The 1909 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1909, elections were held for the

Mayor of Wellington The mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, the city of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional ...

plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard

first-past-the-post First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...

electoral method.

Background

Thomas William Hislop Thomas William Hislop (8 April 1850 – 2 October 1925) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908, and had represented two South Island electorates in the New Zealand Parliament. Early life He was born in Kirknewton, West Lothian in 1850. ...

, the incumbent Mayor, did not seek re-election.

Alfred Newman Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Acad ...

was elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, beating four other contenders.

Mayoralty results

Councillor results

References

Mayoral elections in Wellington 1909 elections in New Zealand Politics of the Wellington Region 1900s in Wellington April 1909 {{NewZealand-election-stub