1965 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election June 2018 June 2018 1965 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1962 Christchurch mayoral election 1962 1968 Christchurch mayoral election 1968 9 October 1965 27,480 (32.00%) no 100px George Manning Labour 17,163 62.45 100px Peter Skellerup Citizens' DDEEFF 9,220 33.55 Mayor George Manning George Manning The 1965 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1965, 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 George Manning was re-elected for a fourth time, defeating his main opponent councillor Peter Skellerup of the Citizens' Association and two other candidates. Labour gained an extra seat on the city council, but lost it after special votes were counted. This left the composition of the council at seven seats to twelve in favour of the Citizens' Association.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19651011.2.28 Four Councillors Lose Their Seats The Press 11 October 1965 CIV 30878 3 Mayoralty results The following table gives the election results: 1965 Christchurch mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19651019.2.248.5 Election of Mayor The Press 19 October 1965 CIV 30885 32 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 17,163 62.45 -3.89 Citizens' #DDEEFF Peter Skellerup 9,220 33.55 Independent politician Tommy Armstrong 530 1.92 #FF0066 Workers' Action John Sturt 464 1.68 103 0.37 -0.90 7,943 28.90 -4.21 27,480 32.00 -7.50 Councillor results 1965 Christchurch local electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19651019.2.248.5 Christchurch City Council The Press 19 October 1965 CIV 30885 32 Citizens' #DDEEFF Ron Guthrey 16,486 59.99 +3.70 Citizens' #DDEEFF Peter Skellerup 14,681 53.42 +0.98 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Stillwell 14,552 52.95 +4.19 New Zealand Labour Party Neville Pickering 14,530 52.87 -1.22 Citizens' #DDEEFF Hamish Hay 14,365 52.27 -0.51 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlane 14,294 52.01 -0.05 New Zealand Labour Party Mabel Howard 13,489 49.08 -0.53 Citizens' #DDEEFF Les Amos 13,468 49.01 Citizens' #DDEEFF Maurice Carter 13,260 48.25 -1.55 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Glue 12,886 46.89 -5.83 New Zealand Labour Party Lyn Christie 12,796 46.56 +0.88 Citizens' #DDEEFF Buster Cowles 12,311 44.79 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Denton 11,975 43.57 -0.63 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 11,718 42.64 -5.23 Citizens' #DDEEFF Alma Schumacher 11,716 42.63 -2.96 New Zealand Labour Party Bill Mathison 11,596 42.19 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bruce Britten 11,565 42.08 Citizens' #DDEEFF William Ernest Olds 11,521 41.92 -5.00 Citizens' #DDEEFF Gordon Hattaway 11,359 41.33 +1.48 New Zealand Labour Party Ted Adcock 11,272 41.01 -0.05 Citizens' #DDEEFF George Griffiths 11,120 40.46 -3.68 Citizens' #DDEEFF Gordon Alison Guy Connal 10,686 38.88 -4.45 Citizens' #DDEEFF Helen Garrett 10,574 38.47 Citizens' #DDEEFF Reginald George Brown 10,118 36.81 -8.46 Citizens' #DDEEFF Geoffrey Leonard Bradbury 10,047 36.56 Citizens' #DDEEFF George Ronald Burrowes 9,959 36.24 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Jones 9,748 35.47 -4.38 New Zealand Labour Party Brian Alderdice 9,590 34.89 New Zealand Labour Party Walter Baguley 9,503 34.58 New Zealand Labour Party Reginald John Cunningham 9,441 34.35 New Zealand Labour Party John F. Davidson 9,403 34.21 Citizens' #DDEEFF Cyril Steel 9,328 33.94 New Zealand Labour Party Kenneth Noel Larkin 8,732 31.77 New Zealand Labour Party Milward James Mathews 8,487 30.88 -3.74 New Zealand Labour Party John A. Gregor 8,529 31.03 New Zealand Labour Party Rex Laurence T. Sandford 8,176 29.75 -3.19 New Zealand Labour Party Stuart Laurence Lacey 7,812 28.42 Independent politician Tom Flint 7,577 27.57 -23.08 New Zealand Labour Party Patrick Neary 7,518 27.35 Independent politician Tommy Armstrong 5,212 18.96 -25.40 #FF0066 Workers' Action John Sturt 2,710 9.86 New Zealand Liberal Party (1962) Alexander Mackintosh 2,485 9.04 Independent politician Charles E. Cullen 2,437 8.86 +0.28 New Zealand Liberal Party (1962) Eric Lester May 2,175 7.91 New Zealand Liberal Party (1962) James Herbert Moore 2,009 7.31 Communist Party of New Zealand Ralph C. Blacklock 1,504 5.47 Communist Party of New Zealand Jack Locke 1,481 5.38 -0.29 Independent politician William John McFaul 1,285 4.67 -0.55 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1965 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:October 1965 in Oceania Category:1960s in Christchurch