1893 Wellington mayoral election

1893 Wellington City mayoral election

←  1892 29 November 1893 1894  →
Turnout	1,793
Candidate Alfred Brandon Charles Worth Party Independent Independent Popular vote 1,194 595 Percentage 66.59 33.18
Mayor before election Francis Bell Elected mayor Alfred Brandon

The 1893 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 incumbent mayor Francis Bell did not stand for a third term and retired. ^[1] In an open race there were two nominations. Former city councillor Alfred Brandon and sitting councillor Charles Frederick Worth (who had contested the mayoralty twice previously) were nominated. ^[2] It was held a day before the 1893 general election which completely overshadowed the mayoral election. ^[3]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1893 Wellington mayoral election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alfred Brandon	1,194	66.59
	Independent	Charles Worth	595	33.18
Informal votes			4	0.22	−0.03
Majority			599	33.40
Turnout			1,793

Notes

1. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
2. "Mayoral Elections". The Evening Post . Vol. XLVI, no. 122. 21 November 1893. p. 2.
3. "The Mayoral Election". New Zealand Mail. No. 1136. 8 December 1893. p. 41.
4. "Mayoral Elections - Wellington". The Evening Post . Vol. XLVI, no. 130. 30 November 1893. p. 2.

References

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