The 1921 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 27 April in the Petone, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Petone and nine borough councillors for a two-year term. Polling booth voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Background The incumbent mayor, John William McEwan, stood for a twelfth term in office. He was opposed by two other candidates, former councillor David McKenzie and lawyer Albert Pere.
Candidates John William McEwan John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.
David McKenzie David McKenzie was a Scottish-born trade unionist and former employee of the Petone Woollen Works who had led a strike for better working conditions in 1916. He had previously been a borough councillor from 1915 to 1918.
Albert Pere Albert Pere was a lawyer and son of Wi Pere, a former Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori.
Results Mayoral election
Council election
Other results Harbour Board election The Combined districts of the Counties of Hutt and Makara, the Boroughs of Petone, Lower Hutt, and Eastbourne, and the Town Districts of Johnsonville and Upper Hutt elected two members to the Wellington Harbour Board.
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