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1896 Wellington City mayoral election

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1896 Wellington mayoral election

← 1895 26 November 1899 1897 →
Turnout2,091
 
Candidate Francis Bell George Fisher
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,239 852
Percentage 59.25 40.74

Mayor before election

George Fisher

Elected mayor

Francis Bell

The 1896 Wellington 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

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In 1896 incumbent mayor George Fisher was defeated by former mayor Francis Bell. Bell had served as mayor from 1891 to 1893.

Mayoralty results

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The following table gives the election results:

1896 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Francis Bell 1,239 59.25
Independent George Fisher 852 40.74 −16.70
Majority 387 18.50
Turnout 2,091

Notes

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  1. ^ "The Mayoralty Elections". Evening Post. Vol. LII, no. 159. 26 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

References

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