1950 Auckland City mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election February 2018 February 2018 1950 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1947 Auckland City mayoral election 1947 1953 Auckland City mayoral election 1953 18 November 1950 40,290 (42.28%) 150x170px Sir John Allum Independent politician 20,021 49.69 150x170px John Stewart New Zealand Labour Party 13,084 32.47 150x170px Leonard Coakley Citizens & Ratepayers 6,481 16.08 Mayor Sir John Allum Sir John Allum The 1950 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1950, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Citizens & Ratepayers The Citizens & Ratepayers Association decided not to re-select incumbent mayor John Allum to contest the mayoralty for another term. At a meeting on 30 August the association instead 'after careful consideration' selected the deputy mayor John Leonard Coakley.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19500831.2.5 Auckland Mayor - Sir John Allum Not Nominated Ashburton Guardian 31 August 1950 70 269 2 At the time of selection Coakley was overseas and his intention to accept nomination could not be confirmed until 8 October when he returned to Auckland after a six-month excursion and stated he would accept the invitation to stand.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19501009.2.39 Mr. J. L. Coakley to Contest the Auckland Mayoralty Wanganui Chronicle 9 October 1950 4 In the meantime, undeterred at his de-selection, Allum announced he had decided to stand for re-election as an independent candidate.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19500902.2.130 Auckland Mayor - Sir John Allum Not Nominated The Press 2 September 1950 LXXXVI 26207 9 Labour The Labour Party had three people nominated for the mayoralty: Paul Richardson, president of the Tramway Workers' Union and city council candidate at the previous three elections Bill Schramm, former MP for Auckland East (1931–46) and Labour's mayoral candidate in 1947 John Stewart, former city councillor (1935–38) and Labour candidate for Marsden in 1946 At the candidate selection meeting Stewart was selected as Labour's mayoral candidate.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19501007.2.51 Labour Candidate To Oppose Auckland Mayor Wanganui Chronicle 7 October 1950 5 Mayoralty results 1950 Auckland mayoral electionElectoral New Zealand Herald 30 November 1950 14 Independent politician Sir John Allum 20,021 49.69 -5.90 New Zealand Labour Party John Stewart 13,084 32.47 Citizens & Ratepayers Leonard Coakley 6,481 16.08 Communist Party of New Zealand Vic Wilcox 541 1.34 163 0.40 -0.31 6,937 17.21 -3.36 40,290 42.28 Councillor results 1950 Auckland City Council election Citizens & Ratepayers Joan Rattray 20,451 53.41 +1.72 Citizens & Ratepayers Barbara Roche 20,045 52.35 +2.30 Citizens & Ratepayers Fred Ambler 18,962 49.52 -6.73 Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Bailey 17,984 46.96 -6.06 Citizens & Ratepayers Roy McElroy 16,334 42.65 -8.61 Citizens & Ratepayers William Mackay 15,978 41.72 -7.58 Citizens & Ratepayers Keith Buttle 15,880 41.47 -7.16 Citizens & Ratepayers Max Tongue 15,499 40.47 -8.81 New Zealand Labour Party Bill Butler 15,451 40.35 -3.67 Citizens & Ratepayers Reginald Stanley Harrop 15,441 40.32 -8.65 Citizens & Ratepayers Frederick George Lintott 15,093 39.41 -10.55 Citizens & Ratepayers Mary Wright 14,973 39.10 -11.92 Citizens & Ratepayers Thomas Allan Bennett 14,834 38.74 Citizens & Ratepayers Howard Hunter 14,706 38.40 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Victor Austin 14,671 38.31 Citizens & Ratepayers Horace Kirk 14,169 37.00 -10.27 Citizens & Ratepayers John Whittaker 14,135 36.91 Citizens & Ratepayers Joyce William Hyland 14,053 36.70 -12.22 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Barry 13,960 36.45 Citizens & Ratepayers Robert Hector MacKay 13,835 36.13 New Zealand Labour Party Agnes Dodd 13,747 35.90 Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Beecheynb Beechey was appointed in March 1953 to fill a vacancy on the council 13,600 35.51 New Zealand Labour Party Norman King 13,509 35.28 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Callagher 13,500 35.25 -4.54 New Zealand Labour Party Denis Brophy 13,447 35.11 New Zealand Labour Party William Duncan 13,434 35.08 -4.22 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Warren 13,366 34.90 Citizens & Ratepayers Aubrey Tronson 13,343 34.84 New Zealand Labour Party George G. Grant 13,323 34.79 New Zealand Labour Party Paul Richardson 13,233 34.55 -5.37 New Zealand Labour Party Alan Robert Tanner 13,179 34.41 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Wrathall 13,082 34.16 -3.13 Citizens & Ratepayers Joseph Devine Dimond 13,023 34.01 New Zealand Labour Party Martin Charles Conroy 12,991 33.92 New Zealand Labour Party John Henry Weaver 12,609 32.93 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Williams 12,187 31.82 New Zealand Labour Party Reginald J. Katterns 12,013 31.37 New Zealand Labour Party Laurence Daniel Murphy 11,987 31.30 New Zealand Labour Party Ivor G. Paddison 11,490 30.00 New Zealand Labour Party Cyril H. Penwill 11,478 29.97 Independent politician Howard Edward Gray Matthews 11,424 29.83 -17.21 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur William Punchard 11,320 29.56 New Zealand Labour Party Ivan John Milicich 11,173 29.17 Independent politician Albert Charles Marks 7,671 20.03 Independent politician Richard Armstrong 5,210 13.60 Independent politician George Mullenger 4,847 12.65 Independent politician Amy Milburn 3,231 8.43 +2.76 Communist Party of New Zealand George Jackson 2,799 7.31 -0.21 Communist Party of New Zealand Ben Bray 2,789 7.28 Communist Party of New Zealand Donald McEwan 2,627 6.86 Communist Party of New Zealand Alexander Drennan 2,620 6.84 Communist Party of New Zealand Rita Smith 2,531 6.61 Communist Party of New Zealand Ronald Charles Black 2,526 6.59 Communist Party of New Zealand Johnny Mitchell 2,465 6.43 Communist Party of New Zealand Bruce Skilton 1,565 4.08 Communist Party of New Zealand Peter McAra 1,557 4.06 Communist Party of New Zealand Frederick Daniel Muller 1,542 4.02 Communist Party of New Zealand Alec Rait 1,279 3.34 Communist Party of New Zealand Tom Spiller 1,412 3.68 Table footnotes: nb References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1950 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1950s in Auckland Category:November 1950 in Oceania