1884 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1884 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington.

1884 Wellington City mayoral election
26 November 1884
Turnout1,053 (44.15%)
 
Candidate George Fisher James Petherick
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 576 405
Percentage 38.46 38.46
Mayor before election

George Fisher

 Elected Mayor

George Fisher

Background

Incumbent mayor George Fisher sought re-election for a fourth term and was successful, seeing off challenges from councillor James Petherick Jr. and former mayor George Allen.[1] There was a large number of protest votes cast against Fisher with many voters thinking he had been mayor for long enough as well as taking exception to him reneging on a pledge at the previous election that he would not stand again. As such, while Fisher was re-elected, his large majorities from previous elections was cut dramatically.[2]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1884 Wellington mayoral election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Fisher 576 54.70 -17.09
Independent James Petherick 405 38.46
Independent George Allen 72 6.84
Majority 171 16.23 -27.35
Turnout 1,053 44.15 -12.44

Notes
  1. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
  2. "The Wellington Mayoralty". Wairarapa Standard. Vol. XVII, no. 1642. 1 December 1884. p. 2.
  3. "The Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLIII, no. 7342. 5 December 1884. p. 6.

References
  • Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0-589-00469-7.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.