1913 Invercargill mayoral election

1913 Invercargill mayoral election

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30 April 1913
Turnout	3,696
Candidate Duncan McFarlane Andrew Bain Party Independent Independent Popular vote 1,851 1,795 Percentage 50.08 48.56
Mayor before election William Benjamin Scandrett Elected Mayor Duncan McFarlane

The 1913 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 30 April 1913 as part of that years local elections.

Former mayor Duncan McFarlane was elected again. His opponent, Andrew Bain, improved on his performance from the previous election but was still unsuccessful.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1913 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Duncan McFarlane	1,851	50.08
	Independent	Andrew Bain	1,795	48.56	+10.71
Informal votes			50	1.35	+0.85
Majority			56	1.52
Turnout			3,696