1881 Wellington City mayoral election
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The 1881 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
[edit]Incumbent mayor William Hutchison sought re-election for another term but lost the election in a three-way race to George Fisher.[1]
Election results
[edit]The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | George Fisher | 446 | 36.58 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Young | 391 | 32.07 | −2.15 | |
| Independent | William Hutchison | 382 | 31.33 | −9.08 | |
| Majority | 55 | 4.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,219 | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- ^ "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXVII, no. 6438. 1 December 1881. p. 3.
References
[edit]- 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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