1886 Wellington City mayoral election

1886 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	1,509
Mayor before election; Arthur Winton Brown;	Elected mayor ; Sam Brown;

The 1886 Wellington City mayoral 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

Incumbent mayor Arthur Winton Brown retired after one term.^[1] In an open race, former mayor Sam Brown defeated former mayor George Fisher.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1886 Wellington mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sam Brown	864	57.25	+24.02
	Independent	George Fisher	645	42.74
Majority			219	14.51
Turnout			1,509

Notes

^ Betts 1970, pp. 262.
^ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLVII, no. 7941. 25 November 1886. p. 3.

References

Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.

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[FOOTNOTEBetts1970262-1] Betts 1970, pp. 262.

[2] "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XLVII, no. 7941. 25 November 1886. p. 3.

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