1894 Wellington mayoral election

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1894 Wellington City mayoral election
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  1893 28 November 1894 1895  
Turnout1,663
  Charles Manley Luke.jpg Mayor Alfred de Bathe Brandon.jpg
Candidate Charles Luke Alfred Brandon
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote786676
Percentage47.2640.64

Mayor before election

Alfred Brandon

Elected mayor

Charles Luke

The 1894 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Background

In 1894 the incumbent Mayor Alfred Brandon was defeated by Charles Luke, a member of the Wellington Hospital Board.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1894 Wellington mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Luke 786 47.27
Independent Alfred Brandon 67640.65−25.94
Independent Lionel Lewis Harris20112.08
Majority 1106.61
Turnout 1,663

Notes

  1. "Mayoralty Elections - Mr Luke Returned". New Zealand Mail. No. 1188. 7 December 1894. p. 36.

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