1917 Petone Borough Council election
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25 April 1917
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| Turnout | 2,599 | |||||||||||||||
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Mayoral election | ||||||||||||||||
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9 seats on the Petone Borough Council 5 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
The 1917 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 25 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 tenth term in office. He was opposed by councillor Alexander Anderson, who stood for the Labour Party. It was the first time the Labour Party ran a ticket of candidates for the borough council.[1]
Candidates
- Alexander Anderson
Alexander Anderson had first been elected a councillor in 1913. He was president of the Petone Woollen Workers' Union who were affiliated to the Labour Party and supported his mayoral candidacy.[2]
- John William McEwan
John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.[3]
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John William McEwan | 1,861 | 71.60 | ||
| Labour | Alexander Anderson | 717 | 27.58 | ||
| Informal votes | 21 | 0.80 | |||
| Majority | 1,144 | 44.01 | |||
| Turnout | 2,599 | ||||
Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | David McKenzie | 1,864 | 71.71 | ||
| Independent | William Cox | 1,489 | 57.29 | ||
| Labour | Jeremiah Foster | 1,332 | 51.25 | ||
| Independent | Ralph Jones | 1,266 | 48.71 | ||
| Independent | James McDougall | 1,247 | 47.97 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Brocklebank | 1,238 | 47.63 | ||
| Independent | Stephen John Newland | 1,166 | 44.86 | ||
| Labour | James Churchhouse | 1,131 | 43.51 | ||
| Independent | James Edward Tovey | 1,086 | 41.78 | ||
| Independent | James Phillip Gaynor | 1,055 | 40.59 | ||
| Labour | William Seddon | 1,023 | 39.36 | ||
| Labour | Peter Cairns | 941 | 36.20 | ||
| Independent | Richard Alfred Hartley | 791 | 30.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 74 | 2.84 | |||
References
- ↑ "Petone Municipal Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. XCIII, no. 80. 28 April 1917. p. 2.
- ↑ "Personal Matters". The Evening Post. Vol. XCIII, no. 60. 10 March 1917. p. 6.
- ↑ "Twenty Years as Mayor". The Dominion. Vol. 20, no. 175. 21 April 1927. p. 12.
- 1 2 "Borough of Petone - Biennial Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XCIII, no. 101. 28 April 1917. p. 2.