1908 Wellington City mayoral election

1908 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	14,812 (51.64%)
Mayor before election; Thomas William Hislop;	Elected mayor ; Thomas William Hislop;

The 1908 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 1908 former Mayor John Aitken launched a fresh campaign to regain the position but was defeated by the incumbent Mayor Thomas William Hislop.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1908 Wellington mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas William Hislop	9,192	62.05	−3.58
	Independent	John Aitken	5,549	37.46
Majority			3,634	24.53	−6.74
Turnout			14,812	51.64	+7.92

Notes

^ "Mr Hislop Defeats Mr Aitken". Feilding Star. Vol. II, no. 559. 30 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

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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[1] "Mr Hislop Defeats Mr Aitken". Feilding Star. Vol. II, no. 559. 30 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

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