The 1947 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1947, 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

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electoral method. Incumbent Mayor

Ernest Andrews Sir Ernest Herbert Andrews (25 June 1873 – 9 November 1961) was a New Zealand teacher, printer and cricketer and local-body politician. He was on the Christchurch City Council from 1919 and Mayor of Christchurch from 1941 until his retirement ...

was re-elected, defeating former

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MP David Barnes and deputy mayor

Melville Lyons Melville Edwin Lyons (27 February 1889 – 7 May 1955), sometimes called Tiny, was briefly a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand until his election was declared void. A journalist by trade, he became involved in local politics in ...

. Fourteen Citizens' candidates were elected to the

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as well as five from the Labour Party.

Mayoral results

The following table gives the election results:

Council results

References

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