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| Turnout | 22,165 (25.11%) | |||||||||||||||
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The1958 Christchurch mayoral election was held to elect a successor toRobert Macfarlane who resigned asMayor of Christchurch upon his selection asSpeaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. The polling was conducted using the standardfirst-past-the-post electoral method.
Labour councillorGeorge Manning was elected to replace McFarlane, opposed only by councillor William "Bill" Glue of the Citizens' Association.
A by-election for the City Council was also held upon the resignations of both Manning and Glue in order to contest the mayoralty. CouncillorsMabel Howard andJohn Mathison also resigned their seats following their election as cabinet ministers at the formation of theSecond Labour government at theNovember 1957 general election.
McFarlane was elected for a seat on the council, with the remaining three seats being won by the Citizens' Association. Glue was re-elected to the council withBill MacGibbon andPeter Skellerup the other successful candidates.
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Manning | 12,708 | 57.33 | ||
| Citizens' | Bill Glue | 9,327 | 42.07 | ||
| Informal votes | 130 | 0.58 | |||
| Majority | 3,381 | 15.25 | |||
| Turnout | 22,165 | 25.11 | −17.34 | ||
Manning polled highest at 84 polling stations with Glue finishing first in remaining 25.
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Macfarlane | 11,691 | 55.16 | ||
| Citizens' | Bill Glue | 11,408 | 53.82 | +2.69 | |
| Citizens' | Bill MacGibbon | 10,993 | 51.87 | ||
| Citizens' | Peter Skellerup | 10,931 | 51.57 | ||
| Citizens' | Fred Price | 9,696 | 45.75 | +2.63 | |
| Labour | Tom McGuigan | 9,589 | 45.24 | ||
| Labour | Lawrence Godfrey Graham White | 9,399 | 44.34 | ||
| Labour | Edith Tongue | 9,322 | 43.98 | +4.68 | |
| Independent | Ernest Yealands | 1,441 | 6.79 | +1.32 | |
| Informal votes | 305 | 1.43 | −0.80 | ||
| Majority | 1,235 | 5.82 | |||
| Turnout | 21,193 | 24.01 | −18.44 | ||
