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1933 Christchurch mayoral election

← 1931 3 May 1933 1935 →
Turnout	29,249
Candidate Dan Sullivan Lancelot Walker Party Labour Independent Popular vote 18,345 10,389 Percentage 62.72 35.51
Mayor before election Dan Sullivan Elected mayor Dan Sullivan

The 1933 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1933, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus 16 councillors and other local government positions.

Background

Sitting mayor Dan Sullivan sought re-election for a second term. The Citizens' Association, whose leaders had cooperated well with Sullivan during the term, decided not to put up an opposing candidate "... the Citizens' Association's leading councillors declined to stand against Sullivan and only a somewhat eccentric Independent, Lancelot Walker, opposed him. Walker favoured some grandiose schemes and Sullivan appeared safely conservative in comparison."

Mayoral results

The following table gives the election results:

Council results

The following table gives the overall party strengths and vote distribution.

The following table gives the initial candidate preferences totals and sorted by the vote distribution after the 720th (final) count.

Notes

1. Watson 1989, p. 138.
2. "Local Elections - Mr Sullivan Retains the Mayoralty". The Press. Vol. LXIX, no. 20846. 4 May 1933. p. 10.
3. "City Council". The Press. Vol. LXIX, no. 20846. 4 May 1933. p. 10.
4. "New Council - Exact Representation Given". The Star. Vol. XLIV, no. 758. 11 May 1933. p. 16.

References

• Watson, James (1989), "No Mean City? Christchurch's Labour City Council during the Depression, 1927-1935", New Zealand Journal of History, 23 (2)

• Mayoral elections in Christchurch
• 1933 elections in New Zealand
• Politics of Christchurch
• 1930s in Christchurch