Mayoral elections in Tawa

Elections were held at regular times in Tawa, New Zealand, from its proclamation as a borough in 1953 to its abolition in 1989. Elections for the office of mayor were held every three years. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Only three elections were contested in a public vote.

Election results

1953 election

George Turkington was elected mayor unopposed.[1][2]

1954 by-election

Jock Davidson was elected mayor unopposed.[2]

1955 election

Mayor Jock Davidson resigned in December 1955. A by-election was avoided when the council decided to elect one of its own members to serve the remainder of the term. Councillor Mervyn Kemp was elected unanimously at a council meeting on 14 December 1955.[2]

1956 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[3][2]

1959 election

1959 Tawa mayoral election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mervyn Kemp 1,221 61.63
Ind. Progressive Arthur Cornish 758 38.26
Informal votes 2 0.10
Majority 463 23.37
Turnout 1,981

1962 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[6][5]

1965 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[7][5]

1968 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[8][9]

1971 election

1971 Tawa mayoral election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mervyn Kemp 2,412 65.82
Independent Alfred Howard 1,252 34.17
Majority 1,160 31.65
Turnout 3,664 73.00

1974 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[11]

1977 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[12]

1980 election

Mervyn Kemp was re-elected mayor unopposed.[13]

1983 election

Roy Mitchell was elected mayor unopposed.[14]

1986 election

Doris Mills was elected mayor unopposed.[15]

1987 by-election

1987 Tawa mayoral by-election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Watt 3,445 74.45
Independent Roger Bradshaw 1,182 25.54
Majority 2,263 48.90
Turnout 4,627 57.00

Citations

  1. ^ "Details of Polling". The Evening Post. 2 November 1953. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c d Carman 1970, p. 197.
  3. ^ "Details of Local Polling". The Evening Post. 19 November 1956. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Borough of Tawa - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. 30 November 1959. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b c Carman 1970, p. 198.
  6. ^ "Detailed Election Results". The Evening Post. 12 October 1962. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Local Body Election Results". Kapi-Mana News. 13 October 1965. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Election Night Totals". The Evening Post. 14 October 1968. p. 13.
  9. ^ Carman 1970, p. 199.
  10. ^ "Borough of Tawa - Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 19 October 1971. p. 39.
  11. ^ "How Area Votes Were Cast". The Evening Post. 14 October 1974. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Details of Election Voting". The Evening Post. 10 October 1977. p. 2.
  13. ^ "Winners and Losers". The Evening Post. 13 October 1980. p. 32.
  14. ^ "Winners and Losers". The Evening Post. 10 October 1983. p. 8.
  15. ^ "Local Body Polls 1986". The Evening Post. 13 October 1986. p. 6.
  16. ^ "Tawa's David Watt confirmed Mayor". The Evening Post. 17 August 1987.

References

  • Carman, Arthur (1970), Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road, 1840 - 1970, Wright & Carman
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