1890 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1890 Wellington 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 for the following year.

1890 Wellington mayoral election
26 November 1890
Turnout1,566
 
Candidate Arthur Brown Charles Worth
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 927 639
Percentage 59.19 40.81
Mayor before election

Charles Johnston

 Elected Mayor

Arthur Brown

Background

The incumbent mayor Charles Johnston declined to stand for a second term.[1] Johnston's declination left the field open and two councillors Arthur Winton Brown (also a former mayor) and Charles Frederick Worth were nominated for the mayoralty.[2] It was the first mayoral election since 1887 that had been contested.[3]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1890 Wellington mayoral election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Winton Brown 927 59.19
Independent Charles Worth 639 40.81
Majority 288 18.39
Turnout 1,566

Notes
  1. "Our Retiring Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XL, no. 141. 12 December 1890. p. 3.
  2. "Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times. Vol. LI, no. 9154. 27 November 1890. p. 1 (Supplement).
  3. Betts 1970, pp. 37.
  4. "Wellington City Council - Annual Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XL, no. 129. 28 November 1890. p. 3.

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


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