1887 Wellington mayoral election

1887 Wellington City mayoral election

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Turnout	1,252
Candidate Sam Brown James Petherick Party Independent Independent Popular vote 794 454 Percentage 63.41 36.26
Mayor before election Sam Brown Elected mayor Sam Brown

The 1887 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 for the following year.

Background

Incumbent mayor Sam Brown stood for a second term and defeated his sole opponent councillor James Petherick. The election was noted for its lack of public interest. Neither of the candidates was present when the result was announced by the returning officer and only a small crowd assembled to hear the result. ^{[1] [2]}

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1887 Wellington mayoral election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sam Brown	794	63.41	+6.16
	Independent	James Petherick	454	36.26
Informal votes			4	0.31
Majority			340	27.15	+12.64
Turnout			1,252

Notes

1. "Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times . Vol. XLIX, no. 8247. 1 December 1887. p. 2.
2. Betts 1970, pp. 37.
3. "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times . Vol. XLIX, no. 8247. 1 December 1887. p. 5.

References

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