1890 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election July 2023 July 2023 1890 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1889 Wellington mayoral election 1889 1891 Wellington mayoral election 1891 26 November 1890 1,566 125x150px Arthur Brown Independent politician 927 59.19 125x150px Charles Worth Independent politician 639 40.81 Mayor Charles Johnston Arthur Brown The 1890 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 for the following year. Background The incumbent mayor Charles Johnston declined to stand for a second term.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18901212.2.38 Our Retiring Mayor The Evening Post 12 December 1890 XL 141 3 Johnston's declination left the field open and two councillors Arthur Winton Brown (also a former mayor) and Charles Frederick Worth were nominated for the mayoralty.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18901127.2.40 Mayoral Elections The New Zealand Times 27 November 1890 LI 9154 1 (Supplement) It was the first mayoral election since 1887 that had been contested.Betts 1970 37 Election results The following table gives the election results: 1890 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18901128.2.48.2 Wellington City Council - Annual Election of Mayor The Evening Post 28 November 1890 XL 129 3 Independent politician Arthur Winton Brown 927 59.19 Independent politician Charles Worth 639 40.81 288 18.39 1,566 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:1890 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1890s in Wellington Category:November 1890 in Oceania