| Election Name: | 1950 Lower Hutt mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Image: | Lower Hutt COA.jpg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-election |
| Previous Year: | 1949 |
| Next Election: | 1953 Lower Hutt mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1953 |
| Election Date: | 18 November 1950 |
| Turnout: | 12,627 (44.00%) |
| Candidate1: | Percy Dowse |
| Party1: | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,072 |
| Percentage1: | 56.01 |
| Candidate2: | William Gregory |
| Party2: | Lower Hutt Citizens' Association |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,417 |
| Percentage2: | 42.90 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | William Gregory |
| After Election: | Percy Dowse |
The 1950 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent Mayor, William Gregory, sought re-election for a full term after winning a by-election the previous year. Gregory was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse who had been a councillor since 1947 (and previously from 1935 to 1938). Dowse, who had run for mayor unsuccessfully twice before in 1938 and 1944, defeated Gregory. Labour won in a landslide securing not only the mayoralty but all 12 seats on the city council as well. However, one of the successful candidates was Dowse resulting in the twelfth council seat being allocated to Citizens' candidate Norman Player.[1]
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