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1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including the nine borough councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

The incumbent Mayor, Jack Andrews, sought re-election for a third term. Andrews was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse who had been a councillor since 1935. The election marked the first where electoral terms for local government were extended from two years to three.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Citizens'	3,076	50.70
	Labour	2,957	48.74
33	0.54
119	1.96
6,066	59.15

Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	2,955	53.27
Citizens'	2,932	52.85
Labour	2,911	52.47
Citizens'	2,899	52.26	−4.45
Citizens'	2,851	51.39
Citizens'	2,838	51.16	−5.32
Labour	2,829	51.00	−3.01
Citizens'	2,822	50.87
Citizens'	2,777	50.06
Labour	2,776	50.04
Citizens'	2,752	49.61
Citizens'	2,752	49.61
Labour	2,746	49.50	+5.19
Labour	2,727	49.16
Labour	2,696	48.60
Citizens'	2,681	48.33	+0.10
Labour	2,638	47.55
Labour	2,341	42.20

Millar, David P. (1972). Once Upon a Village: A History of Lower Hutt 1819-1965. Lower Hutt: New Zealand University Press & LHCC. OCLC 154232923.
McGill, David (1991). Lower Hutt – The First Garden City. Petone, New Zealand: Lower Hutt City Council. ISBN 1-86956-003-5.

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