title: 1933 Dunedin mayoral election
text: # 1933 Dunedin mayoral election
  
  The 1933 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1933, 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.
  
  Robert Black, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election but was defeated by Edwin Cox, a clergyman who had the backing of the Labour movement.
  
  ## Mayoralty results
  
  1933 Dunedin mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Edwin Cox | 10,751 | 40.88 | |
  | | Citizens' | Robert Black | 8,805 | 33.48 | -17.79 |
  | | Independent | Francis William Mitchell | 6,225 | 23.67 | |
  | | Communist | Michael O'Rorke | 217 | 0.82 | |
  | | Independent | Cornelius Machin Moss | 103 | 0.39 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 0.73 | +0.25 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,946 | 7.40 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,295 | | |
  
  ## Council results
  
  1933 Dunedin local election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Jim Munro | 14,171 | 53.89 | +6.54 |
  | Labour | Fred Jones | 13,750 | 52.29 | +18.14 |
  | Citizens' | William Henry Borrie | 11,505 | 43.75 | |
  | Citizens' | John McIndoe | 11,461 | 43.58 | -3.31 |
  | Citizens' | Walter Alexander Scott | 11,175 | 42.49 | |
  | Citizens' | James Marlow | 10,859 | 41.29 | -5.86 |
  | Citizens' | John Shacklock | 10,718 | 40.76 | -9.87 |
  | Citizens' | Andrew Allen | 10,597 | 40.30 | -7.47 |
  | Labour | Mark Silverstone | 10,563 | 40.17 | +8.50 |
  | Citizens' | William Henry Sheppard | 10,386 | 39.49 | |
  | Citizens' | William Begg | 10,248 | 38.97 | -9.30 |
  | Citizens' | Herbert Cecil Campbell | 9,969 | 37.91 | |
  | Labour | Ralph Harrison | 9,838 | 37.41 | +6.67 |
  | Labour | Peter Neilson | 9,795 | 37.25 | +8.95 |
  | Labour | John Gilchrist | 9,787 | 37.22 | |
  | Citizens' | John Wilson | 9,618 | 36.57 | -5.69 |
  | Citizens' | William Hector Carson | 9,356 | 35.58 | |
  | Labour | William Batchelor | 9,328 | 35.47 | |
  | Citizens' | Robert Walls | 9,135 | 34.74 | |
  | Labour | Phil Connolly | 8,990 | 34.18 | |
  | Labour | Bryan O'Donnell | 8,267 | 31.43 | |
  | Citizens' | William Taverner | 8,194 | 31.16 | |
  | Labour | May Don | 8,169 | 31.06 | |
  | Labour | Albert Payton | 7,843 | 29.82 | |
  | Labour | Evelyne Bennet | 7,239 | 27.52 | |
  | Independent | Henry Alexander Hamer | 7,174 | 27.28 | -3.47 |
  