title: Electoral history of Alfred Hindmarsh
text: # Electoral history of Alfred Hindmarsh
  
  This is a summary of the electoral history of Alfred Hindmarsh, Leader of the Labour Party (1916–18) and Member of Parliament for Wellington South (1911–18).
  
  ## Parliamentary elections
  
  ### 1905 election
  
  1905 general election: Newtown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | William Henry Peter Barber | 3,231 | 42.87 | +15.27 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas William Hislop | 2,018 | 26.78 | -0.26 |
  | | Independent Liberal | William Chapple | 1,795 | 23.82 | +3.56 |
  | | Ind. Labour League | Alfred Hindmarsh | 383 | 5.08 | +5.08 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1213 | 16.09 | +15.54 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.43 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,535 | 84.13 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,956 | | |
  
  ### 1911 election
  
  1911 general election: Wellington South, First ballot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Reform | Robert Wright | 2,974 | 41.37 |
  | | Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 2,670 | 37.14 |
  | | Liberal | William Henry Peter Barber | 1,264 | 17.58 |
  | | Independent | Albert Couzens | 185 | 2.57 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.32 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,188 | 79.27 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,067 | |
  
  1911 general election: Wellington South, Second ballot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 3,598 | 51.76 | +14.62 |
  | | Reform | Robert Wright | 3,344 | 48.10 | +6.73 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 3.65 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.12 | -1.18 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,951 | 76.66 | -2.61 |
  
  ### 1914 election
  
  1914 general election: Wellington South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 4,279 | 56.12 | +4.36 |
  | | Reform | John Luke | 3,064 | 40.18 | |
  | | Independent | Robert Bradford Williams | 221 | 2.89 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,215 | 15.93 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 0.78 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,624 | 86.29 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,835 | | |
  
  ## Local elections
  
  ### 1911 local elections
  
  Wellington Harbour Board, Wellington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Citizens League | Robert Fletcher | 12,478 | 96.28 |
  | | Citizens League | John Fitzgerald | 8,219 | 63.41 |
  | | Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 7,455 | 57.52 |
  | | Citizens League | James Trevor | 6,500 | 50.15 |
  | | Citizens League | William Hildreth | 5,819 | 44.89 |
  | | Labour | Tom Young | 5,716 | 44.10 |
  | | Independent | Paul Coffey | 3,842 | 29.64 |
  | | Independent | George Farland | 1,809 | 13.95 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,960 | |
  
  ### 1913 local elections
  
  Wellington Harbour Board, Wellington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Robert Fletcher | 12,230 | 74.81 | 21.47 |
  | | Civic League | Robert Wright | 9,261 | 56.65 | |
  | | Civic League | James Trevor | 7,855 | 48.05 | -2.10 |
  | | United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 7,507 | 45.92 | -11.60 |
  | | Civic League | A. Leigh Hunt | 7,458 | 45.62 | |
  | | Independent | John Edward Fitzgerald | 7,023 | 42.96 | |
  | | United Labour | Michael Reardon | 4,310 | 26.36 | |
  | | United Labour | Elijah Carey | 4,018 | 24.58 | |
  | | Independent | Michael Francis Bourke | 3,604 | 22.04 | |
  | | Independent | George Farland | 2,152 | 13.16 | -0.79 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,346 | | |
  
  ### 1915 local elections
  
  Wellington Harbour Board, Wellington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Robert Fletcher | 9,861 | 61.59 | -13.22 |
  | | Civic League | William Cable | 9,030 | 56.40 | |
  | | United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 8,977 | 56.07 | +10.15 |
  | | Civic League | Robert Wright | 8,607 | 53.76 | -2.89 |
  | | Civic League | A. Leigh Hunt | 5,835 | 36.44 | -9.18 |
  | | Independent | John Edward Fitzgerald | 5,747 | 35.89 | -7.07 |
  | | Civic League | Herbert G. Hill | 4,701 | 29.36 | |
  | | Independent | William Hildreth | 4,504 | 28.13 | |
  | | United Labour | George Bruce | 3,529 | 22.04 | |
  | | United Labour | Tom Young | 3,243 | 20.25 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,009 | | |
  
  ### 1917 local elections
  
  Wellington Harbour Board, Wellington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Citizens League | William Cable | 7,658 | 79.13 | +22.73 |
  | | Citizens League | Robert Wright | 6,922 | 71.53 | +17.77 |
  | | Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 6,914 | 71.44 | +15.37 |
  | | Independent | Robert Fletcher | 6,579 | 67.98 | +6.39 |
  | | Citizens League | Charles Norwood | 5,359 | 55.37 | |
  | | Independent | William Hildreth | 5,277 | 54.53 | +26.40 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,677 | | |
  