The 1886 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 Arthur Winton Brown retired after one term.[1] In an open race, former mayor Sam Brown defeated former mayor George Fisher.
Election results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Sam Brown | 864 | 57.25 | +24.02 | |
| Independent | George Fisher | 645 | 42.74 | ||
| Majority | 219 | 14.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,509 | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
- ^ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLVII, no. 7941. 25 November 1886. p. 3.
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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