1896 Wellington City mayoral election

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1896 Wellington mayoral election
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  1895 26 November 1899 1897  
Turnout2,091
  Francis Bell 1914.jpg George Fisher, ca 1890s.jpg
Candidate Francis Bell George Fisher
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote1,239852
Percentage59.2540.74

Mayor before election

George Fisher

Elected mayor

Francis Bell

The 1896 Wellington 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 1896 incumbent mayor George Fisher was defeated by former mayor Francis Bell. Bell had served as mayor from 1891 to 1893.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1896 Wellington mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Francis Bell 1,239 59.25
Independent George Fisher 85240.74−16.70
Majority38718.50
Turnout 2,091

Notes

  1. "The Mayoralty Elections". Evening Post. Vol. LII, no. 159. 26 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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