1921 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1921 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 27 April 1921 as part of that year's local elections.

1921 Invercargill mayoral election

27 April 1921
Turnout	3,523
Candidate John Lillicrap John Stead Party Independent Independent Popular vote 2,143 1,380 Percentage 60.82 39.17
Mayor before election John Stead Elected mayor John Lillicrap

Incumbent mayor John Stead was defeated by councillor John Lillicrap.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1921 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lillicrap	2,143	60.82
	Independent	John Stead	1,380	39.17	−12.07
Majority			763	21.5
Turnout			3,523