1919 Petone Borough Council election
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30 April 1919
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| Turnout | 2,052 | |||||||||||||||
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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 1919 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 30 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 an eleventh 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.[1]
- John William McEwan
John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.[2]
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John William McEwan | 1,079 | 52.58 | −19.02 | |
| Independent | George Thomas London | 951 | 46.34 | ||
| Informal votes | 22 | 1.07 | +0.27 | ||
| Majority | 128 | 6.23 | −37.78 | ||
| Turnout | 2,052 | ||||
Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Douglas Bedingfield | 1,258 | 61.30 | ||
| Labour | James Churchouse | 1,019 | 49.65 | +6.14 | |
| Independent | George Cook | 935 | 45.56 | ||
| Independent | John Kyle | 932 | 45.41 | ||
| Independent | William Cox | 897 | 43.71 | −13.58 | |
| Independent | James Edward Tovey | 843 | 41.08 | −0.70 | |
| Independent | Christopher Brocklebank | 830 | 40.44 | −7.19 | |
| Labour | Alexander Anderson | 815 | 39.71 | ||
| Independent | William Hay | 782 | 38.10 | ||
| Independent | Ralph Jones | 765 | 37.28 | −11.43 | |
| Labour | William Seddon | 747 | 36.40 | −2.96 | |
| Independent | Thomas Ashby | 735 | 35.81 | ||
| Independent | Stephen John Newland | 708 | 34.50 | −10.36 | |
| Independent | Walter Harry Long | 643 | 31.33 | ||
| Labour | Albert Scholefield | 584 | 28.46 | ||
| Labour | Albert Spurr | 504 | 24.56 | ||
| Independent | George Lambert | 444 | 21.63 | ||
| Informal votes | 108 | 5.26 | +2.42 | ||
References
- ↑ "The London Mayors of Petone, New Zealand". Heritage at Hutt City Libraries. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Twenty Years as Mayor". The Dominion. Vol. 20, no. 175. 21 April 1927. p. 12.
- ↑ "Borough of Petone - Biennial Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XCVII, no. 102. 2 May 1919. p. 2.
- ↑ "Borough of Petone - Biennial Election of Councillors". The Evening Post. Vol. XCVII, no. 103. 3 May 1919. p. 6.