The 1923 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 26 April in the Petone Borough, 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 thirteenth term in office. He was opposed by councillor Albert Pere.
Candidates John William McEwan John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901. The Citizens' electoral ticket endorsed him on their ticket for the Wellington Harbour Board, but not for the mayoralty.
Albert Pere Albert Pere was a lawyer and son of Wi Pere, a former Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori. In February 1922 he had been elected to the council in a by-election to replace James Churchouse who had resigned. He had previously opposed McEwan at the 1921 election.
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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