1887 Wellington City mayoral election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Wellington_coat_of_arms_%281878-1951%29_%28shield_only%29.svg/50px-Wellington_coat_of_arms_%281878-1951%29_%28shield_only%29.svg.png)
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Turnout | 1,252 |
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| | | Candidate | Sam Brown | James Petherick | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 794 | 454 | Percentage | 63.41 | 36.26 | |
Mayor before election Sam Brown | Elected mayor Sam Brown | |
The 1887 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 for the following year.
Background
Incumbent mayor Sam Brown stood for a second term and defeated his sole opponent councillor James Petherick. The election was noted for its lack of public interest. Neither of the candidates was present when the result was announced by the returning officer and only a small crowd assembled to hear the result.[1]
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
1887 Wellington mayoral election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sam Brown | 794 | 63.41 | +6.16 |
| Independent | James Petherick | 454 | 36.26 | |
Informal votes | 4 | 0.31 | |
Majority | 340 | 27.15 | +12.64 |
Turnout | 1,252 | | |
Notes
References
- 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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Mayors of Wellington
Mayors | elected by councillors | - George Hunter
- William Guyton
- Joe Dransfield
- Charles Borlase
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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