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Wellington City mayoral election, 1921

Wellington City mayoral election, 1921
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← 1919 9 May 1921 1923 →
Turnout 20,518
  Robert Alexander Wright.jpg Pat Hickey.jpg
Candidate Robert Wright Pat Hickey
Party Civic League Labour
Popular vote 13,405 7,113
Percentage 65.33 34.66

Mayor before election

John Luke

Elected Mayor

Robert Wright


John Luke

Robert Wright

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1921 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1921, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The long serving incumbent Mayor John Luke did not seek re-election. Robert Alexander Wright defeated Pat Hickey for the mayoralty in a two horse race. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

To replace retiring Mayor Luke five "anti-Labour" candidates emerged, which caused fear of vote splitting. As such, two immediately withdrew and the remaining three agreed to submit to the decision of an impartial committee to decide which one of them was most suitable. The election was also notable due to the success of Annie McVicar, who became the first woman to be elected as a city councillor in Wellington's history.


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