1903 Wellington City mayoral election
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The 1903 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1903, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including the twelve city councillors, also elected biannually. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging.[1] The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Councillor results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Winder | 2,863 | 93.21 | +18.40 | |
Independent | William Barber | 2,831 | 92.18 | +15.52 | |
Independent | John Luke | 2,826 | 92.02 | +13.36 | |
Independent | William Evans | 2,745 | 89.38 | +14.3 | |
Independent | John Smith Jr. | 2,677 | 87.17 | +23.32 | |
Independent | Matthew Murdoch | 2,610 | 84.98 | +19.52 | |
Independent | James Devine | 2,609 | 84.95 | 23.89 | |
Independent | David Nathan | 2,568 | 83.62 | +23.32 | |
Independent | George Wiltshire | 2,563 | 83.45 | ||
Independent | Charles Hayward Izard | 2,118 | 68.96 | +11.14 | |
Labour | David McLaren | 2,108 | 68.64 | +21.15 | |
Independent | James Godber | 1,953 | 63.59 | +8.19 | |
Independent | Alexander Rand | 1,860 | 60.56 | +38.90 | |
Independent | Robert Tolhurst | 1,665 | 54.21 | ||
Independent | George Anderson | 1,417 | 46.14 | +0.35 | |
Independent | Robert Davenport | 1,268 | 41.28 | +8.20 | |
Independent | George Baylis | 1,015 | 33.05 | ||
Labour | William Hampton | 990 | 32.23 | ||
Independent | William Worth | 905 | 29.46 | ||
Independent | Allan Orr | 799 | 26.01 | -13.92 | |
Independent | William Grant | 756 | 24.61 | ||
Independent | Thomas Orr | 609 | 19.83 | ||
Independent | Vilhelm Jensen | 421 | 13.70 |
References
- ^ "Mayoral Election". Free Lance. Vol. III, no. 147. 25 April 1903. p. 22. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Wellington City Council". Free Lance. Vol. III, no. 148. 2 May 1903. p. 16. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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