1888 Wellington mayoral election

1888 Wellington City mayoral election

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Candidate John Duthie Kennedy Macdonald Party Independent Independent Popular vote elected unopposed withdrew

Mayor before election Sam Brown Elected mayor John Duthie

The 1888 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

The chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board, John Duthie, was elected mayor unopposed. ^[1] Initially there was another contestant, former city councillor Kennedy Macdonald, who withdrew from the election meaning a poll was not necessary. ^[2] It was the first of two successive elections where the mayoralty was uncontested. ^[3]

Notes

1. "The Mayoralty Election". The Evening Post . Vol. XXXVI, no. 121. 20 November 1888. p. 3.
2. "Municipal Politics". The Evening Post . Vol. XXXVI, no. 104. 30 October 1888. p. 2.
3. Betts 1970, pp. 37.

References

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