1896 Wellington City mayoral election

1896 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	2,091
Mayor before election; George Fisher;	Elected Mayor ; Francis Bell;

The 1896 Wellington City 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.

Background[]

In 1896 incumbent Mayor George Fisher was defeated by former Mayor Francis Bell. Bell had served as Mayor from 1891 to 1893.

Mayoralty results[]

The following table gives the election results:

1896 Wellington mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Francis Bell	1,239	59.25
	Independent	George Fisher	852	40.74	-16.70
Majority			387	18.50
Turnout			2,091

Notes[]

^ "The Mayoralty Elections". Evening Post. Vol. LII, no. 159. 26 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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.

[1] "The Mayoralty Elections". Evening Post. Vol. LII, no. 159. 26 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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