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1883 Wellington City mayoral election

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1883 Wellington City mayoral election

← 1882 28 November 1883 1884 →
Turnout1,287 (56.59%)
 
Candidate George Fisher William Hutchison
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 924 363
Percentage 71.79 28.21

Mayor before election

George Fisher

Elected Mayor

George Fisher

The 1883 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

Incumbent mayor George Fisher sought re-election for a third term and was successful, seeing off a challenge from former mayor William Hutchison.[1] The election was noted for its account of the intensely personal manner in which the two candidates publicly attacked each other in speeches. Reporters at the time stating "The contest assumed the character of a personal duel, the abuse becoming deplorably bitter towards the last day."[2]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1883 Wellington mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Fisher 924 71.79 -8.92
Independent William Hutchison 363 28.21
Majority 561 43.58 -17.85
Turnout 1,287 56.59 +16.36

Notes

  1. ^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
  2. ^ a b "Mayoral Elections - Result of the Polling". New Zealand Mail. No. 617. 30 November 1883. p. 10.

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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