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1879 Wellington mayoral by-election

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Turnout	1,363
Candidate William Hutchison George Hunter Party Independent Independent Popular vote 699 664 Percentage 51.28 48.72
Mayor before election George Allen (acting) Elected mayor William Hutchison

The 1879 Wellington mayoral by-election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington.

Background

Mayor Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879 owing to bankruptcy. A special meeting of the city council was called on the requisition of three councillors for the purpose of electing a councillor to fulfil the duties of mayor pending the election of a new mayor by the public. Council members elected councillor George Allen to do so. Councillor George Hunter stood against former mayor William Hutchison who was narrowly defeated by Dransfield in 1878.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes

1. Yska 2006, p. 65.
2. Betts 1970, pp. 262.
3. "Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XVII, no. 521. 28 May 1879. p. 2.

References

• Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0-589-00469-7.
• Yska, Redmer (2006). Wellington: Biography of a City. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 9780790011172.

v t e Mayors of Wellington
Mayors	elected by councillors George Hunter William Guyton Joe Dransfield Charles Borlase elected at large William Sefton Moorhouse William Hutchison Joe Dransfield George Allen William Hutchison George Fisher Arthur Winton Brown Sam Brown John Duthie Charles Johnston Arthur Winton Brown Francis Bell Alfred Brandon Charles Luke George Fisher Francis Bell John Blair John Aitken Thomas William Hislop Alfred Newman Thomas Wilford David McLaren John Luke Robert Wright Charles Norwood George Troup Thomas Hislop Will Appleton Rob Macalister Frank Kitts Michael Fowler Ian Lawrence Jim Belich Fran Wilde Mark Blumsky Kerry Prendergast Celia Wade-Brown Justin Lester Andy Foster Tory Whanau
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