1904 Wellington mayoral election
(Redirected from 1904 Wellington City mayoral election)
The 1904 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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27 April 1904
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| Turnout | 6,147 (44.96%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editIn 1904 John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating challenges from both Thomas Wilford and Thomas William Hislop.
Mayoralty results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John Aitken | 3,052 | 49.65 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Wilford | 1,565 | 25.45 | ||
| Independent | Thomas William Hislop | 1,530 | 24.89 | ||
| Majority | 1,487 | 24.19 | |||
| Turnout | 6,147 | 44.96 | |||
Notes
edit- ↑ "Mr Aitken Returned for Wellington". Wanganui Chronicle. Vol. XXXXVII, no. 12199. 28 April 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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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