1890 Wellington City mayoral election

1890 Wellington mayoral election
Turnout	1,566
Mayor before election; Charles Johnston ;	Elected mayor; Arthur Brown ;

Last updated January 23, 2025

The 1890 Wellington 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 incumbent mayor Charles Johnston declined to stand for a second term.^[1] Johnston's declination left the field open and two councillors Arthur Winton Brown (also a former mayor) and Charles Frederick Worth were nominated for the mayoralty.^[2] It was the first mayoral election since 1887 that had been contested.^[3]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1890 Wellington mayoral election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Arthur Winton Brown	927	59.19
	Independent	Charles Worth	639	40.81
Majority			288	18.39
Turnout			1,566

Notes

↑ "Our Retiring Mayor". The Evening Post . Vol. XL, no. 141. 12 December 1890. p. 3.
↑ "Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times . Vol. LI, no. 9154. 27 November 1890. p. 1 (Supplement).
↑ Betts 1970, pp. 37.
↑ "Wellington City Council - Annual Election of Mayor". The Evening Post . Vol. XL, no. 129. 28 November 1890. p. 3.

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References

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

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[1] "Our Retiring Mayor". The Evening Post . Vol. XL, no. 141. 12 December 1890. p. 3.

[2] "Mayoral Elections". The New Zealand Times . Vol. LI, no. 9154. 27 November 1890. p. 1 (Supplement).

[FOOTNOTEBetts197037-3] Betts 1970, pp. 37.

[4] "Wellington City Council - Annual Election of Mayor". The Evening Post . Vol. XL, no. 129. 28 November 1890. p. 3.

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