1905 Auckland City mayoral election
New Zealand mayoral election
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The 1905 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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26 April 1905
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| Turnout | 9,449 (60.03%) | |||||||||||||||
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Background
Incumbent mayor Edwin Mitchelson decided to retire and not seek re-election. Arthur Myers was elected as Auckland's new mayor.
Mayoralty results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Arthur Myers | 5,193 | 54.95 | ||
| Independent | John McLeod | 3,541 | 37.47 | ||
| Independent | John Thomas Julian | 627 | 6.63 | ||
| Informal votes | 88 | 0.93 | |||
| Majority | 1,652 | 17.48 | |||
| Turnout | 9,449 | 60.03 | |||
Councillor results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Charles Grey | 5,977 | 63.25 | ||
| Independent | John Court | 5,263 | 55.69 | ||
| Independent | Maurice Casey | 5,162 | 54.63 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Entrican | 5,127 | 54.25 | ||
| Independent | Lemuel Bagnall | 4,910 | 51.96 | ||
| Independent | James Parr | 4,717 | 49.92 | ||
| Independent | William Hutchinson | 4,440 | 46.98 | ||
| Independent | George Knight | 4,179 | 44.22 | ||
| Independent | Robert Farrell | 3,884 | 41.10 | ||
| Independent | Robert Tudehope | 3,777 | 39.97 | ||
| Independent | Albert Glover | 3,711 | 39.27 | ||
| Independent | Herbert Smeeton | 3,569 | 37.77 | ||
| Independent | John Patterson | 3,008 | 31.83 | ||
| Independent | James Jamieson | 2,898 | 30.66 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Becroft | 2,790 | 29.52 | ||
| Independent | George Gregory | 2,673 | 28.28 | ||
| Independent | John Henry Hannan | 2,373 | 25.11 | ||
| Independent | James Regan | 1,776 | 18.79 | ||
| Independent | Roland St. Clair | 1,583 | 16.75 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | James Aggers | 1,547 | 16.37 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | Percy George Andrew | 1,374 | 14.54 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | Bob Way | 1,289 | 13.64 | ||
| Independent | Samuel Alexander Tilly | 1,272 | 13.46 | ||
| Independent | Edgar Edwin Partington | 980 | 10.37 | ||