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Elections were held at regular times in Petone from its proclamation as a borough in 1888 to its abolition in 1989. Elections were held annually until 1915 when two year terms were introduced which lasted until 1935 when the mayoral term was extended to three years. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Election results

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July 1888 election

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1888 Petone mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Samuel Raymond Johnson 102 65.38
Independent John Stansell 54 34.62
Majority 48 30.76
Turnout 156 56.52

November 1888 election

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Samuel Raymond Johnson was re-elected mayor unopposed.[2]

1889 election

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1889 Petone mayoral election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 95 40.59
Independent William Henry Cook 79 33.76
Independent Richard Mothes 60 25.64
Majority 16 6.83
Turnout 234

1890 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[4]

1891 election

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1891 Petone mayoral election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Mothes 105 58.01
Independent George Thomas London 76 41.98
Majority 29 16.02
Turnout 181

1892 election

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1892 Petone mayoral election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 160 60.83
Independent Samuel Raymond Johnson 103 39.16
Majority 57 21.67
Turnout 263

1893 election

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1893 Petone mayoral election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 140 53.43 −7.40
Independent Richard Mothes 122 46.56
Majority 18 6.87 −14.80
Turnout 262

1894 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[8]

1895 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[9]

1896 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[10]

1897 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[11]

1898 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[12]

1899 election

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Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed.[13]

1901 election

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1901 Petone mayoral election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Mothes 414 50.73
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 396 48.52
Informal votes 6 0.73
Majority 18 2.20
Turnout 816

1902 election

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1902 Petone mayoral election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Mothes 445 61.46 +10.73
Independent James Toomath 279 38.53
Majority 166 22.92 +20.72
Turnout 724

1903 election

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1903 Petone mayoral election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Thomas London 541 62.61
Independent Richard Mothes 323 37.38 −24.08
Majority 219 25.34
Turnout 864

1904 election

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1904 Petone mayoral election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Thomas London 720 63.66 +1.05
Independent Alex Fraser 411 36.33
Informal votes 4 0.35
Majority 309 27.32 +1.98
Turnout 1,131

1905 election

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George Thomas London was re-elected mayor unopposed.[18]

1906 election

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1906 Petone mayoral election[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Thomas London 363 50.06
Independent Henry Findlay 360 49.65
Informal votes 2 0.27
Majority 3 0.41
Turnout 725

1907 election

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1907 Petone mayoral election[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 684 64.83
Independent Richard Mothes 363 34.40
Informal votes 8 0.75
Majority 321 30.42
Turnout 1,055

1908 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[21]

1909 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[22]

1910 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[23]

1911 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[24]

1912 election

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1912 Petone mayoral election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,123 72.21
Independent Joseph Piper 421 27.07
Informal votes 11 0.70
Majority 702 45.14
Turnout 1,555

1913 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[26]

1914 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[27]

1915 election

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John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[28]

1917 election

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1917 Petone mayoral election[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,861 71.60
Labour Alexander Anderson 717 27.58
Informal votes 21 0.80
Majority 1,144 44.01
Turnout 2,599

1919 election

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1919 Petone mayoral election[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,079 52.58 −19.02
Independent George Thomas London 951 46.34
Informal votes 22 1.07 +0.27
Majority 128 6.23 −37.78
Turnout 2,052

1921 election

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1921 Petone mayoral election[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,021 45.86 −6.72
Labour David McKenzie 640 28.75
Independent Albert Pere 565 25.38
Majority 381 17.11
Turnout 2,226

1923 election

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1923 Petone mayoral election[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,280 65.23 +19.37
Independent Albert Pere 653 33.28 +7.90
Informal votes 29 1.47
Majority 627 31.95 +14.84
Turnout 1,962

1925 election

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1925 Petone mayoral election[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,480 57.88 −7.35
Independent George Thomas London 1,077 42.12
Majority 403 15.76 −16.19
Turnout 2,557 44.05

1927 election

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1927 Petone mayoral election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David McKenzie 1,740 63.94
Civic League George Cook 944 34.69
Informal votes 37 1.35
Majority 796 29.25
Turnout 2,721

1929 election

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David McKenzie was re-elected mayor unopposed.[35]

1931 election

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David McKenzie was re-elected mayor unopposed.[36]

1933 election

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1933 Petone mayoral election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David McKenzie 1,787 43.02
Independent John William McEwan 566 19.94
Civic League George Findlay 457 16.10
Informal votes 28 0.98
Majority 1,221 43.02
Turnout 2,838

