1925 Petone Borough Council election

October 2025 October 2025 1925 Petone Borough Council election New Zealand Petone coat of arms.png 1923 Petone Borough Council election 1923 1927 Petone Borough Council election 1927 29 April 1925 2,557 (44.05%) yes Mayoral election John William McEwan Independent politician John William McEwan.jpg 1,480 57.88 George London Independent politician George Thomas London.jpg 1,077 42.12 Mayor John William McEwan Independent politician John William McEwan Independent politician yes yes yes Council election 9 seats on the Petone Borough Council 5 Citizens' no #9999FF 5 8 New Zealand Labour Party 4 0 The 1925 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 29 April in the Petone, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the Mayor of Petone and nine borough councillors for a two-year term. Polling booth voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used. Background The incumbent mayor, John William McEwan, stood for a fourteenth term in office. He was opposed by former mayor George Thomas London. Candidates George Thomas London George London had previously been Mayor of Petone from 1903 to 1907. He had also contested the parliamentary seat of Hutt twice, in 1890 and 1905.https://huttcitylibraries.co.nz/2020/09/02/the-london-mayors-of-petone/ The London Mayors of Petone, New Zealand Heritage at Hutt City Libraries 2 September 2020 4 October 2025 He had previously opposed McEwan in 1919. John William McEwan John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19270421.2.98 Twenty Years as Mayor The Dominion 21 April 1927 20 175 12 Results Mayoral election 1925 Petone mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250430.2.98.9 Petone The Evening Post 30 April 1925 CIX 99 9 Independent politician John William McEwan 1,480 57.88 -7.35 Independent politician George Thomas London 1,077 42.12 403 15.76 -16.19 2,557 44.05 Council election 1925 Petone Borough Council election #9999FF Citizens' James Sharpe 1,650 64.52 #9999FF Citizens' Victor Jacobsen 1,531 59.87 -0.73 #9999FF Citizens' George Cook 1,378 53.89 -0.28 New Zealand Labour Party Albert Scholefield 1,174 45.91 +3.82 New Zealand Labour Party Thomas Gallagher 1,145 44.77 New Zealand Labour Party Edward Norman Campbell 1,010 39.49 #9999FF Citizens' Christopher Brocklebank 993 38.83 -8.16 New Zealand Labour Party William Edwards 992 38.79 +0.21 #9999FF Citizens' Henry Jay 991 38.75 -3.80 Independent politician John Kyle 989 38.67 #9999FF Citizens' Ralph Jones 983 38.44 -10.74 Independent politician Josiah Packard 935 36.56 Independent politician John Albert Clark 916 35.82 New Zealand Labour Party Denis McCarthy 835 32.65 Independent politician Albert John Daniell 774 30.26 Independent politician George Cairns 718 28.07 Independent politician Walter Bird 667 26.08 Independent politician Luke Russell 200 7.82 Other results Harbour Board election The Combined districts of the Counties of Hutt and Makara, the Boroughs of Petone, Lower Hutt, and Eastbourne, and the Town Districts of Johnsonville and Upper Hutt elected two members to the Wellington Harbour Board. 1925 Wellington Harbour Board election, Combined Districtshttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250430.2.98.6 Harbour Board The Evening Post 30 April 1925 CIX 99 9 #9999FF Citizens' John William McEwan 4,413 95.00 +1.12 #9999FF Citizens' Colin Post 2,634 56.70 Independent politician Angus McCurdy 2,242 48.26 392 8.43 4,645 References Category:1925 elections in New Zealand Category:Petone Borough Council elections Category:April 1925 in Oceania