1944 Wellington City mayoral election

1944 Wellington City mayoral election
	27 May 1944
	27 May 1944
Turnout	50,841 (58.87%)
Mayor before election; Thomas Hislop;	Elected Mayor ; Will Appleton;

The 1944 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1944, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

The incumbent Mayor, Thomas Hislop did not stand for another term. Instead, Will Appleton stood as the candidate for the Citizens' Association. Trade unionist James Roberts who was the President of the Labour Party was his Party's candidate.

Background

The Citizens' Association only narrowly staved off a selection dispute between current mayor Thomas Hislop and councillor Will Appleton. Appleton said he would stand for mayor as an independent should he not be granted the Citizens' nomination. Declining arbitration, Appleton got his wish when Hislop (albeit reluctantly) agreed to stand aside in the interests of unity.[1]

Mayoralty results

1944 Wellington mayoral election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens'	Will Appleton	29,899	58.80
	Labour	James Roberts	20,323	39.99
Informal votes			619	1.21	+0.38
Majority			9,576	18.83
Turnout			50,841	58.87	+7.36

Councillor results

1944 Wellington local election[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Citizens'	Elizabeth Gilmer	29,785	59.36	+0.20
Citizens'	Robert Wright	29,413	58.62	-3.86
Citizens'	Malcolm Fraser	28,998	57.79	-0.92
Citizens'	William Gaudin	27,816	55.44	-2.11
Citizens'	Martin Luckie	27,757	55.32	52.93
Citizens'	Robert Macalister	27,120	54.05	-1.23
Citizens'	Frederick Furkert	27,068	53.94	+0.46
Citizens'	Bryan Todd	26,609	53.03	-1.35
Citizens'	Malcolm Galloway	26,578	52.97
Citizens'	George Amos	26,101	52.02
Citizens'	Ernest Toop	25,441	50.70
Citizens'	Leonard Jacobsen	25,101	50.02
Citizens'	Alexander Pope	25,046	49.91
Citizens'	William Stevens	24,192	48.21	-0.10
Citizens'	James Sievwright	23,823	47.48	-0.91
Labour	Charles Henry Chapman	20,857	41.57	+3.62
Labour	John Churchill	19,320	38.50
Labour	Roy Holland	19,224	38.31	+6.90
Labour	Tom Brindle	18,594	37.05	+2.46
Labour	Lettie Allen	18,102	36.07
Labour	John Fleming	18,023	35.92	+7.62
Labour	Andrew Parlane	17,627	35.13	+4.21
Labour	John Arthurs	17,186	34.25
Labour	Reginald Stillwell	16,890	33.66
Labour	Percival Hansen	16,779	33.44	+7.26
Labour	Toby Hill	16,701	33.28
Labour	Caryll Hay	16,381	32.64
Labour	Catherine Stewart	16,243	32.37	+0.45
Labour	Ethel Harris	16,191	32.27
Labour	George Mathew	14,430	28.76
Communist	Harold Silverstone	9,765	19.46
Independent	Amy Kane	9,583	19.09
Independent	Arthur Carman	5,543	11.04	+3.86
Independent	John Parry	4,785	9.53

Notes

Betts 1970, pp. 180.
"City Elections". The Evening Post. CXXXVII (134). 8 June 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
"The City Council". The Evening Post. CXXXII (125). 29 May 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

References

Betts, G.M. (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.

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[FOOTNOTEBetts1970180-1] Betts 1970, pp. 180.

[City_Elections-2] "City Elections". The Evening Post. CXXXVII (134). 8 June 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[The_City_Council-3] "The City Council". The Evening Post. CXXXII (125). 29 May 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 29 October 2016.