1938 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1938 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1938 Invercargill mayoral election

11 May 1938
Turnout7,728
 
Candidate John Miller Gordon Reed
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 6,184 1,544
Percentage 80.02 19.97

Mayor before election

John Miller

Elected Mayor

John Miller

Incumbent mayor John Miller sought a fourth consecutive term, fifth total, against deputy mayor Gordon Reed.[1] Miller would later die on 20 September, resulting in a by-election in October.

Background

Miller and Reed had previously run against one another for Invercargill in the 1935 general election, both losing to William Denham.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1938 Invercargill mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent John Miller 6,184 80.02
Independent Gordon Reed 1,544 19.97
Majority 4,640 60.05
Turnout 7,728
gollark: Equality Concord.
gollark: That could never go wrong!
gollark: What if you give everyone brain implants which tie their concept of happiness to serving The State™?
gollark: With guns! That's how it always worked.
gollark: "I could harvest 50% more crops on this communal farm if I worked harder, but I get food anyway."

References

  1. "PARTY PROSPECTS". The Evening Star. 22 November 1935.
  2. "Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 May 1938". Horowhenua Chronicle. 12 May 1938.
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