1885 Wellington mayoral election
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The 1885 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington.
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25 November 1885
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| Turnout | 1,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editIncumbent mayor George Fisher retired after four years.[1] Three city councillors (Arthur Winton Brown, Sam Brown and Thomas Wilmor McKenzie) as well as a former mayor (Joe Dransfield) contested the mayoralty.[2]
Election results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Arthur Winton Brown | 606 | 35.77 | ||
| Independent | Sam Brown | 563 | 33.23 | ||
| Independent | Tommy McKenzie | 435 | 25.67 | ||
| Independent | Joe Dransfield | 90 | 5.31 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 2.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,694 | ||||
Notes
edit- ↑ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- ↑ "The Mayoral Nominations". New Zealand Mail. No. 716. 20 November 1885. p. 2 (Supplement).
- ↑ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLV, no. 7641. 26 November 1885. p. 3.
References
edit- Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0-589-00469-7.
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