1895 Wellington mayoral election
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| Turnout | 2,176 |
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| |  |  | | Candidate | George Fisher | Charles Luke | | Party | Independent | Independent | | Popular vote | 1,250 | 926 | | Percentage | 57.44 | 42.56 | |
Mayor before election
Charles Luke
| Elected Mayor
George Fisher
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The 1895 Wellington 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 1895 incumbent Mayor Charles Luke was defeated by MP and former Mayor George Fisher.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
1895 Wellington mayoral election[1] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Fisher | 1,250 | 57.44 | |
| | Independent | Charles Luke | 926 | 42.56 | -4.71 |
| Majority | 324 | 14.88 | |
| Turnout | 2,176 | | |
Notes
- ^ "Mayoralty Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. L, no. L. 28 November 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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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