1886 Wellington City mayoral election

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1886 Wellington City mayoral election
Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg
  1885 24 November 1886 1887  
Turnout1,509
  Samuel Brown.jpg George Fisher, between 1884 and 1890.jpg
Candidate Sam Brown George Fisher
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote864645
Percentage57.2542.74

Mayor before election

Arthur Winton Brown

Elected Mayor

Sam Brown

The 1886 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.

Contents

Background

Incumbent mayor Arthur Winton Brown retired after one term. [1] In an open race, former mayor Sam Brown defeated former mayor George Fisher.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1886 Wellington mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sam Brown 864 57.25 +24.02
Independent George Fisher 64542.74
Majority21914.51
Turnout 1,509

Notes

  1. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
  2. "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times . Vol. XLVII, no. 7941. 25 November 1886. p. 3.

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