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1907 Invercargill mayoral election

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1907 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

1907 Invercargill mayoral election

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25 April 1907

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Turnout

1,580


Candidate	William Benjamin Scandrett	John Stead
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	1,044	520
Percentage	66.07	32.91

Mayor before election

William Benjamin Scandrett

Elected mayor

William Benjamin Scandrett

The 1907 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1907 as part of that year's local elections.

Incumbent mayor William Benjamin Scandrett was re-elected to a fourth consecutive term, defeating former mayor John Stead.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1907 Invercargill mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Benjamin Scandrett	1,044	66.07
	Independent	John Stead	520	32.91
Informal votes			16	1.01
Majority			524	33.16
Turnout			1,580

References

"MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 25 April 1907.

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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

† Elected unopposed
‡ By-election