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1917 Wellington City mayoral election

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Candidate John Luke Party Citizens League Popular vote elected unopposed

Mayor before election John Luke Elected mayor John Luke

The 1917 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1917, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

John Luke, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging. The current Labour Party contested its first election since unification the previous year. It put forward a small ticket that was still large enough to win a majority, however just as in 1915 no Labour candidates were successful.

Councillor results

Notes

1. "Biennial Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XCIII, no. 89. 14 April 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
2. Betts 1970, pp. 133.
3. "Wellington City Council". Free Lance. Vol. XVI, no. 878. 4 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. "The Citizens Ticket". The Dominion. Vol. 10, no. 3059. 21 April 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

References

• Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington:a city and its politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.

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