1882 Wellington City mayoral election

1882 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	1,006 (40.23%)
Mayor before election; George Fisher;	Elected Mayor ; George Fisher;

The 1882 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[edit]

Incumbent mayor George Fisher sought re-election for a second term and was successful, seeing off a challenge from former city councillor Andrew Young in his third attempt at winning the mayoralty.^[1]

Election results[edit]

The following table gives the election results:

1882 Wellington mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Fisher	812	80.71	+44.13
	Independent	Andrew Young	194	19.29	-12.78
Majority			618	61.43	+56.92
Turnout			1,006	40.23

Notes[edit]

^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
^ "Borough of Wellington - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XXIV, no. 112. 30 November 1882. p. 3.

References[edit]

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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[FOOTNOTEBetts1970262-1] Betts 1970, pp. 262.

[2] "Borough of Wellington - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XXIV, no. 112. 30 November 1882. p. 3.

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