Election Name: | 1923 Wellington City mayoral election |
Country: | New Zealand |
Flag Image: | Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1921 Wellington City mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1921 |
Next Election: | 1925 Wellington City mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1925 |
Election Date: | 27 April 1923 |
Turnout: | 25,707 (59.26%) |
Candidate1: | Robert Wright |
Party1: | Civic League |
Popular Vote1: | 10,876 |
Percentage1: | 42.30 |
Candidate2: | Peter Fraser |
Party2: | New Zealand Labour Party |
Popular Vote2: | 10,603 |
Percentage2: | 41.24 |
Candidate3: | Len McKenzie |
Party3: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote3: | 4,228 |
Percentage3: | 16.44 |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Robert Wright |
After Election: | Robert Wright |
The 1923 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1923, 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.
Incumbent mayor Robert Wright was narrowly re-elected for a second term seeing off a strong challenge from local Labour MP Peter Fraser, the closest election result Wellington had ever seen.[1] It would remain the narrowest Mayoral election in Wellington until 2010.