1891 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election July 2023 July 2023 1891 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1890 Wellington mayoral election 1890 1892 Wellington mayoral election 1892 25 November 1891 1,701 125x150px Francis Bell Independent politician 1,060 62.31 125x150px Charles Worth Independent politician 641 37.69 Mayor Arthur Brown Francis Bell The 1891 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, Arthur Winton Brown, declined to stand for re-election. Before he ruled himself out, councillor Charles Frederick Worth (who had opposed Brown in 1890) had announced his candidacy.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18910928.2.5.2 Wellington Thames Star 28 September 1891 XXIII 6998 2 Brown led a deputation to request that lawyer and candidate at the 1890 in the City of Wellington electorate, Francis Bell, stand for the mayoralty, which he agreed to do.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18910928.2.51 The Mayoralty - Mr. H. D. Bell Consents to Stand The Evening Post 28 September 1891 XLII 77 3 The election took place during a period when political partisanship was increasing.Betts 1970 39 Bell was a land estate owner and had worked for many years for Conservative Party MP Sir John Eldon Gorst.Gardner William James 2b16 Bell, Francis Henry Dillon – Biography 29 September 2012 In contrast, Worth was of a working-class background, had been president of the Working Men's Club in Napier, and had a long association with the Liberal Party.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18910929.2.8 Untitled The Daily Telegraph 29 September 1891 6265 2 Election results The following table gives the election results: 1891 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18911126.2.62.3 Wellington City Council The Evening Post 26 November 1891 XLII 128 3 Independent politician Francis Bell 1,060 62.31 Independent politician Charles Worth 641 37.69 -3.12 419 24.62 1,701 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:1891 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1890s in Wellington Category:November 1891 in Oceania