1896 Wellington City mayoral election

Wellington City mayoral election, 1896
Turnout	2,091
Mayor before election; George Fisher;	Elected Mayor ; Francis Bell;

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1896 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 1896 incumbent Mayor George Fisher was defeated by former Mayor Francis Bell. Bell had served as Mayor from 1891 to 1893.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

Wellington mayoral election, 1896^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Francis Bell	1,239	59.25
	Independent	George Fisher	852	40.74
Majority			387	18.50
Turnout			2,091

Notes

^ "The Mayoralty Elections". Evening Post. Vol. LII, no. 159. 26 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

References

Betts, G.M. (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[1] "The Mayoralty Elections". Evening Post. Vol. LII, no. 159. 26 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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