1938 Wellington City mayoral election

1938 Wellington City mayoral election

← 1935 11 May 1938 1941 →
Turnout42,860 (56.36%)
 
Candidate Thomas Hislop Charles Chapman
Party Citizens' Labour
Popular vote 24,368 18,198
Percentage 56.85 42.45

Mayor before election

Thomas Hislop

Elected mayor

Thomas Hislop

The 1938 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1938, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

The contest resulted in the re-election of incumbent Thomas Hislop who defeated his only competitor Charles Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman had unsuccessfully run for Mayor three times prior, in 1915, 1925 and 1927. He also stood as a councillor and was successful.[1]

  1. ^ "Wellington City Council". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 115. 18 May 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 27 October 2016.