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.
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Background
editIncumbent 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
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- ^ "The Wellington Mayoralty". Wairarapa Standard. Vol. XVII, no. 1642. 1 December 1884. p. 2.
- ^ "The Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLIII, no. 7342. 5 December 1884. p. 6.
References
edit- 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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