Citizens' Association Robert Wright 23,530 54.89 +0.32 New Zealand Labour Party Robert McKeen 23,458 54.73 -7.42 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chapman 22,142 51.66 -11.65 Wellington Citizens' Association Will Appleton 22,096 51.55 +5.28 Wellington Citizens' Association Malcolm Fraser 21,945 51.20 Wellington Citizens' Association William Gaudin 21,609 50.41 +4.37 Wellington Citizens' Association Martin Luckie 21,513 50.19 +4.94 Wellington Citizens' Association William Duncan 21,103 49.23 +4.73 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Butler 20,896 48.75 -1.43 Wellington Citizens' Association Len McKenzie 20,852 48.65 +3.49 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Brindle 20,486 47.79 -1.66 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Semple 20,410 47.62 Wellington Citizens' Association Thomas Forsyth 20,113 46.92 +1.63 New Zealand Labour Party Adam Black 19,817 46.23 +1.12 Wellington Citizens' Association Robert Macalister 19,689 45.93 +4.87 Wellington Citizens' Association Malcolm Galloway 19,465 45.41 Wellington Citizens' Association Vincent Ward 19,424 45.31 New Zealand Labour Party Andrew Parlane 19,016 44.36 -0.05 New Zealand Labour Party John Read 18,719 43.67 -5.62 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Collins 18,371 42.86 +0.75 Wellington Citizens' Association Malcolm McCaul 18,347 42.80 New Zealand Labour Party Ken Baxter 18,210 42.48 Wellington Citizens' Association Noel Nelson 18,180 42.41 New Zealand Labour Party John Tucker 17,991 41.97 +0.74 Wellington Citizens' Association Richard McVilly 17,922 41.81 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Walsh 17,858 41.66 -0.41 Wellington Citizens' Association John McLean 17,730 41.36 New Zealand Labour Party Caryll Hay 17,497 40.82 +1.10 New Zealand Labour Party William Broadley 17,191 40.10 New Zealand Labour Party Herbert Swindell 16,608 38.74 Independent politician Leslie Austin 8,656 20.19 Independent politician Jessie Probyn 2,214 5.16 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1938 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1930s in Wellington Category:May 1938 in Oceania