1877 Wellington City mayoral election
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| |  |  | | Candidate | Joe Dransfield | George Elliott Barton | | Party | Independent | Independent | | Popular vote | elected unopposed | withdrew | |
Mayor before election
William Hutchison
| Elected Mayor
Joe Dransfield
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The 1877 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
William Hutchison, the incumbent Mayor, initially intended to seek re-election however he later withdrew his candidature. This left a two-way race between former mayor Joe Dransfield and lawyer George Elliott Barton.[1] Barton later retired from election in consequence of being engaged in several legal cases pertaining to the city, meaning that if elected he would have had to appear in court against himself.[2] After Barton's mid-campaign withdrawal Dransfield was then declared elected unopposed and thusly cancelled his remaining campaign meetings.[3] It was the second election in a row where the mayoralty was uncontested.
Notes
- ^ "Wellington". Wanganui Chronicle. Vol. XX, no. 3523. 19 November 1877. p. 2.
- ^ "Wellington". North Otago Times. Vol. 1743, no. XXVI. 20 November 1877. p. 2.
- ^ "City Council - Re-Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XV, no. 272. 20 November 1877. 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.
Mayors of Wellington
| Mayors | | elected by councillors | - George Hunter
- William Guyton
- Joe Dransfield
- Charles Borlase
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