1947 Auckland City mayoral election
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The 1947 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1947, 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.
Background
- Citizens & Ratepayers
The incumbent mayor, John Allum, stood for re-election for a third term.[1]
- Labour
The Labour Party had three people nominated for the mayoralty:[2]
- Paul Richardson, a member of the Auckland Transport Board and president of the Point Chevalier branch of the Labour Party
- Bill Schramm, former MP for Auckland East (1931-46)
- John Stewart, former city councillor (1935-38) and Labour candidate for Marsden in 1946
At the candidate selection meeting Schramm was selected as Labour's mayoral candidate alongside a full ticket of 21 candidates for the Auckland City Council.[3]
Mayoralty results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | John Allum | 25,968 | 55.59 | −7.74 | |
| Labour | Bill Schramm | 19,498 | 41.74 | ||
| Independent | George Mullenger | 908 | 1.94 | ||
| Informal votes | 336 | 0.71 | −0.14 | ||
| Majority | 6,470 | 13.85 | −3.42 | ||
| Turnout | 46,710 | ||||
Councillor results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Leonard Coakley | 26,076 | 58.33 | +3.02 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Fred Ambler | 25,147 | 56.25 | +3.86 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Arthur Bailey | 23,705 | 53.02 | +2.99 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Jack Garland | 23,188 | 51.87 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Joan Rattray | 23,108 | 51.69 | +5.41 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Roy McElroy | 22,918 | 51.26 | +4.39 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Mary Wright | 22,807 | 51.02 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Archibald Ewing Brownlie | 22,741 | 50.87 | +7.74 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | John W. Kealy | 22,391 | 50.08 | +1.56 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Barbara Roche | 22,375 | 50.05 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | William Mackay | 22,039 | 49.30 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Max Tongue | 22,030 | 49.28 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Sidney Takle | 21,899 | 48.98 | +0.47 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Reginald Stanley Harrop | 21,895 | 48.97 | +1.98 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Joyce William Hyland | 21,872 | 48.92 | −4.72 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Keith Buttle | 21,739 | 48.63 | −0.97 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bob Beechey | 21,421 | 47.91 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Horace Kirk | 21,135 | 47.27 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Howard Edward Gray Matthews | 21,032 | 47.04 | +2.85 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Frederick George Lintott | 20,993 | 46.96 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Aubrey Tronson | 20,615 | 46.11 | ||
| Labour | Bill Butler | 19,681 | 44.02 | ||
| Labour | Don Armishaw | 18,731 | 41.90 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Wynn | 18,293 | 40.92 | +6.98 | |
| Labour | Albert Berry | 18,104 | 40.49 | +10.85 | |
| Labour | Paul Richardson | 17,848 | 39.92 | −5.52 | |
| Labour | Catherine Kelleher | 17,824 | 39.87 | ||
| Labour | Harold Callagher | 17,791 | 39.79 | ||
| Labour | William Duncan | 17,763 | 39.73 | ||
| Labour | George Forsyth | 17,681 | 39.55 | ||
| Labour | Pat Curran | 17,630 | 39.43 | ||
| Labour | Harold S. Callagher | 17,625 | 39.42 | ||
| Labour | Denis Brophy | 17,569 | 39.30 | ||
| Labour | John Thomas Jennings | 17,536 | 39.22 | ||
| Labour | Norman Finch | 17,291 | 38.68 | ||
| Labour | Martin Charles Conroy | 17,086 | 38.22 | ||
| Labour | Frederick Johnston | 16,671 | 37.29 | ||
| Labour | Richard Wrathall | 16,670 | 37.29 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Tucker | 16,560 | 37.04 | ||
| Labour | Frank Williams | 16,246 | 36.34 | +6.66 | |
| Labour | Lyndon Peoples | 16,226 | 36.29 | ||
| Labour | Eric Williamson | 16,097 | 36.00 | ||
| Communist | Vic Wilcox | 3,369 | 7.53 | ||
| Communist | George Jackson | 3,362 | 7.52 | −11.51 | |
| Independent | George Mullenger | 3,338 | 7.46 | ||
| Communist | Arthur Jackson-Thomas | 2,870 | 6.42 | ||
| Independent | Amy Milburn | 2,536 | 5.67 | ||
References
- ^ "Personal". Grey River Argus. 21 June 1947. p. 4.
- ^ "Mr Schramm a Nominee". Te Awamutu Courier. Vol. 75, no. 6414. 29 August 1947. p. 4.
- ^ "Mr. Schramm To Stand For Auckland Mayoralty". Wanganui Chronicle. 6 September 1947. p. 6.
- ^ "Mr Allum and Citizens' Ticket Win". The New Zealand Herald. 20 November 1947. p. 8.
- ^ "Election of Mayor". Auckland Star. 29 November 1947. p. 9.
- ^ "City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 29 November 1947. p. 9.