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1933 Invercargill mayoral election

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1933 Invercargill mayoral election

← 1931 3 May 1933 1935 →
Turnout8,592
 
Candidate John Miller John D. Campbell
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 5,413 3,179
Percentage 63 37

Mayor before election

John Miller

Elected mayor

John Miller

The 1933 Invercargill 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. This was the final mayoral election for a biennial term, future terms would be triennial.

Incumbent mayor John Miller defeated former mayor John D. Campbell again for his second consecutive term, third total.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1933 Invercargill mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Miller 5,413 63 +12.68
Independent John D. Campbell 3,179 37 −12.68
Majority 2,234 26 +25.35
Turnout 8,592

References

  1. ^ "MAYORAL CONTESTS". Poverty Bay Herald. 4 May 1933.