MAYORAL CONTESTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18079, 4 May 1933, Page 7

MAYORAL CONTESTS

DOMINION RESULTS REV. MR COX FOR DUNEDIN OTHER CITIES UNCHANGED The outstanding feature of the Mayoral contests in the main centres was the success of the- Rev. E. T. Cox, formerly of- Gisborne-, in displacing the sitting Mayor of- Dunedin. In Wellington, Mr T. 0. A. Hislop was returned unopposed; anil in Auckland and Christchurch -the retiring Mayors were re-elected.

• In New Plymouth, Napier, Hastings, and Lyttelton, among others, the former Majors' were'defeated. Auckland 'ln a l<ehn contest, Mr G. W. Hutchison,' the Citizens’ Association 'candidate, was re-elected Mayor of Auckland' for a 'second form. Mr Hutchison polled 10,(Sol votes and Mr H. <!.. R. Mason, M.l‘. (Labor) 10,2051. All the suburban Mayors were reelected. Wellington Mr T. C. A. Hislop was returned unopposed for the Wellington Mhyoralty. Christchurch "D. G. Sullivan, .. .. 18,345 ; L. C. .Walker, : 10,389 , ■' Ll i ' Duubdin 1 Rev. E. T. Cox .. .. 10,742 *R. S. Black . . .. 8,782 F. W. Mitchell .. .. (>,105 M. O’Rourke .. .. 213 C. M. Moss .. •• 102 Invercargill LTohn Miller .. .. 5,413 J. D. Campbell .. .v 3,179 Vho half-holiday poll resulted: Saturday (present half-holiday), 5229, Wednesday 3478.. Palmerston North

The main interest centred in the Hospital Board election, when Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., was defeated by J. Hodgens (Labor). Mr Nash had held the seat for many years.

Mr A. E. Hansford was returned as Mayor unopposed. Wanganui *X. G. Armstrong .. .. 4,814 J. T. Hogan .. .. 3,888 New Plymouth E. R. C. Gilmour .. .. 2,839 *H. Vi S. Griffiths .. .. 2,088 Napier •C. O, Morse .. .. 4,110 *d. V. Brown .. .. 1,808 Hastings .(».. A: Maddison > 4,247 "G. F. Roach .. .. 1,388 Hawera J. E. Campbell. .. ... 059 W. G. Simpson 605 Otaki C. S, At more .. .. 4.8.3 T. O’Rourke , .. ' ... 487, Carterton *W'. F. Fisher .. ' ... 460' E. McKenzie .. .. ' 313 For the council all the retiring meiiij-' bens were re-elected. Lower Htttt J. W. Andrews . . ~ 1,963 A. Mcßain .. .. 865 J. B. Young ... • • 279 A. Avery .. .. . . 97 Petone I). McKenzie .. .. 1,787 J. W. MoEwen .. .. 566 G. Findlay , • • 457 Eastbourne E. W. Wise .. . .. 604 8. F. Fisher . . .. 450 Upper Hutt A. J. McCurdy .. .. 562 P. Robertson .. . 5 553 .T. Blewnmn .. . . 435 Lyttelton W. T. Lester. 988 *E. E. Sutton 782 Greymouth *J. W. Greenslade .. .. 1,504 F. L. Turley ... .. .291 Kumara 11. Hamer .. .. .. 138 *A. B. Spiers . . . . 101 Westport John Kilkenny . . 432 John Mehzies .'. .. -450 George Seandrett .. .. 297 Cliff Thomas' .. .. 254 The new Mayor, Mr Kilkenny, has not previously held public office, but is recognised as a keen business men. Tirnaru *T, w, Sattei;thwaite .. 2,935 W Anglapd, . ... .... 2,121 A. Kennedy , .. .. 768