title: 1925 Wellington City mayoral election
text: # 1925 Wellington City mayoral election
  
  The 1925 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1925, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
  
  ## Background
  
  Incumbent Mayor Robert Wright did not seek a third term, but ran as a councillor once again. To replace him, the Civic League initially nominated councillor Thomas Forsyth as their candidate for the mayoralty, but he withdrew in favour of former councillor Charles Norwood. Sitting councillor Charles Chapman was the Labour Party's candidate.
  
  ## Mayoralty results
  
  1925 Wellington mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Civic League | Charles Norwood | 13,180 | 52.87 | |
  | | Labour | Charles Chapman | 11,749 | 47.13 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,431 | 5.74 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,929 | 59.81 | +0.55 |
  
  ## Councillor results
  
  1925 Wellington City Council election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Civic League | William Bennett | 12,719 | 51.02 | +2.72 |
  | Civic League | Robert Wright | 12,543 | 50.31 | |
  | Civic League | Henry Bennett | 12,340 | 49.50 | -0.08 |
  | Civic League | Martin Luckie | 11,890 | 47.69 | +1.19 |
  | Civic League | George Troup | 11,729 | 47.04 | |
  | Civic League | Frank Meadowcroft | 11,539 | 46.28 | -0.39 |
  | Labour | Alec Monteith | 11,301 | 45.33 | +5.24 |
  | Civic League | John Aston | 11,220 | 45.00 | +2.88 |
  | Civic League | Benjamin Burn | 11,156 | 44.75 | -2.26 |
  | Civic League | John Burns | 11,131 | 44.65 | -1.39 |
  | Civic League | Frederick Manton | 11,058 | 44.35 | |
  | Civic League | Herbert Huggins | 10,638 | 42.67 | +5.32 |
  | Labour | Robert McKeen | 10,067 | 40.38 | +1.83 |
  | Labour | Bob Semple | 10,051 | 40.31 | |
  | Civic League | William Thompson | 9,762 | 39.15 | 2.79 |
  | Independent | Thomas Forsyth | 9,585 | 38.44 | -10.30 |
  | Independent | Len McKenzie | 8,961 | 35.94 | |
  | Labour | Alexander Croskery | 8,944 | 35.87 | -3.37 |
  | Independent | John Castle | 8,641 | 34.66 | +2.63 |
  | Labour | John Glover | 8,603 | 34.51 | +2.47 |
  | Labour | Tom Young | 8,544 | 34.27 | -2.09 |
  | Civic League | Arthur Whyte | 8,156 | 32.71 | |
  | Labour | Tom Brindle | 8,137 | 32.64 | -1.51 |
  | Labour | James McKenzie | 7,891 | 31.65 | -2.40 |
  | Civic League | Joseph Goldsmith | 7,696 | 30.87 | |
  | Labour | John Read | 7,624 | 30.58 | |
  | Labour | James Roberts | 7,560 | 30.32 | |
  | Labour | Michael Walsh | 7,419 | 29.76 | -0.33 |
  | Independent | Lewis Glover | 7,355 | 29.50 | +0.44 |
  | Civic League | Michael Bourke | 7,268 | 29.15 | |
  | Labour | Lawrence Hennessy | 6,981 | 28.00 | -1.14 |
  | Independent | Annie McVicar | 6,532 | 26.20 | -12.93 |
  | Independent | Margaret Stables | 6,382 | 25.60 | |
  | Independent | William Smith | 5,891 | 23.63 | |
  | Independent | Joseph Salmon | 4,592 | 18.42 | |
  | Independent | James Sievwright | 4,585 | 18.39 | |
  