Election Name: | 1965 Auckland City mayoral election |
Country: | New Zealand |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Auckland.svg |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1962 Auckland City mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1962 |
Next Election: | 1968 Auckland City mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1968 |
Election Date: | 9 October 1965 |
Turnout: | 36,503 (47.23%) |
Candidate1: | Roy McElroy |
Party1: | Citizens & Ratepayers |
Popular Vote1: | 17,132 |
Percentage1: | 46.93 |
Candidate2: | Dove-Myer Robinson |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote2: | 15,998 |
Percentage2: | 43.82 |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Dove-Myer Robinson |
After Election: | Roy McElroy |
The 1965 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1965, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Incumbent two-term Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was defeated by Roy McElroy of the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket. Robinson's position had been worsened by the entry of Labour Party councillor George Forsyth to the race which allowed McElroy to win on a split vote.