1883 Wellington City mayoral election

1883 Wellington City mayoral election
	28 November 1883
Turnout	1,287 (56.59%)
Mayor before election; George Fisher;	Elected Mayor ; George Fisher;

The 1883 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.

Background

Incumbent mayor George Fisher sought re-election for a third term and was successful, seeing off a challenge from former mayor William Hutchison.[1] The election was noted for its account of the intensely personal manner in which the two candidates publicly attacked each other in speeches. Reporters at the time stating "The contest assumed the character of a personal duel, the abuse becoming deplorably bitter towards the last day."[2]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1883 Wellington mayoral election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Fisher	924	71.79	-8.92
	Independent	William Hutchison	363	28.21
Majority			561	43.58	-17.85
Turnout			1,287	56.59	+16.36

Notes

Betts 1970, pp. 262.
"Mayoral Elections - Result of the Polling". New Zealand Mail. No. 617. 30 November 1883. p. 10.

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.

[Result-2] "Mayoral Elections - Result of the Polling". New Zealand Mail. No. 617. 30 November 1883. p. 10.