1882 Wellington City mayoral election
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Turnout | 1,006 (40.23%) | |||||||||||||||
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The 1882 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 George Fisher sought re-election for a second term and was successful, seeing off a challenge from former city councillor Andrew Young in his third attempt at winning the mayoralty.[1]
Election results
[edit]The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | George Fisher | 812 | 80.71 | +44.13 | |
Independent | Andrew Young | 194 | 19.29 | −12.78 | |
Majority | 618 | 61.43 | +56.92 | ||
Turnout | 1,006 | 40.23 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- ^ "Borough of Wellington - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XXIV, no. 112. 30 November 1882. 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.