1885 Wellington City mayoral election
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The 1885 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington.
Background
Incumbent mayor George Fisher retired after four years.[1] Three city councillors (Arthur Winton Brown, Sam Brown and Thomas Wilmor McKenzie) as well as a former mayor (Joe Dransfield) contested the mayoralty.[2]
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Arthur Winton Brown | 606 | 35.77 | ||
Independent | Sam Brown | 563 | 33.23 | ||
Independent | Tommy McKenzie | 435 | 25.67 | ||
Independent | Joe Dransfield | 90 | 5.31 | ||
Majority | 43 | 2.53 | |||
Turnout | 1,694 |
Notes
- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- ^ "The Mayoral Nominations". New Zealand Mail. No. 716. 20 November 1885. p. 2 (Supplement).
- ^ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLV, no. 7641. 26 November 1885. p. 3.
References
- 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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