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New Zealand mayoral election
1962 Christchurch mayoral election
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Turnout
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Candidate
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George Manning
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Harold Smith
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Party
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Labour
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Citizens'
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Popular vote
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19,194
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9,612
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Percentage
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66.34
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33.23
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The
1962 Christchurch mayoral election
was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1962, election were held for the
Mayor of Christchurch
plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard
first-past-the-post
electoral method.
Background
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Sitting mayor
George Manning
was re-elected for a third term, greatly increasing his majority against deputy mayor Harold Smith. There was a large swing to the Labour Party on the city council as well, with Labour gaining seven of the nineteen council seats.
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Mayoralty results
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The following table gives the election results:
Councillor results
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References
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Chairman (1862?1868)
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Mayoral elections
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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appointed following death of incumbent
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