title: 1941 Dunedin mayoral election
text: # 1941 Dunedin mayoral election
  
  The 1941 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1941, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
  
  Andrew Allen, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election for a second term. He was successful, defeating a strong challenge by Gervan McMillan the Labour MP for Dunedin West.
  
  ## Mayoral results
  
  1941 Dunedin mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Citizens' | Andrew Allen | 13,685 | 51.22 | -5.35 |
  | | Labour | Gervan McMillan | 12,524 | 46.88 | |
  | | Independent | Oprah Jones-Neilson | 301 | 1.12 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 0.76 | +0.10 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,161 | 4.34 | -8.81 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,715 | | |
  
  ## Council results
  
  1941 Dunedin local election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Phil Connolly | 15,364 | 57.51 | +5.65 |
  | Citizens' | Donald Cameron | 15,288 | 57.22 | +4.16 |
  | Labour | Robert Walls | 14,419 | 53.97 | +5.94 |
  | Citizens' | John McRae | 13,836 | 51.79 | +4.39 |
  | Citizens' | William Taverner | 13,480 | 50.45 | +4.58 |
  | Citizens' | John Wilson | 13,473 | 50.43 | +0.91 |
  | Labour | Jim Munro | 13,316 | 49.84 | +2.26 |
  | Citizens' | Matthew Cochrane Henderson | 13,115 | 49.09 | +0.37 |
  | Citizens' | Len Wright | 13,073 | 48.93 | |
  | Citizens' | Edmund J. Smith | 12,878 | 48.20 | +2.54 |
  | Citizens' | David Charles Jolly | 12,839 | 48.05 | |
  | Citizens' | Leonard James Tobin Ireland | 12,695 | 47.52 | |
  | Citizens' | Thomas Cassels Ross | 12,426 | 46.51 | |
  | Labour | Peter Neilson | 12,395 | 46.39 | +2.46 |
  | Labour | Michael Connelly | 12,353 | 46.23 | +3.74 |
  | Labour | Wally Hudson | 12,255 | 45.87 | |
  | Labour | Ethel McMillan | 11,814 | 44.22 | |
  | Labour | Warrington McCarter Taylor | 11,755 | 44.00 | |
  | Labour | George Hunter Boyes | 11,704 | 43.81 | |
  | Labour | Edwin Cox | 11,474 | 42.94 | |
  | Labour | John McManus | 11,008 | 41.20 | -1.67 |
  | Labour | Mark Silverstone | 10,155 | 38.01 | -3.49 |
  | Independent | Gertrude Brooks | 2,820 | 10.55 | +4.85 |
  | Independent | Cornelius Machin Moss | 1,913 | 7.16 | +0.97 |
  | Communist | Samuel Ikin | 1,250 | 4.67 | |
  