1879 Wellington mayoral by-election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Wellington_coat_of_arms_%281878-1951%29_%28shield_only%29.svg/50px-Wellington_coat_of_arms_%281878-1951%29_%28shield_only%29.svg.png)
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Turnout | 1,363 |
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| | | Candidate | William Hutchison | George Hunter | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 699 | 664 | Percentage | 51.28 | 48.72 | |
Mayor before election George Allen (acting) | Elected mayor William Hutchison | |
The 1879 Wellington mayoral by-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
Mayor Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879 owing to bankruptcy. A special meeting of the city council was called on the requisition of three councillors for the purpose of electing a councillor to fulfil the duties of mayor pending the election of a new mayor by the public. Council members elected councillor George Allen to do so. Councillor George Hunter stood against former mayor William Hutchison who was narrowly defeated by Dransfield in 1878.
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
1879 Wellington mayoral by-election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Hutchison | 699 | 51.28 | +1.35 |
| Independent | George Hunter | 664 | 48.72 | |
Majority | 35 | 2.56 | |
Turnout | 1,363 | | |
Notes
- ^ "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XVII, no. 521. 28 May 1879. 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.
- Yska, Redmer (2006). Wellington: Biography of a City. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 9780790011172.
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Mayors of Wellington
Mayors | elected by councillors | - George Hunter
- William Guyton
- Joe Dransfield
- Charles Borlase
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- † Elected unopposed
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