1896 Wellington City mayoral election
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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:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.
Categories:
- Mayoral elections in Wellington
- 1896 elections in New Zealand
- Politics of the Wellington Region
- 1890s in Wellington