1899 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election March 2017 March 2017 1899 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1898 Wellington mayoral election 1898 1901 Wellington mayoral election 1901 29 November 1899 6,947 (39.40%) 125x150px John Aitken Independent politician 3,566 51.33 125x150px Kennedy Macdonald Independent politician 2,107 30.32 Mayor John Rutherfurd Blair John Aitken The 1899 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background In 1899 incumbent Mayor John Rutherfurd Blair retired leading to local businessman John Aitken being elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating challenges from both Kennedy Macdonald (a former councillor) and James Joseph Devine. Mayoralty results The following table gives the election results: 1899 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18991130.2.13 Feilding Star 2 Mayoral Elections 30 November 1899 4 March 2017 XXI 129 Independent politician John Aitken 3,566 51.33 Independent politician Kennedy Macdonald 2,107 30.32 Independent politician James Joseph Devine 1,274 18.33 1,459 21.00 6,947 39.40 Notes References Betts George George Betts (political scientist) Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics 1970 A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. Wellington 0 589 00469 7 autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1899 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1890s in Wellington Category:November 1899 in Oceania