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| Turnout | 4,803 (50.78%) [1] | |||||||||||||||
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The 1915 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 28 April 1915 as part of that year's local elections. This was the first election for a biennial term.
Incumbent mayor Duncan McFarlane was re-elected with a reduced majority to a third consecutive term.
The following table gives the election results: [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Duncan McFarlane | 2,617 | 54.48 | -4.05 | |
| Independent | Arthur Brian Haggitt | 1,894 | 39.43 | ||
| Independent | Robert Barbour McKay | 237 | 4.93 | ||
| Majority | 723 | 15.05 | -2.01 | ||
| Informal votes | 55 | 1.14 | |||
| Turnout | 4,803 | 50.78 | +2.70 | ||
The Mayor of Invercargill is the head of the municipal government of Invercargill, New Zealand, and leads the Invercargill City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system every three years. The current mayor is Nobby Clark. Invercargill also has a deputy mayor that is chosen from the council. There have been 44 mayors so far.
The 1912 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1912 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1909 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 April 1909 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1919 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 30 April 1919 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1917 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1917 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1907 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1907 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1876 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 21 July 1876.
The 1908 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 April 1908 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1877 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 21 July 1877.
The 1913 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 30 April 1913 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1883 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 November 1883.
The 1886 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 24 November 1886.
The 1882 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 November 1882.
The 1914 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 April 1914 as part of that year's local elections. This was the final election for an annual term; beginning in 1915, terms would be biennial.
The 1903 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 April 1903 as part of that year's local elections.
The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District in New Zealand's South Island. Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.
The 1923 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1923 as part of that year's local elections.
The 1901 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 24 April 1901 as part of that year's local elections.
Duncan McFarlane was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician. He was a losing candidate in the 1908 Invercargill mayoral election. He served three terms as councillor. He was mayor of Invercargill twice (1913–1917). His son Duncan McFarlane Jr was mayor of Gore.
Francis Russell Miller was a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Invercargill from 1971 to 1983.
