The 1947 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1947, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent mayor, John Allum, stood for re-election for a third term.
The Labour Party had three people nominated for the mayoralty:
At the candidate selection meeting Schramm was selected as Labour's mayoral candidate alongside a full ticket of 21 candidates for the Auckland City Council.