Wellington City mayoral election, 1905
Wellington City mayoral election, 1905
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The Wellington City mayoral election, 1905 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor did not seek re-election. He was succeeded by Thomas William Hislop, who was elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating defeating five other candidates. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Mayoralty results
Councillor results
The 1905 Mayoral instillation ceremony, attended by the councillors.
Wellington local election, 1905[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Independent |
George Winder |
5,896 |
84.32 |
-8.89 |
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Independent |
Charles Hayward Izard |
5,482 |
78.40 |
+9.44 |
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Independent |
James Godber |
5,112 |
73.11 |
+4.15 |
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Independent |
George Wiltshire |
4,940 |
70.65 |
+12.80 |
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Independent |
Thomas Ballinger |
4,781 |
68.37 |
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Independent |
Folk Cohen |
4,399 |
62.91 |
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Independent |
Matthew Murdoch |
4,221 |
60.36 |
-24.62 |
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Independent |
Augustus Biss |
4,152 |
59.38 |
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Ind. Labour League |
David McLaren |
3,704 |
52.97 |
-15.67 |
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Independent |
Walter Morrah |
3,445 |
49.27 |
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Independent |
Arthur Gibbs |
3,262 |
46.65 |
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Independent |
Thomas Carmichael |
2,723 |
38.94 |
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Independent |
James Trevor |
2,716 |
38.84 |
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Independent |
George Frost |
2,691 |
38.48 |
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Ind. Labour League |
Alfred Hindmarsh |
2,667 |
38.14 |
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Independent |
Arnold Edwin |
2,568 |
36.72 |
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Independent |
William Shortt |
2,523 |
36.08 |
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Independent |
George Baylis |
2,514 |
35.95 |
+2.90 |
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Independent |
Charles Palliser |
2,501 |
35.76 |
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Independent |
Arthur Fullford |
2,277 |
32.56 |
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Independent |
Robert Davenport |
2,256 |
32.26 |
-9.02 |
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Independent |
Alexander Rand |
2,191 |
31.33 |
-29.23 |
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Ind. Labour League |
Tom Young |
2,132 |
30.49 |
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Independent |
Martin Luckie |
2,131 |
30.47 |
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Independent |
Allan Orr |
2,095 |
29.96 |
+3.95 |
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Independent |
Victor Braund |
2,090 |
29.89 |
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Independent |
Richard Keene |
2,055 |
29.39 |
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Ind. Labour League |
John Brown |
2,036 |
29.11 |
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Ind. Labour League |
William Hampton |
1,900 |
27.17 |
-5.06 |
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Independent |
Walter Pearson |
1,704 |
24.37 |
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Independent |
Justinian Powell |
1,634 |
23.36 |
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Independent |
William Lingard |
1,596 |
22.82 |
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Independent |
William Brannigan |
1,574 |
22.51 |
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Independent |
James Reid |
1,548 |
22.13 |
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Ind. Labour League |
Nicholas McGuinness |
1,512 |
21.62 |
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Independent |
William Worth |
1,273 |
18.20 |
-11.26 |
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Independent |
Francis Loudon |
1,213 |
17.34 |
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Independent |
Edward Peers |
733 |
10.48 |
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Independent |
William McAlpine |
645 |
9.22 |
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References
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Mayoral elections | Annual term |
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† Elected unopposed · ‡ By-election |