1885 Wellington City mayoral election

1885 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	1,694
Mayor before election; George Fisher;	Elected Mayor ; Arthur Winton Brown;

The 1885 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 George Fisher retired after four years.^[1] Three city councillors (Arthur Winton Brown, Sam Brown and Thomas Wilmor McKenzie) as well as a former mayor (Joe Dransfield) contested the mayoralty.^[2]

Election results[edit]

The following table gives the election results:

1885 Wellington mayoral election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Arthur Winton Brown	606	35.77
	Independent	Sam Brown	563	33.23
	Independent	Tommy McKenzie	435	25.67
	Independent	Joe Dransfield	90	5.31
Majority			43	2.53
Turnout			1,694

Notes[edit]

^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
^ "The Mayoral Nominations". New Zealand Mail. No. 716. 20 November 1885. p. 2 (Supplement).
^ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLV, no. 7641. 26 November 1885. 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] "The Mayoral Nominations". New Zealand Mail. No. 716. 20 November 1885. p. 2 (Supplement).

[3] "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLV, no. 7641. 26 November 1885. p. 3.

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