1893 Wellington City mayoral election

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.

1893 Wellington City mayoral election
29 November 1893
Turnout1,793
 
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

Background

The incumbent mayor Francis Bell did not stand for a third term and retired.[1] 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
  1. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
  2. "Mayoral Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. XLVI, no. 122. 21 November 1893. p. 2.
  3. "The Mayoral Election". New Zealand Mail. No. 1136. 8 December 1893. p. 41.
  4. "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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