1897 Wellington City mayoral election
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The 1897 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 1897 incumbent Mayor Francis Bell retired leading to the chairman of the Wellington Education Board John Rutherford Blair being elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, beating challenges from MP George Fisher (a former mayor).
Results[]
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Rutherford Blair | 1,359 | 70.23 | ||
Independent | George Fisher | 576 | 29.77 | -10.97 | |
Majority | 783 | 40.46 | |||
Turnout | 1,935 |
Notes[]
- ^ "Mayoralty Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. LIV, no. 127. 25 November 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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
- 1897 elections in New Zealand
- Politics of the Wellington Region
- 1890s in Wellington