1974_Auckland_City_mayoral_election

1974 Auckland City mayoral election

1974 Auckland City mayoral election

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The 1974 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Background

Incumbent Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was re-elected seeing off a challenge from Labour Party candidate Jim Anderton, who won a seat on the council despite losing the mayoralty. Grahame Sims, the retiring town clerk, ran for mayor and accused Robinson of being a Citizens & Ratepayers stooge. This followed the C&R deputy mayor Lindo Ferguson endorsing Robinson for the mayoralty. Sims called it "seat warming", insinuating Ferguson would run for mayor at the next election.[1]

Mayoralty results

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Councillor results

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Edgar 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 22 October 1974. p. 19.
  3. [3]
    "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 23 October 1974. p. 16.

References

  • Edgar, John (2012). Urban Legend: Sir Dove-Meyer Robinson. Hodder Moa.
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