The 1908 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
Cartoon of the mayoral race
In 1908 former Mayor John Aitken launched a fresh campaign to regain the position but was defeated by the incumbent Mayor Thomas William Hislop.
Mayoralty results
The following table gives the election results:
1908 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Thomas William Hislop
9,192
62.05
−3.58
Independent
John Aitken
5,549
37.46
Majority
3,634
24.53
−6.74
Turnout
14,812
51.64
+7.92
Notes
^"Mr Hislop Defeats Mr Aitken". Feilding Star. Vol. II, no. 559. 30 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
References
Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.