# 1962 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1962 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1962, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Background

Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a third term, greatly increasing his majority against deputy mayor Harold Smith. There was a large swing to the Labour Party on the city council as well, with Labour gaining seven of the nineteen council seats.

## Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:
1962 Christchurch mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Manning | 19,194 | 66.34 | +14.42 |
| | Citizens' | Harold Smith | 9,612 | 33.23 | −13.92 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 0.43 | −0.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,582 | 33.11 | +28.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,933 | 39.50 | +7.03 |

## Councillor results

1962 Christchurch local election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Citizens' | Ron Guthrey | 16,287 | 56.29 | +2.19 |
| Labour | Neville Pickering | 15,651 | 54.09 | |
| Citizens' | Hamish Hay | 15,271 | 52.78 | −7.22 |
| Labour | Robert Macfarlane | 15,063 | 52.06 | +6.11 |
| Citizens' | Bill Glue | 15,255 | 52.72 | −5.30 |
| Citizens' | Peter Skellerup | 15,175 | 52.44 | −3.90 |
| Citizens' | Mary Mclean | 14,707 | 50.83 | −7.36 |
| Citizens' | Tom Flint | 14,657 | 50.65 | +1.43 |
| Citizens' | Maurice Carter | 14,409 | 49.80 | +4.81 |
| Labour | Mabel Howard | 14,356 | 49.61 | |
| Labour | Reg Stillwell | 14,108 | 48.76 | +6.95 |
| Citizens' | Harold Smith | 13,852 | 47.87 | −6.53 |
| Labour | Lyn Christie | 13,726 | 47.44 | +4.34 |
| Citizens' | William Ernest Olds | 13,576 | 46.92 | −4.72 |
| Citizens' | Alma Schumacher | 13,193 | 45.59 | −5.94 |
| Citizens' | Reginald George Brown | 13,098 | 45.27 | −10.57 |
| Labour | Tommy Armstrong | 12,836 | 44.36 | |
| Labour | Harold Denton | 12,791 | 44.20 | +4.31 |
| Citizens' | George Griffiths | 12,772 | 44.14 | +6.06 |
| Citizens' | Gordon Alison Guy Connal | 12,537 | 43.33 | −5.28 |
| Citizens' | Gordon Hattaway | 12,387 | 42.81 | −6.08 |
| Citizens' | Alvan Samuel Hollander | 11,899 | 41.12 | −6.92 |
| Labour | Ted Adcock | 11,882 | 41.06 | |
| Citizens' | Philip Maxwell McShane | 11,809 | 40.81 | |
| Citizens' | Eric Munt | 11,668 | 40.32 | |
| Citizens' | Roland Henry Hammond | 11,542 | 39.89 | |
| Labour | Reg Jones | 11,531 | 39.85 | |
| Labour | Gertrude Cree | 11,473 | 39.65 | +4.40 |
| Labour | Norman Reginald Forbes | 11,286 | 39.00 | +2.75 |
| Labour | Arthur John Smith | 11,270 | 38.95 | +2.35 |
| Citizens' | Charles Herbert Reardon | 10,775 | 37.24 | |
| Labour | John Palmer | 10,579 | 36.56 | +3.34 |
| Labour | Archibald Edward Lester | 10,251 | 35.43 | |
| Labour | Milward James Mathews | 10,017 | 34.62 | |
| Labour | Harley Robert J. Manson | 9,981 | 34.49 | |
| Labour | Murray Frederick Hartman | 9,927 | 34.31 | |
| Labour | Rex Laurence T. Sandford | 9,532 | 32.94 | |
| Labour | Lyell Charles John Southon | 9,375 | 32.40 | +1.97 |
| Independent | Charles E. Cullen | 2,484 | 8.58 | +0.08 |
| Independent | Edward Charles Knight | 2,462 | 8.50 | |
| Independent | Joseph John Forster | 2,221 | 7.67 | |
| Communist | Clive William Joseph Walklin | 1,999 | 6.90 | |
| Communist | Jack Locke | 1,642 | 5.67 | −0.30 |
| Independent | William John McFaul | 1,513 | 5.22 | |