1883 Wellington City mayoral 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 | 1,287 (56.59%) |
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| | | 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. 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
- ^ 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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Mayors of Wellington
Mayors | elected by councillors | - George Hunter
- William Guyton
- Joe Dransfield
- Charles Borlase
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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