| Election Name: | 1935 Wellington City mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Image: | Wellington Coat Of Arms (1878-1951).svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1933 Wellington City mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1933 |
| Next Election: | 1938 Wellington City mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1938 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1935 |
| Turnout: | 41,139 (60.49%) |
| Candidate1: | Thomas Hislop |
| Party1: | Wellington Citizens' Association |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,583 |
| Percentage1: | 52.46 |
| Candidate2: | Bob Semple |
| Party2: | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,249 |
| Percentage2: | 46.79 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Hislop |
| After Election: | Thomas Hislop |
The 1935 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1935, 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 Thomas Hislop stood for a third-term, the first mayor to do so since Sir John Luke in 1915. His opponent was Bob Semple, a Labour councillor and MP for . During the campaign, Semple received slanderous allegations of being an Atheist, which he denied stating "If the people of the world followed the philosophy of Jesus there would be no poverty...".[1]
For the second election in a row, Labour won a majority of the vote, but could not win a majority of seats. However, Labour did win one more seat than in 1933 and then went on to win a by-election soon after increase their representation further.[2]
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