1929 Dunedin mayoral election
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The 1929 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1929, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Mayoral results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Robert Black | 5,701 | 36.48 | ||
| Independent | Charles Henry Hayward | 4,792 | 30.66 | ||
| Labour | Fred Jones | 3,811 | 24.39 | ||
| Independent | John McDonald | 1,321 | 8.45 | ||
| Majority | 909 | 5.81 | |||
| Turnout | 15,625 | ||||
Council results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | James Clark | 7,562 | 48.39 | ||
| Citizens' | John Shacklock | 7,123 | 45.58 | ||
| Labour | Jim Munro | 7,029 | 44.98 | ||
| Citizens' | Frank Leonard Lawrence | 6,704 | 42.90 | ||
| Citizens' | Walter Alexander Scott | 6,517 | 41.70 | ||
| Citizens' | Francis William Mitchell | 6,235 | 39.90 | ||
| Citizens' | Harold Tapley | 6,154 | 39.38 | ||
| Independent | Herbert Cecil Campbell | 6,032 | 38.60 | ||
| Citizens' | John Wilson | 5,923 | 37.90 | ||
| Citizens' | James Marlow | 5,568 | 35.63 | ||
| Citizens' | Frank Wilkinson | 5,272 | 33.74 | ||
| Independent | William Begg | 5,219 | 33.40 | ||
| Citizens' | Adam David Edgar | 4,997 | 31.98 | ||
| Citizens' | Charles Robert Smith | 4,978 | 31.85 | ||
| Independent | David Larnach | 4,713 | 30.16 | ||
| Citizens' | Patrick Leith Ritchie | 4,480 | 28.67 | ||
| Labour | Arthur Paape | 3,985 | 25.50 | ||
| Independent | Fred William Knight | 3,848 | 24.62 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Sincock | 3,814 | 24.40 | ||
| Labour | John Robinson | 3,408 | 21.81 | ||
| Labour | Ralph Harrison | 3,381 | 21.63 | ||
| Independent | George P. Cuttriss | 3,190 | 20.41 | ||
| Labour | Peter Neilson | 2,733 | 17.49 | ||
| Labour | William Batchelor | 2,691 | 17.22 | ||
| Independent | Cornelius Machin Moss | 2,328 | 14.89 | ||
| Labour | George Sinclair Geddes | 2,317 | 14.82 | ||
| Labour | Mark Silverstone | 2,303 | 14.73 | ||
| Labour | Alexander John Morison | 2,168 | 13.87 | ||
| Labour | Alice Herbert | 2,100 | 13.44 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Minnock | 1,923 | 12.30 | ||
| Labour | Brian O'Donnell | 1,884 | 12.05 | ||
| Independent | Arthur James Rice | 1,856 | 11.87 | ||
| Labour | William George Cocking | 1,720 | 11.00 | ||
| Independent | H. Walton Phillips | 985 | 6.30 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "New Mayor of Dunedin". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXVI, no. 20244. 2 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Election Notices". Otago Daily Times. No. 20711. 8 May 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2022.