1893 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 | 1,793 |
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| | | Candidate | Alfred Brandon | Charles Worth | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 1,194 | 595 | Percentage | 66.59 | 33.18 | |
Mayor before election Francis Bell | Elected mayor Alfred Brandon | |
The 1893 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
The incumbent mayor Francis Bell did not stand for a third term and retired. In an open race there were two nominations. Former city councillor Alfred Brandon and sitting councillor Charles Frederick Worth (who had contested the mayoralty twice previously) were nominated.[2] It was held a day before the 1893 general election which completely overshadowed the mayoral election.[3]
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
1893 Wellington mayoral election[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alfred Brandon | 1,194 | 66.59 | |
| Independent | Charles Worth | 595 | 33.18 | |
Informal votes | 4 | 0.22 | −0.03 |
Majority | 599 | 33.40 | |
Turnout | 1,793 | | |
Notes
- ^ "Mayoral Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. XLVI, no. 122. 21 November 1893. p. 2.
- ^ "The Mayoral Election". New Zealand Mail. No. 1136. 8 December 1893. p. 41.
- ^ "Mayoral Elections - Wellington". The Evening Post. Vol. XLVI, no. 130. 30 November 1893. p. 2.
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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