1876 Wellington City mayoral election
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The 1876 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. William Hutchison, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging.[1]
Background[]
In his term as Mayor of Wellington, Hutchinson was mostly occupied with the issue of whether the Wellington Waterfront should be controlled by the city council directly or by a separate entity.[2] It would later result in the creation of the Wellington Harbour Board. It was the first of four instances between 1876 and 1898 where the mayoralty was uncontested.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ "Election for Mayoralty". Auckland Star. Vol. VII, no. 2134. 11 December 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Past Mayors of Wellington - 1842–1889". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 37.
References[]
- Betts, G.M. (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.
Categories:
- Mayoral elections in Wellington
- 1876 elections in New Zealand
- Politics of the Wellington Region
- 1870s in Wellington