1944 Wellington City mayoral election

1944 Wellington City mayoral election

27 May 1944
Turnout50,841 (58.87%)
 
Candidate Will Appleton James Roberts
Party Citizens' Labour
Popular vote 29,899 20,323
Percentage 58.80 39.99

Mayor before election

Thomas Hislop

Elected mayor

Will Appleton

The 1944 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1944, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

The incumbent Mayor, Thomas Hislop did not stand for another term. Instead, Will Appleton stood as the candidate for the Citizens' Association. Trade unionist James Roberts who was the President of the Labour Party was his Party's candidate.