1938 Invercargill mayoral election

1938 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

← 1935

11 May 1938

1938 →

Turnout

7,728


Candidate	John Miller	Gordon Reed
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	6,184	1,544
Percentage	80.02	19.97

Mayor before election

John Miller

Elected mayor

John Miller

The 1938 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Incumbent mayor John Miller sought a fourth consecutive term, the fifth in total, against deputy mayor Gordon Reed. Miller died on 20 September, resulting in a by-election in October.

Background

Miller and Reed had previously run against one another for Invercargill in the 1935 general election, both losing to William Denham.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1938 Invercargill mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Miller	6,184	80.02
	Independent	Gordon Reed	1,544	19.97
Majority			4,640	60.05
Turnout			7,728

References

"PARTY PROSPECTS". The Evening Star. 22 November 1935.
"Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 May 1938". Horowhenua Chronicle. 12 May 1938.

Mayors of Invercargill

Mayors

Elections

Annual term	1871 1872† 1873† 1874 1875† 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881† 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 (June)‡ 1887 (November) 1888† 1889 1890 1891† 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1901 1902† 1903 1904† 1905 1906† 1907 1908 1909 1910† 1911† 1912 1913 1914
Biennial term	1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925† 1927 1929 1931 1933
Triennial term	1935† 1938 (May) 1938 (October)‡ 1941† 1942‡ 1944 1947 1950† 1953 1956† 1959† 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977† 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1993‡ 1995 1998 2001† 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022

† Elected unopposed
‡ By-election

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