Independent Removed From Auckland Labour Ticket

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31786, 17 September 1968, Page 11

Independent Removed From Auckland Labour Ticket

(New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, September 14. Officials of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee are angered by the nomination yesterday of Mr G. F. H. Forsyth for the Auckland City mayoralty as an independent Labour candidate.

But the actingpresident of the committee, Mr R. W. Ritchie, said last night there was no question of expulsion or disciplining the candidate. “We have no intention of making a martyr of Mr Forsyth,” he said.

Labour has no mayoral candidate.

Mr Forsyth, who is standing for the Auckland City Council, the Auckland Regional Authority and the Auckland Hospital Board as a Labour candidate, will not be given any campaign help

by the L.R.C. and will not be allowed to appear on the same platform as Labour candidates. The L.R.C. has also instituted constitutional steps to remove Mr Forsyth from the Labour ticket In the last mayoral election Mr Forsyth was the official Labour candidate. He polled 3373 votes. Dr R. G. McElroy polled 17,132 votes, beating the sitting Mayor, Mr Robinson, by 1134 votes. Dr McElroy is to stand again as the Citizen’s and Ratepayers’ candidate and Mr Robinson as an Independent Fewer Candidates Wellington’s mayoral candidates are the present Mayor, Sir Francis Kitts (Labour), and Mr R. L. Archibald (Citizens). With only two party tickets and a handful of independent candidates for Wellington City Council, electors should have a simpler task than three years ago. Electors were then faced with three full party tickets as well as the usual sprinkling of Independents. Four In Dunedin Four candidates will contest the mayoralty of Dunedin. This number is the largest for many years. The present Mayor, Mr R. J. Calvert, faces challenges from the Deputy Mayor, Mr J. G. Barnes, a Democratic Labour candidate, Mr J. Wedderspoon, a law student, and C. G. Ward (Independent). a factory employee. “Too Late” Cr P. Kelliher’s nomination papers for the Palmerston North City Council and Palmerston North Hospital

Board were endorsed “too late” by the returning officer (Mr A. M. P. Hall) after he arrived at the council chambers two or three minutes after midday on Friday. His papers were not properly completed, and were not in Mr Hall’s hands until 12.5 p.m., a council spokesman said. Cr Kelliher is a sitting member of the council and the hospital board. Cr Kelliher said that he was seeking legal advice. “It has been my habit not to put my papers in until five to twelve in the past,” he said. “It has been my custom not to let the other people know what I am doing." Blenheim And Nelson - An election will be necessary for the Blenheim mayoralty. The sitting Mayor, Mr S. P. Hairing, will be opposed by Mr H. E. McKinley. Five candidates will contest two mayoral elections in the Nelson district. There are three candidates in Nelson and two in Motueka. The Mayor of Nelson (Mr D. N. Strawbridge), Cr T. F. Home and Mr L. E. Myers are contesting the city mayoralty. Crs D. H. P. Smith and L. J. Krammer are to contest the Motueka seat The Mayor of Motueka (Mr H. H. Thomason) anounced some time ago his intention not to stand again. The Mayor of Richmond, Mr M. J. McGlashen, was not opposed and will continue as Mayor of the borough. Unopposed Mr R. V. Giorgi has been returned unopposed for his fourth term as Mayor of Hastings.

Mr P. Tait has been returned unopposed for his fifth term as Mayor of Napier. Dannevirke’s Mayor, Mr L. Appelton, has been re-elected unopposed. He is a son of a former mayor of Wellington, the late Sir William Appleton. First Contests

For the first time for some years both Tauranga and Mount Maunganui will have contests for the mayoralty in next month’s local body elections.

In Tauranga the Mayor for the last 12 years, Mr D. S. Mitchell, will be opposed by a city councillor, Mr R. A. Owens, and a third candidate, Mr D. E. Morrow.

At Mount Manuganui the Mayor, Mr A. R. Harris, who has had four terms, is to be opposed by a borough councillor, Mr R. G. Toulson, and Mr K. T. Neylon, secretary of the Bay of Plenty Labour Representation Committee. The Hamilton mayoralty will be contested this year for the first time for 15 years. Dr D. Rogers, who has been Mayor for nine years, is opposed by Mr M. J. Minogue. a city councillor. Oafnaru’s Mayor, Mr W. R. Laney, who has completed four terms, will be opposed this year by Mr A. L. Familton, a member of the borough council. Fifteen nominations have been received for 12 seats on the council.