1909 Auckland City mayoral election
The 1909 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1909, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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Background
Incumbent mayor Charles Grey re-elected unopposed. Grey had been elected by the council to fill the vacancy for the mayoralty remainder of the previous term following the resignation of Arthur Myers.[1]
Councillor results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Citizens | Andrew Entrican | 3,245 | 70.10 | +7.36 | |
| Citizens | Lemuel Bagnall | 3,212 | 69.38 | +13.83 | |
| Citizens | James Parr | 3,206 | 69.25 | +15.47 | |
| Citizens | James Mennie | 3,156 | 68.17 | ||
| Citizens | Peter Mitchell Mackay | 3,140 | 67.83 | +20.37 | |
| Citizens | Robert Tudehope | 3,088 | 66.70 | ||
| Independent | Maurice Casey | 3,059 | 66.08 | +18.70 | |
| Independent | George Knight | 2,989 | 64.57 | +11.96 | |
| Citizens | George Tutt | 2,642 | 57.07 | ||
| Citizens | Patrick Nerheny | 2,609 | 56.36 | ||
| Citizens | Herbert Smeeton | 2,597 | 56.10 | +9.67 | |
| Independent | George Read | 2,570 | 55.51 | ||
| Citizens | John Patterson | 2,538 | 54.82 | +20.45 | |
| Citizens | William Thompson | 2,210 | 47.74 | ||
| Citizens | Moncrieff Murray McCallum | 2,185 | 47.20 | ||
| Citizens | Henry Shaw | 2,181 | 47.11 | ||
| Citizens | Frederick Gaudin | 2,173 | 46.94 | ||
| Independent | Ralph Thomas Michaels | 1,862 | 40.22 | ||
| Citizens | John Francis Pullen | 1,611 | 34.80 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | George Davis | 1,440 | 31.10 | +12.46 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Thomas Long | 1,028 | 22.20 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Finnane | 816 | 17.62 | ||
| Independent | William Black | 743 | 16.05 | ||
Notes
- Bush 1971, pp. 594.
- "Biennial Election of Councillors". Vol. XLVI, no. 14047. The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
References
- Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins.
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