1934 election

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Mayor David McKenzie died on 2 October 1934. A by-election was avoided when the council decided to elect one of its own members to serve the remainder of the term. The deputy mayor, Albert Scholefield, was elected unanimously at a council meeting on 8 October 1934.[38]

1935 election

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1935 Petone mayoral election[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Scholefield 1,266 37.21
Independent John William McEwan 1,052 30.92 +10.98
Citizens John Campbell Burns 607 17.84
Independent Edward Norman Campbell 399 11.72
Informal votes 78 2.29 +1.31
Majority 214 6.29
Turnout 3,402

1938 election

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1938 Petone mayoral election[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens George London 1,578 42.69
Labour Albert Scholefield 1,551 41.96 +4.75
Independent David Dickson 526 14.23
Informal votes 41 1.10 −1.19
Majority 27 0.73
Turnout 3,696

1941 election

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George London was re-elected mayor unopposed.[41]

1944 election

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1944 Petone mayoral election[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Harold Green 2,226 50.94
Labour James Cumming 2,038 46.64
Informal votes 65 1.48
Majority 188 4.30
Turnout 4,369

1947 election

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1947 Petone mayoral election[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Alec MacFarlane 2,348 50.07
Labour James Cumming 2,306 49.17 +2.53
Informal votes 35 0.74 −0.74
Majority 42 0.89
Turnout 4,689

1950 election

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1950 Petone mayoral election[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Huggan 2,164 52.30
Citizens Alec MacFarlane 1,952 47.18 −2.89
Informal votes 21 0.50 −0.24
Majority 212 5.12
Turnout 4,137

1953 election

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Joe Huggan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[45]

1956 election

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Joe Huggan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[46]

1957 by-election

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Annie Huggan was elected mayor unopposed.[47]

1959 election

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Annie Huggan was re-elected mayor unopposed.[48]

1962 election

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1962 Petone mayoral election[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Annie Huggan 1,789 59.49
Citizens Trevor Dick 1,199 39.87
Informal votes 19 0.63
Majority 590 19.62
Turnout 3,007

1965 election

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1965 Petone mayoral election[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ralph Love 1,109 37.23
Citizens Trevor Dick 941 31.59 −8.28
Independent Annie Huggan 751 25.21 −34.28
Independent Peter Love 153 5.13
Informal votes 24 0.80 +0.17
Majority 168 5.64
Turnout 2,978 46.50

1967 by-election

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1967 Petone mayoral by-election[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ralph Love 1,249 49.36 +12.13
Independent Tom Watson 1,034 40.86
Informal votes 16 0.63 +0.17
Majority 215 8.49 +2.85
Turnout 2,530 39.50 −7.00

1968 election

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1968 Petone mayoral election[52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Petone George Gee 1,859 58.14
Labour Ralph Love 1,311 41.00 −8.36
Informal votes 27 0.84 +0.21
Majority 548 17.14
Turnout 3,197 49.92 +10.42

1971 election

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1971 Petone mayoral election[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Petone George Gee 2,090 72.84 +14.70
Citizens William Hartley Kennedy 422 14.70
Labour George Highfield 333 11.60
Informal votes 24 0.83 −0.01
Majority 1,668 58.13 +40.99
Turnout 2,869

1974 election

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1974 Petone mayoral election[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Petone George Gee 1,878 68.34 −4.50
Labour George Highfield 816 29.70 +18.10
Informal votes 54 1.96 +1.13
Majority 1,062 38.64 −19.49
Turnout 2,748

1977 election

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1977 Petone mayoral election[55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Petone George Gee 1,579 52.04 −16.30
Labour Jim Allen 1,406 46.34
Informal votes 49 1.61 −0.35
Majority 173 5.70 −32.94
Turnout 3,034

1980 election

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1980 Petone mayoral election[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Petone Ron Marston 901 39.22
Labour Patricia Alexander 716 31.17
Independent Jim Allen 680 29.60 −16.74
Majority 185 8.05
Turnout 2,297

1983 election

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1983 Petone mayoral election[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Petone Ron Marston 1,057 45.48 +6.26
Independent Ted Woolf 843 36.27
Labour George Highfield 353 15.18
Informal votes 71 3.05
Majority 214 9.20 +1.15
Turnout 2,324

1986 election

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1986 Petone mayoral election[58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Woolf 939 47.44 +11.17
Independent Roy Hewson 709 35.82
United Petone Ron Marston 328 16.57 −28.91
Informal votes 3 0.15 −2.90
Majority 230 11.62
Turnout 1,979 37.50

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