1923 Petone Borough Council 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 1923 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 26 April in the Petone Borough, 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 thirteenth term in office. He was opposed by councillor Albert Pere.
Candidates
- John William McEwan
John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.[1] The Citizens' electoral ticket endorsed him on their ticket for the Wellington Harbour Board, but not for the mayoralty.[2]
- Albert Pere
Albert Pere was a lawyer and son of Wi Pere, a former Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori. In February 1922 he had been elected to the council in a by-election to replace James Churchouse who had resigned.[3][4] He had previously opposed McEwan at the 1921 election.
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John William McEwan | 1,280 | 65.23 | +19.37 | |
| Independent | Albert Pere | 653 | 33.28 | +7.90 | |
| Informal votes | 29 | 1.47 | |||
| Majority | 627 | 31.95 | +14.84 | ||
| Turnout | 1,962 | ||||
Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Victor Jacobsen | 1,189 | 60.60 | ||
| Citizens' | George Cook | 1,063 | 54.17 | +4.89 | |
| Citizens' | William Hay | 1,058 | 53.92 | +4.01 | |
| Independent | William Patrick Coles | 991 | 50.50 | ||
| Citizens' | Albert Janes Pointon | 986 | 50.25 | ||
| Citizens' | Ralph Jones | 965 | 49.18 | +2.96 | |
| Citizens' | Christopher Brocklebank | 922 | 46.99 | −2.38 | |
| Citizens' | Albert George Steffensen | 922 | 46.99 | ||
| Citizens' | Henry Jay | 835 | 42.55 | ||
| Labour | Albert Scholefield | 826 | 42.09 | +12.63 | |
| Labour | Arthur Longbottom | 759 | 38.68 | ||
| Labour | William Herbert Edwards | 757 | 38.58 | +12.80 | |
| Citizens' | Philip Truscott | 746 | 38.02 | ||
| Labour | Edward Warner | 674 | 34.35 | ||
| Independent | Edward Holmes | 547 | 27.87 | ||
| Informal votes | 49 | 2.49 | |||
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Citizens' | John William McEwan | 3,471 | 93.88 | +1.50 | |
| Citizens' | Maurice Welch | 2,122 | 57.39 | −4.79 | |
| Independent | Walter Thomas Cotton | 1,739 | 47.03 | +1.64 | |
| Informal votes | 61 | 1.64 | |||
| Majority | 383 | 10.35 | −6.43 | ||
| Turnout | 3,697 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Twenty Years as Mayor". The Dominion. Vol. 20, no. 175. 21 April 1927. p. 12.
- ↑ "Petone Borough Elections – Citizens' Tickets". The Evening Post. Vol. CV, no. 97. 24 April 1923. p. 3.
- ↑ "Petone Borough – Election of Councillor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLIX, no. 11130. 9 February 1922. p. 7.
- ↑ "Personal". Feilding Star. Vol. 4, no. 767. 27 April 1926. p. 5.
- 1 2 3 "Petone". The Dominion. Vol. 16, no. 187. 27 April 1923. p. 8.