List of by-elections to the Wellington City Council
1969 by-election

List of by-elections to the Wellington City Council

Section Title: 1969 by-election
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Citizens'	Les Chapman	6,325	47.13	+8.59

Citizens'	Hollis Reed	5,876	43.78	+11.01

Labour	Peter Butler	5,154	38.40	+0.12

Labour	Edward Hill	4,881	36.37	2.22

Independent	Saul Goldsmith	2,301	17.14	+0.86

Civic Reform	Donald McMillain	1,280	9.53	0.78

Independent	Harry Hughes	1,021	7.60	6.19

Majority	722	5.38

Turnout	13,419	19.80

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Peter Butler (trade unionist) of Labour party stood for the Wellington City Council in the 1969 by-election.

final_sentence: Peter Butler (trade unionist) of Labour party stood for the Wellington City Council in the 1969 by-election.