The 1959 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1959, election were held for the

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Phil ...

plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

electoral method.

Background

Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a full term, with a decreased majority, opposed only by Harold Smith of the Citizens' Association. Smith was successful in winning a seat on the council and was appointed deputy mayor. The Citizens' Association won every council seat leaving Manning as the only Labour Party elected representative in Christchurch.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

Councillor results

Table footnotes:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Christchurch Mayoral Election, 1959 Mayoral elections in Christchurch 1959 elections in New Zealand Politics of Christchurch November 1959 events in New Zealand 1950s in Christchurch