1879 Wellington City mayoral election

1879 Wellington mayoral election
Turnout	1,002
Mayor before election; William Hutchison;	Elected Mayor ; William Hutchison;

The 1879 Wellington 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.

Background[edit]

William Hutchison was elected mid-term over councillor George Hunter after Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879.^[1] Councillor George Allen had acted as mayor in the interim, but did not stand at the by-election. However, he did stand this time opposing Hutchison.

Election results[edit]

The following table gives the election results:

1879 Wellington mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hutchison	646	64.47	+13.19
	Independent	George Allen	356	35.53
Majority			290	28.94	+26.38
Turnout			1,002

Notes[edit]

^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
^ "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5824. 28 November 1879. 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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[FOOTNOTEBetts1970262-1] Betts 1970, pp. 262.

[2] "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5824. 28 November 1879. p. 3.

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