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1886 Invercargill mayoral election

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1886 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

1886 Invercargill mayoral election

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24 November 1886

1887 →

Turnout

548


Candidate	David Roche	John Lyon McDonald
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	309	239
Percentage	56.38	43.61

Mayor before election

John Lyon McDonald

Elected mayor

The 1886 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 24 November 1886.

Incumbent mayor John Lyon McDonald was defeated by David Roche.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1886 Invercargill mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Roche	309	56.38
	Independent	John Lyon McDonald	239	43.61	−22.54
Majority			70	12.77
Turnout			548

References

"ANNUAL ELECTION OF MAYOR". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 25 November 1886.

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Biennial term	1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925† 1927 1929 1931 1933
Triennial term	1935† 1938 (May) 1938 (October)‡ 1941† 1942‡ 1944 1947 1950† 1953 1956† 1959† 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977† 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1993‡ 1995 1998 2001† 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022

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