1878 Wellington City mayoral election

1878 Wellington mayoral election
Turnout	1,478
Mayor before election; Joe Dransfield ;	Elected Mayor; Joe Dransfield ;

Last updated August 20, 2023

The 1878 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

Joe Dransfield, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election for another year. He was opposed by former mayor William Hutchison, who had withdrawn from the previous year's election (along with another candidate) enabling Dransfield to be elected unopposed. Dransfield was elected once again.^[1] The result was very close with two votes being the majority for Drandfield. There were a number of cases of personation reported on election day.^[2] Supporters of Hutchison also attempted to get the election's legality reviewed in the Supreme Court, disputing the validity on several grounds, one being that five or six people enrolled having no legal right to vote.^[3]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1878 Wellington mayoral election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Joe Dransfield	740	50.07
	Independent	William Hutchison	738	49.93
Majority			2	0.13
Turnout			1,478

Notes

↑ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
↑ "Untitled". Wairarapa Standard. Vol. 8, no. 791. 30 November 1878. p. 2.
↑ "The Wellington Mayoralty". Grey River Argus. No. 3211. 29 November 1878. p. 2.
↑ "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post . Vol. XVI, no. 282. 28 November 1878. p. 3.

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

[2] "Untitled". Wairarapa Standard. Vol. 8, no. 791. 30 November 1878. p. 2.

[3] "The Wellington Mayoralty". Grey River Argus. No. 3211. 29 November 1878. p. 2.

[4] "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post . Vol. XVI, no. 282. 28 November 1878. p. 3.

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