1962_Wellington_City_mayoral_election

1962 Wellington City mayoral election

1962 Wellington City mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election

The 1962 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1962, elections 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.

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Background

Incumbent mayor Frank Kitts was re-elected decisively for a third term over deputy mayor Bill Arcus, substantially increasing his majority. Initially Sam Barnett, the former Secretary of Justice and Controller-General of Police, was to be the Citizens' Association nomination for the mayoralty but he withdrew his nomination at the last minute.[1] Bill Young, an executive member of the Wellington Central electorate committee of the National Party was also approached to stand for mayor, but after giving consideration to doing so, he declined to stand.[2]

The election was also notable due to the success of Ralph Love, who became the first Maori candidate to be elected as a city councillor in Wellington's history.[3] John Jeffries was also the youngest-ever candidate elected as a councillor (at that time) at age 33.[4]

Mayoralty results

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Councillor results

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Table footnotes:

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    As Kitts won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

References

  1. [1]
    "Nomination Withdrawn". The Press. 23 May 1962. p. 4.
  2. [2]
    Dekker, Diana (31 August 2009). "Bill Young: Minister and diplomat from humble beginnings". Stuff. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    Love, Catherine. "Love, Makere Rangiatea Ralph". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. [4]
    du Fresne, Karl (16 February 2019). "Sir John Jeffries: From school failure to career overachiever". Stuff.
  5. [5]
    James, T.W. (23 October 1962). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
  6. [6]
    "Official Result of Poll in Wellington". The Dominion. 29 October 1962.


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