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1952 Tauranga mayoral by-election

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announced at a meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council on 16 July 1952 of his intention of resigning from his position on 1 August that year. He stated that the workload of his mayoral duties combined with those of his legal practice had begun to negatively affect his health. Three candidates put
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themselves forward for the now vacated position. Councillors Frederick Newham Christian and Lionel Deacon Lees, as well as former mayor
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owing to ill-health. The polling was conducted using the standard
399:. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 26868. 22 October 1952. p. 6. 220:(who was defeated by Barnard in 1950) stood in the by-election. 379:. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 26786. 18 July 1952. p. 6. 391:"Tauranga's Mayor − Mr Wilkinson Increases Majority" 44: 228:The following table gives the election results: 152: 8: 18: 230: 17: 362: 340: 236: 7: 437:Politics of the Bay of Plenty Region 427:October 1952 events in New Zealand 232:1952 Tauranga mayoral by-election 14: 191:was held to elect a successor to 189:1952 Tauranga mayoral by-election 19:1952 Tauranga mayoral by-election 422:Mayoral elections in New Zealand 306: 286: 254: 74: 67: 60: 1: 417:1952 elections in New Zealand 453: 327: 248: 245: 242: 239: 150: 52: 23: 157:Mayor before election 295:Frederick Christian 91:Frederick Christian 233: 201:first-past-the-post 20: 231: 203:electoral method. 119:Popular vote 354: 353: 197:Mayor of Tauranga 185: 184: 181: 180: 146: 145: 40: 39: 36:1953 → 28:← 1950 444: 401: 400: 387: 381: 380: 371:"Personal Items" 367: 267:Lionel Wilkinson 251: 234: 218:Lionel Wilkinson 195:who resigned as 174:Lionel Wilkinson 153: 87:Lionel Wilkinson 78: 71: 64: 54: 53: 25: 24: 21: 452: 451: 447: 446: 445: 443: 442: 441: 407: 406: 405: 404: 389: 388: 384: 369: 368: 364: 359: 226: 209: 176: 171: 164: 159: 151: 32:18 October 1952 12: 11: 5: 450: 448: 440: 439: 434: 429: 424: 419: 409: 408: 403: 402: 382: 361: 360: 358: 355: 352: 351: 349: 347: 344: 338: 337: 335: 332: 329: 325: 324: 322: 319: 316: 313: 308: 305: 304: 302: 299: 296: 293: 288: 285: 284: 280: 275: 270: 263: 256: 253: 252: 247: 244: 241: 238: 225: 222: 208: 205: 183: 182: 179: 178: 166: 148: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 134: 130: 129: 126: 123: 120: 116: 115: 110: 105: 100: 96: 95: 92: 89: 84: 80: 79: 72: 65: 58: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 449: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 414: 412: 398: 397: 392: 386: 383: 378: 377: 372: 366: 363: 356: 350: 348: 345: 343: 339: 336: 333: 330: 326: 323: 320: 317: 314: 312: 309: 307: 303: 300: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 283: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 268: 264: 262: 261: 257: 255: 235: 229: 223: 221: 219: 214: 206: 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 177: 175: 170: 169:Elected mayor 167: 165: 163: 158: 155: 154: 149: 141: 138: 135: 132: 131: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117: 114: 111: 109: 106: 104: 101: 98: 97: 93: 90: 88: 85: 82: 81: 77: 73: 70: 66: 63: 59: 56: 55: 51: 47: 43: 35: 33: 30: 27: 26: 22: 16: 394: 385: 374: 365: 315:Lionel Lees 282: 277: 272: 265: 258: 227: 213:Bill Barnard 210: 193:Bill Barnard 188: 186: 172: 168: 162:Bill Barnard 160: 156: 94:Lionel Lees 31: 15: 311:Independent 291:Independent 260:Independent 133:Percentage 113:Independent 108:Independent 103:Independent 411:Categories 357:References 240:Candidate 207:Background 83:Candidate 396:The Press 376:The Press 328:Majority 432:Tauranga 342:Turnout 224:Results 57:  45:Turnout 346:2,486 321:26.66 301:33.71 278:39.63 243:Votes 237:Party 211:Mayor 142:26.66 139:33.71 136:39.63 99:Party 334:5.91 48:2,486 331:147 318:663 298:838 273:985 187:The 128:663 125:838 122:985 413:: 393:. 373:. 250:±% 246:%

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Lionel Wilkinson
Independent
Independent
Independent
Bill Barnard
Lionel Wilkinson
Bill Barnard
Mayor of Tauranga
first-past-the-post
Bill Barnard
Lionel Wilkinson
Independent
Lionel Wilkinson
Independent
Independent
Turnout
"Personal Items"
The Press
"Tauranga's Mayor − Mr Wilkinson Increases Majority"
The Press
Categories
1952 elections in New Zealand
Mayoral elections in New Zealand
October 1952 events in New Zealand
Tauranga
Politics of the Bay of Plenty Region

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