1935 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none November 2016 November 2016 1935 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1933 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1933 1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1938 7 May 1935 140px Jack Andrews New Zealand Legion elected unopposed Mayor Jack Andrews Independent Jack Andrews New Zealand Legion The 1935 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 biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. The election saw the re-election of Jack Andrews, who ran unopposed. Background Jack Andrews, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office by being declared elected unopposed with no other candidates emerging.Borough of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19350501.2.4.4 The Hutt News 1 May 1935 42 3 The Labour Party put up an official ticket for the election, but chose not to stand a candidate for the mayoralty. It instead decided to put all its resources in to winning a majority on the council, thinking this was the best way to achieve their policies. They were opposed by the politically right-leaning New Zealand Legion. It was the first occasion the Legion had contested an election. The Legion's mayoral candidate (Andrews) was elected unopposed and a majority of Legion candidates were elected to the council. It also had candidates elected to the Wellington Hospital Board, Hutt Valley Electric Power Board and Hutt River Board. Its candidates for the Wellington Harbour Board and Eastbourne Borough Council were all defeated however. The Legion's president, Dr Campbell Begg, said he was pleased with the results.Legion Candidates - President's Statement https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350509.2.93.2 The Evening Post 9 May 1935 CXIX 108 15 Councillor results 1935 Lower Hutt local electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350511.2.112.2 Recount at Hutt - Several Changes The Evening Post 11 May 1935 CXIX 110 10 New Zealand Legion Murdoch Macaskill 2,176 64.55 New Zealand Legion Charles James Ashton 1,912 56.71 +5.86 New Zealand Legion John Mitchell 1,904 56.48 +9.37 New Zealand Legion Wilfred Barton Rainey 1,863 55.26 New Zealand Legion Joseph Sidney Dallenger 1,654 49.06 New Zealand Legion Roy Russell 1,626 48.23 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Hall 1,618 47.99 New Zealand Legion Walter Cole 1,616 47.93 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 1,611 47.78 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Fenwick Hart 1,541 45.71 New Zealand Labour Party Ronald George Maxwell 1,530 45.38 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Webb Johnson 1,494 44.31 New Zealand Legion Albert Frederick William Jackson 1,453 43.10 +4.81 New Zealand Legion Harry Esmond Grieg 1,435 42.56 New Zealand Labour Party Joseph Taylor 1,367 40.55 Independent politician James Eric Napier 1,343 39.83 -9.83 Independent politician William Henry Wilson 1,220 36.19 -16.12 Independent politician Percy Norman Player 1,133 33.61 Independent politician Richard James Joseph Burke 982 29.13 -15.24 Independent politician Frank Malcolm Thessman 867 25.71 -12.04 Notes References 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:1935 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:May 1935 in Oceania