1879 Wellington City mayoral by-election
The 1879 Wellington mayoral by-election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington.
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Background
Mayor Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879 owing to bankruptcy.[1] A special meeting of the city council was called on the requisition of three councillors for the purpose of electing a councillor to fulfil the duties of mayor pending the election of a new mayor by the public. Council members elected councillor George Allen to do so.[2] Councillor George Hunter stood against former mayor William Hutchison who was narrowly defeated by Dransfield in 1878.
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | William Hutchison | 699 | 51.28 | +1.35 | |
| Independent | George Hunter | 664 | 48.72 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 2.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,363 | ||||
Notes
- Yska 2006, p. 65.
- Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XVII, no. 521. 28 May 1879. p. 2.
References
- Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0-589-00469-7.
- Yska, Redmer (2006). Wellington: Biography of a City. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 9780790011172.
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