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The 1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background
The incumbent Mayor, Percy Dowse, sought re-election for a seventh term. He was opposed by Citizens' Association councillor Dave Hadley. Initially John Kennedy-Good was favoured as the Citizens' mayoral candidate, but as he had in 1965, he refused to challenge Dowse. Additionally he cited his intention to stand for parliament as the National Party candidate for the Hutt electorate at the upcoming 1969 general election as being incompatible with the mayoralty.[1] Dowse, who was returned unopposed in the previous election, had a large reduction in his majority. The Labour Party lost its majority on the council (three sitting councillors lost their seats) with a large swing to Citizens' candidates.[2]
Mayoral results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Percy Dowse | 7,241 | 51.48 | ||
| Citizens' | Dave Hadley | 6,629 | 47.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 193 | 1.37 | |||
| Majority | 612 | 4.35 | |||
| Turnout | 14,063 | 43.01 | |||
Councillor results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Dave Hadley | 8,260 | 58.73 | +8.69 | |
| Citizens' | John Kennedy-Good | 8,195 | 58.27 | +1.43 | |
| Labour | Chen Werry | 7,876 | 56.00 | -5.35 | |
| Citizens' | Don Lee | 7,540 | 53.61 | +4.61 | |
| Citizens' | Ted Holdaway | 7,347 | 52.24 | ||
| Citizens' | Stan Frost | 7,104 | 50.51 | ||
| Labour | Sam Chesney | 6,988 | 49.69 | -8.46 | |
| Labour | Kitty Mildenhall | 6,849 | 48.70 | -5.39 | |
| Labour | Jessie Donald | 6,717 | 47.76 | -8.28 | |
| Citizens' | Cyril Phelps | 6,654 | 47.31 | +18.03 | |
| Citizens' | Ted Gibbs | 6,583 | 46.81 | +1.64 | |
| Labour | Walter Gordon Bugden | 6,517 | 46.34 | -12.00 | |
| Citizens' | Max Borra | 6,442 | 45.80 | ||
| Citizens' | Jim Ross | 6,406 | 45.55 | ||
| Citizens' | Harold Meachen | 6,210 | 44.15 | ||
| Labour | David Brian Carrad | 5,967 | 42.43 | -8.75 | |
| Citizens' | Joseph David Peters | 5,927 | 42.14 | ||
| Labour | William Harvey | 5,891 | 41.89 | -8.58 | |
| Labour | Joan Mary Pearce | 5,889 | 41.87 | -6.16 | |
| Labour | Bert Sutherland | 5,880 | 41.81 | -7.88 | |
| Citizens' | Peter James Stevens | 5,851 | 41.60 | ||
| Citizens' | William Davidson Smith | 5,677 | 40.36 | ||
| Citizens' | Andrew George Gathergood | 5,491 | 39.04 | ||
| Labour | Ronald Edward Alexander Annan | 5,482 | 38.98 | ||
| Labour | Edward William Harnett | 5,142 | 36.56 | ||
| Labour | William Mouat McLaren | 5,120 | 36.40 | -11.26 | |
| Citizens' | Peter Edwin Grenside | 5,080 | 36.12 | ||
| Labour | William John Jarvis | 5,064 | 36.00 | -8.28 | |
| Labour | John Alan Nelsson Ivory | 5,028 | 35.75 | ||
| Labour | George John Ravelich | 4,831 | 34.35 | ||
| Independent | Unah Lovell Archibald | 2,604 | 18.51 | ||
| Independent | Nick Ursin | 2,348 | 16.69 | ||
Notes
- ↑ "Cr. Hadley Named For Mayoralty". Hutt News. 23 April 1968.
- ↑ "New Mayors in Both Upper Hutt and Petone". The Evening Post. 14 October 1968. p. 12.
- ↑ "City of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. 19 October 1968. p. 3.
- 1 2 "Final Results in Hutt Elections". The Evening Post. 19 October 1968. p. 28.
- ↑ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Poll". The Evening Post. 19 October 1968. p. 3.
References
- McGill, David (1991). Lower Hutt – The First Garden City. Petone, New Zealand: Lower Hutt City Council. ISBN 1-86956-003-5.