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The 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 22 June 1942 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill after the resignation of John Robert Martin due to illness on 26 May. [1]
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The 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 22 June 1942 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill after the resignation of John Robert Martin due to illness on 26 May. [1]
Abraham Wachner was elected to council in 1938 and became deputy mayor in 1941. [1]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Abraham Wachner | 2,933 | 61.29 | ||
| Independent | J. Pickard | 1,852 | 38.70 | ||
| Majority | 1,081 | 22.59 | |||
| Turnout | 4,785 | ||||
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