1885 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election October 2022 October 2022 1885 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential 1884 Wellington mayoral election 1884 1886 Wellington mayoral election 1886 25 November 1885 1,694 125x150px Arthur Brown Independent politician 606 35.77 125x150px Sam Brown Independent politician 563 33.23 125x150px Tommy McKenzie Independent politician 435 25.67 Mayor George Fisher Arthur Winton Brown The 1885 Wellington 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 George Fisher retired after four years.Betts 1970 262 Three city councillors (Arthur Winton Brown, Sam Brown and Thomas Wilmor McKenzie) as well as a former mayor (Joe Dransfield) contested the mayoralty.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18851120.2.95.4 The Mayoral Nominations New Zealand Mail 20 November 1885 716 2 (Supplement) Election results The following table gives the election results: 1885 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18851126.2.30.1 Annual Election of Mayor The New Zealand Times 26 November 1885 XLV 7641 3 Independent politician Arthur Winton Brown 606 35.77 Independent politician Sam Brown 563 33.23 Independent politician Tommy McKenzie 435 25.67 Independent politician Joe Dransfield 90 5.31 43 2.53 1,694 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:1885 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1880s in Wellington Category:November 1885 in Oceania