1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election

1942 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand August 2019 August 2019 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election New Zealand Presidential no 1941 Invercargill mayoral election 1941 1944 Invercargill mayoral election 1944 22 June 1942 4,785 150x150px Abraham Wachner Independent politician 2,933 61.29 J. Pickard Independent politician 1,852 38.70 Mayor Abraham Wachner (acting) Abraham Wachner 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.http://icc.govt.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Past-Mayors-updated-March-20161.pdf Information on past Mayors of Invercargill City Invercargill City Council Background Abraham Wachner was elected to council in 1938 and became deputy mayor in 1941. Results The following table gives the election results: 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19420623.2.29 Otago Daily Times MAYOR OF INVERCARGILL 23 June 1942 Independent politician Abraham Wachner 2,933 61.29 Independent politician J. Pickard 1,852 38.70 1,081 22.59 4,785 References Category:1942 elections in New Zealand Category:Mayoral elections in Invercargill