1890 Wellington 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 | 1,566 |
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| | | Candidate | Arthur Brown | Charles Worth | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 927 | 639 | Percentage | 59.19 | 40.81 | |
Mayor before election Charles Johnston | Elected mayor Arthur Brown | |
The 1890 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 for the following year.
Background
The incumbent mayor Charles Johnston declined to stand for a second term.[1] Johnston's declination left the field open and two councillors Arthur Winton Brown (also a former mayor) and Charles Frederick Worth were nominated for the mayoralty.[2] It was the first mayoral election since 1887 that had been contested.
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
1890 Wellington mayoral election[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Arthur Winton Brown | 927 | 59.19 | |
| Independent | Charles Worth | 639 | 40.81 | |
Majority | 288 | 18.39 | |
Turnout | 1,566 | | |
Notes
- ^ "Our Retiring Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XL, no. 141. 12 December 1890. p. 3.
- ^ "Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times. Vol. LI, no. 9154. 27 November 1890. p. 1 (Supplement).
- ^ "Wellington City Council - Annual Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XL, no. 129. 28 November 1890. p. 3.
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
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