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1942 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
The 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 22 June 1942 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill after the resignation of John Robert Martin due to illness on 26 May.
Background
Abraham Wachner was elected to council in 1938 and became deputy mayor in 1941.