1933 Invercargill mayoral election

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1933 Invercargill mayoral election
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  1931 3 May 19331935 
Turnout8,592
  John Miller (mayor).jpeg John D. Campbell.jpeg
Candidate John Miller John D. Campbell
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote5,4133,179
Percentage6337

Mayor before election

John Miller

Elected mayor

John Miller

The 1933 Invercargill 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. This was the final mayoral election for a biennial term, future terms would be triennial.

Incumbent mayor John Miller defeated former mayor John D. Campbell again for his second consecutive term, the third in total.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1933 Invercargill mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Miller 5,413 63 +12.68
Independent John D. Campbell 3,17937−12.68
Majority 2,23426+25.35
Turnout 8,592

References

  1. "MAYORAL CONTESTS". Poverty Bay Herald . 4 May 1933.