The 1925 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 29 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 fourteenth term in office. He was opposed by former mayor George Thomas London.
Candidates George Thomas London George London had previously been Mayor of Petone from 1903 to 1907. He had also contested the parliamentary seat of Hutt twice, in and . He had previously opposed McEwan in 1919.
John William McEwan John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.
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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