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Wellington City mayoral election, 1927

Wellington City mayoral election, 1927
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← 1925 3 May 1927 1929 →
Turnout 23,043
  George Alexander Troup (1863–1941) by Stanley Polkinghorne Andrew (c.1879-1964) in 1927.jpg C H Chapman NZ.jpg
Candidate George Troup Charles Henry Chapman
Party Civic League Labour
Popular vote 12,549 10,494
Percentage 54.45 45.55

Mayor before election

Charles Norwood

Elected Mayor

George Troup


Charles Norwood

George Troup

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1927 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1927, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


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