The 1895 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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Background
editIn 1895 incumbent Mayor Charles Luke was defeated by MP and former Mayor George Fisher.
Results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | George Fisher | 1,250 | 57.44 | ||
| Independent | Charles Luke | 926 | 42.56 | −4.71 | |
| Majority | 324 | 14.88 | |||
| Turnout | 2,176 | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ "Mayoralty Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. L, no. L. 28 November 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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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