1894 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 | 1,663 |
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| | | Candidate | Charles Luke | Alfred Brandon | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 786 | 676 | Percentage | 47.26 | 40.64 | |
Mayor before election Alfred Brandon | Elected mayor Charles Luke | |
The 1894 Wellington City 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 1894 the incumbent Mayor Alfred Brandon was defeated by Charles Luke, a member of the Wellington Hospital Board.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
1894 Wellington mayoral election[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Charles Luke | 786 | 47.27 | |
| Independent | Alfred Brandon | 676 | 40.65 | −25.94 |
| Independent | Lionel Lewis Harris | 201 | 12.08 | |
Majority | 110 | 6.61 | |
Turnout | 1,663 | | |
Notes
- ^ "Mayoralty Elections - Mr Luke Returned". New Zealand Mail. No. 1188. 7 December 1894. p. 36.
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
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