1905 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1905 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1904 Wellington mayoral election 1904 1906 Wellington mayoral election 1906 26 April 1905 9,709 (49.27%) 125x150px Thomas William Hislop Independent politician 3,060 31.51 125x150px William Barber Independent politician 2,377 24.48 125x150px James Joseph Devine Independent politician 1,725 17.76 125x150px John Luke Independent politician 1,456 14.99 Mayor John Aitken Thomas William Hislop The 1905 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, 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. Background John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor did not seek re-election. He was succeeded by Thomas William Hislop, who was elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating defeating five other candidates. Mayoralty results 1905 Wellington mayoral electionhttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZFL19050429.2.19.1 The Free Lance 16 Wellington City Council 29 April 1905 15 March 2016 V 43 Independent politician Thomas William Hislop 3,060 31.51 +6.06 Independent politician William Barber 2,377 24.48 Independent politician James Joseph Devine 1,725 17.76 Independent politician John Luke 1,456 14.99 Independent politician Thomas Wardell 658 6.77 Independent politician John Smith 433 4.45 683 7.03 9,709 49.27 +4.31 Councillor results thumb|right|250px|The 1905 Mayoral installation ceremony, attended by the councillors. 1905 Wellington City Council election Independent politician George Winder 5,896 84.32 -8.89 Independent politician Charlie Izard 5,482 78.40 +9.44 Independent politician James Godber 5,112 73.11 +4.15 Independent politician George Wiltshire 4,940 70.65 +12.80 Independent politician Thomas Ballinger 4,781 68.37 Independent politician Folk Cohen 4,399 62.91 +21.27 Independent politician Matthew Murdoch 4,221 60.36 -24.62 Independent politician Augustus Biss 4,152 59.38 Independent Political Labour League David McLaren 3,704 52.97 -15.67 Independent politician Walter Morrah 3,445 49.27 Independent politician Arthur Gibbs 3,262 46.65 Independent politician Thomas Carmichael 2,723 38.94 Independent politician James Trevor 2,716 38.84 Independent politician George Frost 2,691 38.48 Independent Political Labour League Alfred Hindmarsh 2,667 38.14 Independent politician Arnold Edwin 2,568 36.72 Independent politician William Shortt 2,523 36.08 Independent politician George Baylis 2,514 35.95 +2.90 Independent politician Charles Palliser 2,501 35.76 Independent politician Arthur Fullford 2,277 32.56 Independent politician Robert Davenport 2,256 32.26 -9.02 Independent politician Alexander Rand 2,191 31.33 -29.23 Independent Political Labour League Tom Young 2,132 30.49 Independent politician Martin Luckie 2,131 30.47 Independent politician Allan Orr 2,095 29.96 +3.95 Independent politician Victor Braund 2,090 29.89 Independent politician Richard Keene 2,055 29.39 Independent Political Labour League John Brown 2,036 29.11 Independent Political Labour League William Hampton 1,900 27.17 -5.06 Independent politician Walter Pearson 1,704 24.37 Independent politician Justinian Powell 1,634 23.36 Independent politician William Lingard 1,596 22.82 Independent politician William Brannigan 1,574 22.51 Independent politician James Reid 1,548 22.13 Independent Political Labour League Nicholas McGuinness 1,512 21.62 Independent politician William Worth 1,273 18.20 -11.26 Independent politician Francis Loudon 1,213 17.34 Independent politician Edward Peers 733 10.48 Independent politician William McAlpine 645 9.22 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1905 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1900s in Wellington Category:April 1905 in Oceania Category:Long stubs with short prose