List of by-elections to the Auckland City Council

By-elections to the Auckland City Council occur to fill vacant seats in the City Council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.
Background.
Local by-elections usually had a lower turnout compared to full local body elections. A notorious example occurred in August 1961 when a vacancy triggered the second by-election in under a year which had a turnout of only 3.65% of voters, prompting Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson to label the light turnout "...absolutely disgraceful. By failing to exercise their democratic right the public is just asking Parliament to take away from them the right to vote". By-elections on the city council were on occasion deferred if a substantial majority of the council agreed to fill the vacancy by appointment, resulting in the highest polling unsuccessful candidate at the previous election being appointed to the council unless there is a public demand for a poll to be held (known as extraordinary vacancies). This arrangement has happened several times such as in 1940 when Charles Bailey resigned his seat which was taken by Harry Butcher and March 1953 when Arthur Bailey died and his seat was taken by Bob Beechey.
Two future Mayors of Auckland (John Allum and Dove-Myer Robinson) entered the council via by-elections in 1920 and 1952 respectively.
List of by-elections.
1903–86.
Between 1903 and 1986 municipal elections in Auckland were conducted at large. The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Auckland City Council at large:
Key
1986–2010.
Between 1986 and 2010 municipal elections in Auckland were held via a Wards system of local electoral districts. The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Auckland City Council under the ward system:
Key
Results.
1908 by-election.
 
 
 
1909 by-election.
 
 
May 1910 by-election.
 
 
September 1910 by-election.
 
1920 by-election.
 
April 1922 by-election.
 
1936 by-election.
 
1938 by-election.
 
1952 by-election.
 
1954 by-election.
 
 
1957 by-election.
 
 
 
 
1958 by-election.
 
 
February 1961 by-election.
 
 
 
August 1961 by-election.
 
1963 by-election.
 
 
1979 by-election.
 
 
1987 by-election, Avondale Ward.
 
 
1988 by-election, Central Ward.
 
 
 
1991 by-election, Maungakiekie Ward.
 
 
1994 by-election, Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward.
 
 
 
 
2000 by-election, Avondale/Roskill Ward.
 
 
 
2008 by-election, Avondale/Roskill Ward.
 
 
 