1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election
| country = New Zealand
| flag_image = Lower Hutt COA.jpg
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1935 Lower Hutt mayoral election
| previous_year = 1935
| next_election = 1941 Lower Hutt mayoral election
| next_year = 1941
| election_date = 11 May 1938
| turnout = 6,066 (59.15%)
| image1 = 150x150px
| candidate1 = Jack Andrews
| party1 = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
| popular_vote1 = 3,076
| percentage1 = 50.70
| image2 = 150x150px
| candidate2 = Percy Dowse
| party2 = New Zealand Labour Party
| popular_vote2 = 2,957
| percentage2 = 48.74
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Jack Andrews
| before_party =
| after_election = Jack Andrews
| after_party =
}}
The 1938 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 the nine borough councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background
The incumbent Mayor, Jack Andrews, sought re-election for a third term. Andrews was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse who had been a councillor since 1935. The election marked the first where electoral terms for local government were extended from two years to three.
Mayoral results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Jack Andrews
|votes = 3,076
|percentage = 50.70
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Percy Dowse
|votes = 2,957
|percentage = 48.74
|change =
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{{Election box informal|
|votes = 33
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 119
|percentage = 1.96
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,066
|percentage = 59.15
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Councillor results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Harry Horlor
|votes = 2,955
|percentage = 53.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Arthur Marshall
|votes = 2,932
|percentage = 52.85
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Bill Morrison
|votes = 2,911
|percentage = 52.47
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Charles James Ashton
|votes = 2,899
|percentage = 52.26
|change = -4.45
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Ernst Peterson Hay
|votes = 2,851
|percentage = 51.39
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = John Mitchell
|votes = 2,838
|percentage = 51.16
|change = -5.32
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Frank Hall
|votes = 2,829
|percentage = 51.00
|change = -3.01
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = William Gregory
|votes = 2,822
|percentage = 50.87
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Jim Vogel
|votes = 2,777
|percentage = 50.06
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Hughie Gilbert Burrell
|votes = 2,776
|percentage = 50.04
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Cyril George Hedge
|votes = 2,752
|percentage = 49.61
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Raymond Douglas Smith
|votes = 2,752
|percentage = 49.61
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Robert Webb Johnson
|votes = 2,746
|percentage = 49.50
|change = +5.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Herbert Keith Milne
|votes = 2,727
|percentage = 49.16
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Thomas Logie
|votes = 2,696
|percentage = 48.60
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lower Hutt Citizens' Association
|candidate = Roy Russell
|votes = 2,681
|percentage = 48.33
|change = +0.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Jack Taylor
|votes = 2,638
|percentage = 47.55
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Henry Fairclough
|votes = 2,341
|percentage = 42.20
|change =
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Notes
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References
- {{cite book |last=Millar |first=David P. |title=Once Upon a Village: A History of Lower Hutt 1819-1965 |year=1972 |publisher=New Zealand University Press & LHCC |location=Lower Hutt |oclc=154232923 }}
- {{cite book |last=McGill |first=David |title=Lower Hutt – The First Garden City |publisher=Lower Hutt City Council |year=1991 |location=Petone, New Zealand |isbn=1-86956-003-5 }}
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Category:Mayoral elections in Lower Hutt