1914 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1914 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1914, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1914 Auckland City mayoral election
25 April 1914
 
Candidate James Parr
Party Independent
Popular vote unopposed
Mayor before election

James Parr

 Elected Mayor

James Parr

Background

Incumbent mayor James Parr was re-elected unopposed with no alternative candidates emerging.[1] At the same time the Borough of Grey Lynn was amalgamated with Auckland City. Grey Lynn's mayor George Baildon and its seven councillors were made members of the Auckland City Council until the next elections, which saw the number of councillors increased from eighteen to twenty-one.[2]

Notes
  1. Bush 1971, pp. 594.
  2. Bush 1971, pp. 599.
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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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