1938 Dunedin mayoral election
# 1938 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1938 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1938, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Edwin Cox, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election for a third term, a feat never before achieved in Dunedin. Cox was unsuccessful in this and was beaten by Andrew Allen.

## Mayoral results

1938 Dunedin mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Citizens' | Andrew Allen | 17,929 | 55.97 | |
| | Labour | Edwin Cox | 13,891 | 43.36 | -0.08 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 0.66 | -0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,038 | 12.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,032 | | |

## Council results

1938 Dunedin local election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Citizens' | Donald Cameron | 16,997 | 53.06 | +10.15 |
| Citizens' | William Henry Borrie | 16,588 | 51.78 | |
| Labour | Gervan McMillan | 16,226 | 50.65 | -4.33 |
| Citizens' | William Henry Sheppard | 16,193 | 50.55 | +6.44 |
| Citizens' | John Wilson | 15,864 | 49.52 | |
| Citizens' | Matthew Cochrane Henderson | 15,608 | 48.72 | |
| Labour | Robert Walls | 15,386 | 48.03 | +6.22 |
| Labour | Jim Munro | 15,244 | 47.58 | -6.23 |
| Citizens' | John McRae | 15,186 | 47.40 | |
| Citizens' | Henry Lewis Gibson | 15,020 | 46.89 | |
| Citizens' | William Taverner | 14,694 | 45.87 | |
| Citizens' | Edmund J. Smith | 14,626 | 45.66 | |
| Citizens' | Herbert Alfred Newall | 14,258 | 44.51 | |
| Labour | Peter Neilson | 14,073 | 43.93 | -1.14 |
| Labour | Ralph Harrison | 13,969 | 43.60 | +3.02 |
| Labour | Phil Connolly | 13,839 | 43.20 | +4.00 |
| Labour | John McManus | 13,734 | 42.87 | |
| Labour | Michael Connelly | 13,611 | 42.49 | +2.69 |
| Labour | Edwin Sincock | 13,579 | 42.39 | |
| Independent | William Begg | 13,538 | 42.26 | -5.23 |
| Independent | Walter Alexander Scott | 13,359 | 41.70 | -4.96 |
| Labour | Mark Silverstone | 13,295 | 41.50 | -10.93 |
| Labour | Bryan O'Donnell | 12,152 | 37.93 | -1.87 |
| Labour | Alice Herbert | 11,873 | 37.06 | |
| Independent | James Douglas | 6,812 | 21.26 | |
| Independent | Oprah Jones-Neilson | 2,283 | 7.12 | |
| Independent | Cornelius Machin Moss | 1,984 | 6.19 | -2.07 |
| Independent | Gertrude Brooks | 1,829 | 5.70 | |
