1886 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1886 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.

1886 Wellington City mayoral election
24 November 1886
Turnout1,509
 
Candidate Sam Brown George Fisher
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 864 645
Percentage 57.25 42.74
Mayor before election

Arthur Winton Brown

 Elected Mayor

Sam Brown

Background

Incumbent mayor Arthur Winton Brown retired after one term.[1] In an open race, former mayor Sam Brown defeated former mayor George Fisher.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1886 Wellington mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sam Brown 864 57.25 +24.02
Independent George Fisher 645 42.74
Majority 219 14.51
Turnout 1,509

Notes
  1. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
  2. "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLVII, no. 7941. 25 November 1886. 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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