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1974 Christchurch mayoral election
Turnout	54,718 (61.00%)
Mayor before election; Neville Pickering;	Elected mayor ; Hamish Hay;

The 1974 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. A significant change was the introduction of a ward system, with city councillors elected in five wards.

Background

Sitting mayor Neville Pickering was defeated by Citizens' councillor Hamish Hay in a closely fought race with a large turnout. Pickering actually increased his poll but the increased voter turnout favoured Hay leading The Press to state the result was out of increased interest rather than a swing of public opinion.^[1] It was the second consecutive election that an incumbent mayor had been defeated. The Citizens' Association regained their majority on the city council too, resulting in the composition of the council at eleven seats to eight.^[2]

Results

The final results were not released until 25 October; the following table gives the election results:

1974 Christchurch mayoral election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens'	Hamish Hay	29,482	49.70
	Labour	Neville Pickering	27,237	45.91	−5.03
	Values	Gary Williams	2,068	3.49
	Independent	Tubby Hansen	325	0.55	−0.71
Informal votes			212	0.36	−0.37
Majority			2,245	3.80	−0.10
Turnout			59,324

Ward results

Prior to the 1971 local elections, a local government commission had recommended that Christchurch amalgamate with some of the small surrounding local authorities and the area be divided into wards for electoral purposes, with the mayor then the only position elected at large. Pickering had promised during the 1971 election campaign that wards would be introduced for the 1974 local elections. The Citizens' ticket had also been in favour of introducing wards but tied this to amalgamation going ahead. Amalgamation did not proceed but the Labour-led council introduced five wards, the maximum number permitted by law, in time for the 1974 local elections. The central area, which had been known as Avon, was renamed to Pegasus to avoid confusion with the Avon general electorate, with the Pegasus ward electing four councillors. The other four wards were named after the cardinal points of the compass, electing four councillors each apart from the West ward with three councillors. Therefore, the total number of councillors at 19 remained unchanged.^[4]^[5]

The overall results of the ward elections to the Christchurch City Council was as follows.^[6]

	Party/ticket	Councillors
	Citizens'	11
	Labour	8

The results per ward are shown in the following tables:

Pegasus ward (4)^[2]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mary Batchelor	6,131
	Citizens'	Peter Dunbar	5,958
	Labour	Bill Massey	5,700
	Labour	Peter William Anderson	5,652
	Labour	Vicki Buck	5,527
	Citizens'	Alan Stuart Cockburn	4,076
	Citizens'	Carole Evans	3,836
	Citizens'	Alister David Hogue	3,250
	Values	Robert Clarkson	1,180
	Independent	Alan Charles Easterbrook	580
Informal votes			170

East ward (4)^[7]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Citizens'	Peter Skellerup	7,114
	Citizens'	William James Arnold Brittenden	6,596
	Labour	Brian Alderdice	5,730
	Citizens'	Rex Henry Arbuckle	5,472
	Citizens'	Alastair Errol Ansell	5,343
	Labour	John F. Davidson	4,780
	Labour	Robert John Todd	4,702
	Labour	John Gordon Power	4,542
	Independent	Te Puke-Watson	1,241
	Values	Andy Lea	1,150
	Values	Leo Taylor	964
Informal votes			230

South ward (4)^[7]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mollie Clark	6,679
	Citizens'	Bruce Britten	6,587
	Labour	Robert Macfarlane	6,147
	Labour	Nancy Sutherland	5,518
	Labour	Alex Clark	5,266
	Citizens'	Daniel Anthony Doyle	5,080
	Citizens'	Hohua Tutengaehe	5,035
	Citizens'	Clara Crawford	4,758
	Values	Peter Heal	1,404
Informal votes			189

North ward (4)^[7]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Citizens'	Newton Dodge	6,246
	Citizens'	Peter Blaxall	6,235
	Citizens'	John Burn	5,824
	Labour	David Caygill	5,800
	Citizens'	William Richard Hawkey	5,298
	Labour	Malcolm Grenville Reid Drayton	5,226
	Labour	David Jackson	4,256
	Labour	Murray Charles Thomas Marshall	4,113
	Values	Hilde Wright	1,239
	Values	Chris Wilkes	1,096
Informal votes			217

West ward (3)^[7]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Citizens'	Helen Garrett	6,747
	Citizens'	Maurice Carter	6,678
	Citizens'	Gordon Hattaway	6,506
	Labour	Albert Orme	2,598
	Labour	John Patrick Gavigan	2,326
	Labour	Lawrence Albert Mahoney	2,061
	Values	Conway Jack	1,019
Informal votes			135

Aftermath

Councillor Massey, who represented the Pegasus ward, died in March 1975^[8] and that triggered a by-election only because Christchurch had introduced the ward system for the 1974 election. Prior to that, when 19 councillors were elected at large, seats had just been left vacant.^[9] The Labour Party chose Buck to stand in the by-election.^[10] Aged 19, Buck won the by-election on 10 May 1975 by a large margin.^[11] She was New Zealand's youngest city councillor at that time.^[12]

References

^ "Cr Hay to be new Mayor after high poll ousts Labour". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Declaration of results of election: Christchurch City Council". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33674. 25 October 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "The ward system". The Press. Vol. CXII, no. 33045. 12 October 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "First step towards city ward system". The Press. Vol. CXII, no. 33040. 6 October 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Public notices". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33640. 16 September 1974. p. 25. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Councillor dies". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33804. 29 March 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "By-election not expected to change the balance". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33806. 1 April 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Candidate chosen". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33814. 10 April 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Pegasus seat to student". The Press. No. 33840. 12 May 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Hay, Hamish (1989). Hay Days. Christchurch: Caxton Press. p. 94. ISBN 0908563310.

[1] "Cr Hay to be new Mayor after high poll ousts Labour". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[3] "Declaration of results of election: Christchurch City Council". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33674. 25 October 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[4] "The ward system". The Press. Vol. CXII, no. 33045. 12 October 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[5] "First step towards city ward system". The Press. Vol. CXII, no. 33040. 6 October 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[6] "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[affiliation-7] "Public notices". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33640. 16 September 1974. p. 25. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[8] "Councillor dies". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33804. 29 March 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[9] "By-election not expected to change the balance". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33806. 1 April 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[10] "Candidate chosen". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33814. 10 April 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[11] "Pegasus seat to student". The Press. No. 33840. 12 May 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[Hay_Days-12] Hay, Hamish (1989). Hay Days. Christchurch: Caxton Press. p. 94. ISBN 0908563310.

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1974 Christchurch mayoral election

Background

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Ward results

Aftermath

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