1894 Wellington City mayoral election
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| Turnout | 1,663 |
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| |  |  | | Candidate | Charles Luke | Alfred Brandon | | Party | Independent | Independent | | Popular vote | 786 | 676 | | Percentage | 47.26 | 40.64 | |
Mayor before election
Alfred Brandon
| Elected Mayor
Charles Luke
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The 1894 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background
In 1894 the incumbent Mayor Alfred Brandon was defeated by Charles Luke, a member of the Wellington Hospital Board.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
1894 Wellington mayoral election[1] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charles Luke | 786 | 47.27 | |
| | Independent | Alfred Brandon | 676 | 40.65 | -25.94 |
| | Independent | Lionel Lewis Harris | 201 | 12.08 | |
| Majority | 110 | 6.61 | |
| Turnout | 1,663 | | |
Notes
- ^ "Mayoralty Elections - Mr Luke Returned". New Zealand Mail. No. 1188. 7 December 1894. p. 36.
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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