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The 1885 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.
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The 1885 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.
Incumbent mayor George Fisher retired after four years. [1] Three city councillors (Arthur Winton Brown, Sam Brown and Thomas Wilmor McKenzie) as well as a former mayor (Joe Dransfield) contested the mayoralty. [2]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Arthur Winton Brown | 606 | 35.77 | ||
| Independent | Sam Brown | 563 | 33.23 | ||
| Independent | Tommy McKenzie | 435 | 25.67 | ||
| Independent | Joe Dransfield | 90 | 5.31 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 2.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,694 | ||||
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The 1881 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.
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