1884 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 | 1,053 (44.15%) |
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| | | Candidate | George Fisher | James Petherick | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 576 | 405 | Percentage | 38.46 | 38.46 | |
Mayor before election George Fisher | Elected mayor George Fisher | |
The 1884 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 fourth term and was successful, seeing off challenges from councillor James Petherick Jr. and former mayor George Allen. There was a large number of protest votes cast against Fisher with many voters thinking he had been mayor for long enough as well as taking exception to him reneging on a pledge at the previous election that he would not stand again. As such, while Fisher was re-elected, his large majorities from previous elections was cut dramatically.[2]
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
1884 Wellington mayoral election[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | George Fisher | 576 | 54.70 | −17.09 |
| Independent | James Petherick | 405 | 38.46 | |
| Independent | George Allen | 72 | 6.84 | |
Majority | 171 | 16.23 | −27.35 |
Turnout | 1,053 | 44.15 | −12.44 |
Notes
- ^ "The Wellington Mayoralty". Wairarapa Standard. Vol. XVII, no. 1642. 1 December 1884. p. 2.
- ^ "The Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLIII, no. 7342. 5 December 1884. p. 6.
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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