1898 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1898 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 for the following year.

1898 Wellington City mayoral election
30 November 1898
 
Candidate John Rutherfurd Blair George Fisher
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote Elected unopposed Withdrew
Mayor before election

John Rutherfurd Blair

 Elected Mayor

John Rutherfurd Blair

Background

The incumbent mayor John Rutherfurd Blair stood for a second term and was re-elected unopposed.[1] The MP for City of Wellington (and former mayor) George Fisher initially intended to stand against Blair, as he had done at the previous election. However he retired from the race before nominations closed.[2] It was the fourth election since 1875 that the mayoralty was uncontested.[3]

Notes
  1. "Mayoralty Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. LVI, no. 121. 18 November 1898. p. 6.
  2. "The Mayoralty - Mr Fisher Retires". New Zealand Mail. No. 1395. 24 November 1898. p. 15.
  3. Betts 1970, pp. 37.

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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