title: 1905 Auckland City mayoral election
text: # 1905 Auckland City mayoral election
  
  The 1905 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
  
  ## Background
  
  Incumbent mayor Edwin Mitchelson decided to retire and not seek re-election. Arthur Myers was elected as Auckland's new mayor.
  
  ## Mayoralty results
  
  1905 Auckland mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Arthur Myers | 5,193 | 54.95 |
  | | Independent | John McLeod | 3,541 | 37.47 |
  | | Independent | John Thomas Julian | 627 | 6.63 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 0.93 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,652 | 17.48 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,449 | 60.03 |
  
  ## Councillor results
  
  1905 Auckland City Council election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Independent | Charles Grey | 5,977 | 63.25 |
  | Independent | John Court | 5,263 | 55.69 |
  | Independent | Maurice Casey | 5,162 | 54.63 |
  | Independent | Andrew Entrican | 5,127 | 54.25 |
  | Independent | Lemuel Bagnall | 4,910 | 51.96 |
  | Independent | James Parr | 4,717 | 49.92 |
  | Independent | William Hutchinson | 4,440 | 46.98 |
  | Independent | George Knight | 4,179 | 44.22 |
  | Independent | Robert Farrell | 3,884 | 41.10 |
  | Independent | Robert Tudehope | 3,777 | 39.97 |
  | Independent | Albert Glover | 3,711 | 39.27 |
  | Independent | Herbert Smeeton | 3,569 | 37.77 |
  | Independent | John Patterson | 3,008 | 31.83 |
  | Independent | James Jamieson | 2,898 | 30.66 |
  | Independent | Joseph Becroft | 2,790 | 29.52 |
  | Independent | George Gregory | 2,673 | 28.28 |
  | Independent | John Henry Hannan | 2,373 | 25.11 |
  | Independent | James Regan | 1,776 | 18.79 |
  | Independent | Roland St. Clair | 1,583 | 16.75 |
  | Ind. Labour League | James Aggers | 1,547 | 16.37 |
  | Ind. Labour League | Percy George Andrew | 1,374 | 14.54 |
  | Ind. Labour League | Bob Way | 1,289 | 13.64 |
  | Independent | Samuel Alexander Tilly | 1,272 | 13.46 |
  | Independent | Edgar Edwin Partington | 980 | 10.37 |
  