1884 Wellington mayoral election

1884 Wellington City mayoral election

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Turnout	1,053 (44.15%)
Candidate George Fisher James Petherick Party Independent Independent Popular vote 576 405 Percentage 38.46 38.46
Mayor before election George Fisher Elected mayor George Fisher

The 1884 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

Incumbent mayor George Fisher sought re-election for a fourth term and was successful, seeing off challenges from councillor James Petherick Jr. and former mayor George Allen. ^[1] There was a large number of protest votes cast against Fisher with many voters thinking he had been mayor for long enough as well as taking exception to him reneging on a pledge at the previous election that he would not stand again. As such, while Fisher was re-elected, his large majorities from previous elections was cut dramatically. ^[2]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1884 Wellington mayoral election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Fisher	576	54.70	−17.09
	Independent	James Petherick	405	38.46
	Independent	George Allen	72	6.84
Majority			171	16.23	−27.35
Turnout			1,053	44.15	−12.44

Notes

1. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
2. "The Wellington Mayoralty". Wairarapa Standard. Vol. XVII, no. 1642. 1 December 1884. p. 2.
3. "The Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times . Vol. XLIII, no. 7342. 5 December 1884. p. 6.

References

• Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN   0-589-00469-7.