1879 Wellington City mayoral election

1879 Wellington mayoral election
	27 November 1879
Turnout	1,002
Mayor before election; William Hutchison;	Elected Mayor ; William Hutchison;

The 1879 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.

Background

William Hutchison was elected mid-term over councillor George Hunter after Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879.[1] Councillor George Allen had acted as mayor in the interim, but did not stand at the by-election. However, he did stand this time opposing Hutchison.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1879 Wellington mayoral election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hutchison	646	64.47	+13.19
	Independent	George Allen	356	35.53
Majority			290	28.94	+26.38
Turnout			1,002

Notes

Betts 1970, pp. 262.
"Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5824. 28 November 1879. 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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[FOOTNOTEBetts1970262-1] Betts 1970, pp. 262.

[2] "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5824. 28 November 1879. p. 3.