1879 Wellington mayoral by-election
27 May 1879
Turnout1,363
 
Candidate William Hutchison George Hunter
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 699 664
Percentage 51.28 48.72
Mayor before election

George Allen (acting)

 Elected Mayor

William Hutchison

The 1879 Wellington mayoral by-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

Mayor Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879 owing to bankruptcy.[1] A special meeting of the city council was called on the requisition of three councillors for the purpose of electing a councillor to fulfil the duties of mayor pending the election of a new mayor by the public. Council members elected councillor George Allen to do so.[2] Councillor George Hunter stood against former mayor William Hutchison who was narrowly defeated by Dransfield in 1878.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1879 Wellington mayoral by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Hutchison 699 51.28 +1.35
Independent George Hunter 664 48.72
Majority 35 2.56
Turnout 1,363

Notes

  1. ↑ Yska 2006, p. 65.
  2. ↑ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
  3. ↑ "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XVII, no. 521. 28 May 1879. p. 2.

References

  • Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0-589-00469-7.
  • Yska, Redmer (2006). Wellington: Biography of a City. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 9780790011172.


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