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1953 Dunedin mayoral election

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Campaign
Results
Notes
References

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| election_name = 1953 Dunedin mayoral election
| country = New Zealand
| flag_image = Dunedin city coa.gif
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1950 Dunedin mayoral election
| previous_year = 1950
| next_election = 1956 Dunedin mayoral election
| next_year = 1956
| election_date = 17 November 1953
| turnout = 30,891 (64.20%)
| image1 =
| candidate1 = Len Wright
| party1 = Citizens'
| color1 = 6495ED
| popular_vote1 = 15,420
| percentage1 = 49.91
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Philip Connolly
| party2 = New Zealand Labour Party
| popular_vote2 = 13,365
| percentage2 = 43.26
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Len Wright
| before_party =
| after_election = Len Wright
| after_party =
}}

The 1953 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1953, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Campaign

Len Wright, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected for a second term. He defeated a spirited challenge from Philip Connolly the sitting Labour MP for Dunedin Central, who despite losing the mayoralty was elected to the Otago Harbour Board, where he became deputy-chairman.{{sfn|Jamieson|2009|p=167-71}}

A major talking point in the lead up to the election was the potential of a clash with the 1953 Royal Tour.^[1] There were proposals to postpone local elections until early 1954 over fears of reduced turnout due to a conflicted schedule. The proposals were considered by the Minister of Internal Affairs William Bodkin, who ultimately decided against it.^[2]

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

{{Election box begin | title=1953 Dunedin mayoral election^[3]{{sfn|Jamieson|2009|p=171}}
}}{{Election box candidate|
|party = Citizens'
|color = #6495ED
|candidate = Len Wright
|votes = 15,420
|percentage = 49.91
|change = -1.72

 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|

 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|

 }} {{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,055
|percentage = 6.65
|change = +2.86

 }} {{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,891
|percentage = 64.20
|change = +17.38

 }} {{Election box end}}

Notes

1. ^{{cite news |work=The Evening Post |page= |title=Move to Postpone Next Municipal Elections |date=18 October 1952 }}
2. ^{{cite news |work=The Evening Post |page= |title=Local Elections Date Fixed |date=28 January 1953 }}
3. ^{{cite news |url= |title=Voters reject more than twenty mayors |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date=23 November 1953 |page=6 }}

References

{{citation |first = Rosemary |last = Jamieson |title = In Command: Minesweeper Captain and Labour Parliamentarian |edition = 1st |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Steele Roberts |year = 2009}}

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