1909 Wellington City mayoral election
# 1909 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1909 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1909, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Background

Thomas William Hislop, the incumbent Mayor, did not seek re-election. Alfred Newman was elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, beating four other contenders.

## Mayoralty results

1909 Wellington mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Alfred Newman | 4,523 | 33.72 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Wilford | 4,240 | 31.61 | -2.75 |
| | Independent | Francis Fisher | 3,208 | 23.92 | |
| | Ind. Labour League | John Rigg | 824 | 6.14 | |
| | Independent | Frederick Bolton | 616 | 4.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 2.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,411 | 44.48 | -7.16 |

## Councillor results

1909 Wellington City Council election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Citizens League | John Luke | 8,074 | 84.63 | +10.16 |
| Citizens League | Robert Fletcher | 7,256 | 76.05 | +19.01 |
| Citizens League | Thomas Ballinger | 7,218 | 75.60 | +9.11 |
| Ind. Labour League | David McLaren | 6,770 | 70.96 | +7.50 |
| Citizens League | Arthur Atkinson | 6,533 | 68.48 | |
| Citizens League | Falk Cohen | 6,446 | 67.56 | +9.99 |
| Citizens League | George Shirtcliffe | 6,420 | 67.29 | +17.15 |
| Citizens League | Walter Morrah | 6,330 | 66.35 | +11.35 |
| Citizens League | John Smith Jr. | 6,320 | 66.24 | +9.54 |
| Citizens League | Thomas Carmichael | 6,062 | 63.54 | +6.16 |
| Citizens League | James Devine | 5,796 | 60.75 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Alfred Hindmarsh | 5,337 | 55.94 | -0.79 |
| Citizens League | James Trevor | 5,157 | 54.05 | +11.78 |
| Independent | John Fitzgerald | 5,154 | 54.02 | |
| Independent | George Frost | 4,521 | 47.38 | +2.34 |
| Citizens League | James Dykes | 3,969 | 41.60 | |
| Citizens League | Herbert Seaton | 3,913 | 41.01 | |
| Citizens League | Arthur Hume | 3,897 | 40.84 | |
| Independent | Len McKenzie | 3,894 | 40.81 | |
| Independent | William Bennett | 3,876 | 40.62 | |
| Independent | Arthur Fullford | 3,196 | 33.50 | +9.53 |
| Independent | Albert Casey | 3,097 | 32.46 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Charles Chapman | 2,860 | 29.97 | |
| Independent | Wilfred Higginbottom | 2,595 | 27.20 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Albert Cooper | 2,448 | 25.66 | -7.08 |
| Ind. Labour League | William Hampton | 2,439 | 25.56 | -5.97 |
| Independent | John Aston | 2,422 | 25.38 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Michael Reardon | 2,160 | 22.64 | -7.95 |
| Independent | Robert McKenzie | 2,140 | 22.43 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Elijah Carey | 2,102 | 22.03 | |
| Ind. Labour League | William Noot | 1,924 | 20.16 | |
| Independent | Charles Monaghan | 1,482 | 15.53 | |
| Independent | Vilhelm Jensen | 1,298 | 13.60 | |
