1910 Auckland City mayoral election

1910 Auckland City mayoral election
Turnout	6,133 (31.83%)
Mayor before election; Charles Grey;	Elected mayor ; Lemuel Bagnall;

The 1910 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1910, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

Incumbent mayor Charles Grey did not seek re-election and was replaced by Councillor Lemuel Bagnall who defeated Patrick Nerheny and William Richardson. Consequently, a by-election to fill Bagnall's vacated seat was held, which was won by Henry Shaw.^[1]

Due to Bagnall's win at the polls for mayor his seat on the city council had been declared vacant. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy the next month which was won by Henry Shaw. William Richardson, who was defeated for the mayoralty also stood for the council seat and was again unsuccessful.

Mayoralty results

1910 Auckland mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Lemuel Bagnall	3,627	59.13
	Independent	Patrick Nerheny	1,992	32.48
	Independent	William Richardson	455	7.41
Informal votes			59	0.96
Majority			1,635	26.65
Turnout			6,133	31.83

Council by-election

1910 Auckland City Council by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens	Henry Shaw	1,662	54.94	+7.83
	Independent	Ernest William Burton	828	27.37
	Independent	William Richardson	318	10.51
	Independent	Thomas Harkins	201	6.64
Informal votes			16	0.52
Majority			834	27.57
Turnout			3,025

Notes

^ Bush 1971, pp. 599.
^ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLVII, no. 14356. 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Election of Councillor". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLVII, no. 14374. 19 May 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

References

Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins.

[FOOTNOTEBush1971599-1] Bush 1971, pp. 599.

[2] "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLVII, no. 14356. 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[3] "Election of Councillor". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLVII, no. 14374. 19 May 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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