1974 Invercargill mayoral election

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1974 Invercargill mayoral election
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  1971 12 October 19741977 
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Candidate F. Russell Miller C. V. Barham
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote9,2822,394
Percentage79.4920.50

Mayor before election

F. Russell Miller

Elected Mayor

F. Russell Miller

The 1974 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. After just barely failing to rejoin the council at the 1971 election, [1] former councillor C. V. Barham once again contested the mayoralty. Incumbent mayor F. Russell Miller easily defeated him, albeit with a reduced majority.

Results

The following table gives the election results: [2]

1974 Invercargill mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. Russell Miller 9,282 79.49 -2.61
Independent C. V. Barham2,39420.50
Majority6,88858.99-5.22
Turnout 11,676

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References

  1. "Local Body Election Results" (PDF). The Southland Times. 11 October 1971.
  2. "Local Election Results" (PDF). The Southland Times. 14 October 1974.