1912 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1912 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1912, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1912 Auckland City mayoral election
25 April 1912
Turnout13,636 (51.59%)
 
Candidate James Parr Alfred Hall-Skelton
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 10,093 3,543
Percentage 74.01 25.99
Mayor before election

James Parr

 Elected Mayor

James Parr

Background

The mayoral contest was viewed with great interest as it followed a recent industrial dispute. Sitting mayor James Parr was challenged by Alfred Hall-Skelton, who had the endorsement of the Federation of Labour. Parr claimed not to be an opponent of Labour but was against "revolutionary agitators".[1]

Mayoralty results
1912 Auckland mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent James Parr 10,093 74.01
Independent Alfred Hall-Skelton 3,543 25.99
Majority 6,550 48.03
Turnout 13,636 51.59

Notes
  1. "Mr. Parr Returned For Auckland". LXXXIII (98). The Evening Post. 25 April 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. Bush 1971, pp. 594.
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References
  • Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins.
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