1896 Wellington mayoral election

1896 Wellington mayoral election

←  1895 26 November 1899 1897  →
Turnout	2,091
Candidate Francis Bell George Fisher Party Independent Independent Popular vote 1,239 852 Percentage 59.25 40.74
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.

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Francis Bell	1,239	59.25
	Independent	George Fisher	852	40.74	−16.70
Majority			387	18.50
Turnout			2,091

Notes

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

References

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