1965 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
1965 Invercargill mayoral election
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← 1962 | 9 October 1965 | 1968 → |
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| | | Candidate | Neil Watson | Clive Faul | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 6,006 | 3,756 | Percentage | 61.52 | 38.47 | |
Mayor before election Neil Watson | Elected mayor Neil Watson | |
The 1965 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Incumbent mayor Neil Watson was re-elected with an increased majority, defeating deputy mayor Clive Faul.
Results
The following table gives the election results:[1]
1965 Invercargill mayoral election Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Neil Watson | 6,006 | 61.52 | +5.89 |
| Independent | Clive Faul | 3,756 | 38.47 | |
Majority | 2,250 | 23.05 | +11.78 |
Turnout | 9,762 | | |
References
- ^ "Anti-Fluoridationists Poll Poorly" (PDF). The Southland Times. 11 October 1965.
Mayors of Invercargill
Mayors | - William Wood
- George Lumsden
- Thomas Pratt
- John Walker Mitchell
- John Cuthbertson
- Joseph Hatch
- George Lumsden (2nd)
- George Goodwillie
- Nicholas Johnson
- Henry Jaggers
- John Kingsland
- William Sherriffs Moir
- George Froggatt
- John Lyon McDonald
- David Roche
- Edwin Alfred Tapper
- Thomas Fleming
- John Walker Mitchell (2nd)
- William Horatio Hall
- James Walker Bain
- Duncan McFarlane
- Andrew Raeside
- William Benjamin Scandrett
- John Sinclair
- Josiah Hanan
- Hugh Mair
- John Stead
- James Smith Goldie
- Charles Stephen Longuet
- George Froggatt (2nd)
- William Benjamin Scandrett (2nd)
- Charles Stephen Longuet (2nd)
- William Ott
- William Benjamin Scandrett (3rd)
- Duncan McFarlane (2nd)
- John Stead (2nd)
- John Lillicrap
- Andrew Bain
- John Miller
- John Campbell
- John Miller (2nd)
- Ralph Hanan
- John Robert Martin
- Abraham Wachner
- William Aitchison
- Brian Hewat
- Adam Adamson
- Neil Watson
- F. Russell Miller
- Eve Poole
- Tim Shadbolt
- David Harrington
- Tim Shadbolt (2nd)
- Nobby Clark
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