The 1965 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1965, elections were held for the
Mayor of Auckland
The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amal ...
plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. 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 thei ...
electoral method.
Background
Incumbent two-term Mayor
Dove-Myer Robinson
Sir Dove-Myer Robinson (15 June 1901 – 14 August 1989) was Mayor of Auckland City from 1959 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1980, the longest tenure of any holder of the office. He was a colourful character and became affectionately known across New ...
was defeated by
Roy McElroy of the
Citizens & Ratepayers ticket. Robinson's position had been worsened by the entry of
Labour Party councillor
George Forsyth to the race which allowed McElroy to win on a split vote.
Mayoralty results
Councillor results
References
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Notes
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Mayoral elections in Auckland
1965 elections in New Zealand
Politics of the Auckland Region
1960s in Auckland
October 1965 events in New Zealand