1865 Dunedin mayoral election

Mayoral election in New Zealand November 2016 November 2016 The Dunedin mayoral election held on 21 July 1865 was the inaugural mayoral election in Dunedin, New Zealand. Five candidates stood for election. William Mason was successful, with James Paterson coming second. The other three candidates received much fewer votes than those two candidates. Edward Cargill acted as returning officer. Polling was undertaken in four wards: South, High, Bell, and Leith.The Election of Mayor http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18650722.2.15 15 May 2016 Otago Daily Times 1119 22 July 1865 4 A secret ballot based on the first-past-the-post voting system was used in Dunedin, in contrast to ChristchurchTo the Electors of the City of Christchurch http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18761208.2.12.1 13 April 2013 The Star 8 December 1876 2713 2 and Wellington, where mayors were chosen by the city councillors amongst themselves until 1875.Municipal Corporations Acts Amendment Act 1875 http://www.enzs.auckland.ac.nz/document?wid=2168 University of Auckland 20 April 2013 21 October 1875 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001305/http://www.enzs.auckland.ac.nz/document?wid=2168 dead Dunedin mayoral election, 1865The Election of Mayor http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18650724.2.11 15 May 2016 Otago Daily Times 1120 24 July 1865 5 Independent politician William Mason 495 46.52 Independent James Paterson 398 37.41 Independent Joseph A. J. Macgregor 88 8.27 Independent William W. Wilson 73 6.86 Independent Robert H. Forman 10 0.94 97 9.12 46 4.14 1,110 29.52 3,760 References Category:1865 elections in New Zealand Category:Mayoral elections in Dunedin Category:Politics of Dunedin Category:1860s in Dunedin