1881 Wellington City mayoral election

1881 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	1,219
Mayor before election; William Hutchison;	Elected Mayor ; George Fisher;

The 1881 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.

Background[edit]

Incumbent mayor William Hutchison sought re-election for another term but lost the election in a three-way race to George Fisher.^[1]

Election results[edit]

The following table gives the election results:

1881 Wellington mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Fisher	446	36.58
	Independent	Andrew Young	391	32.07	-2.15
	Independent	William Hutchison	382	31.33	-9.08
Majority			55	4.51
Turnout			1,219

Notes[edit]

^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
^ "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXVII, no. 6438. 1 December 1881. 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. XXXVII, no. 6438. 1 December 1881. p. 3.

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