1879 Wellington mayoral by-election

New Zealand local election August 2023 August 2023 1879 Wellington mayoral by-election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential 1878 Wellington mayoral election 1878 1879 Wellington mayoral election 1879 27 May 1879 1,363 125x150px William Hutchison Independent politician 699 51.28 100px George Hunter Independent politician 664 48.72 Mayor George Allen (acting) William Hutchison The 1879 Wellington mayoral by-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 Mayor Joe Dransfield resigned in May 1879 owing to bankruptcy.Yska 2006 65 A special meeting of the city council was called on the requisition of three councillors for the purpose of electing a councillor to fulfil the duties of mayor pending the election of a new mayor by the public. Council members elected councillor George Allen to do so.Betts 1970 262 Councillor George Hunter stood against former mayor William Hutchison who was narrowly defeated by Dransfield in 1878. Election results The following table gives the election results: 1879 Wellington mayoral by-electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18790528.2.31.4 Wellington City Council - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 28 May 1879 XVII 521 2 Independent politician William Hutchison 699 51.28 +1.35 Independent politician George Hunter 664 48.72 35 2.56 1,363 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 Yska Redmer Wellington: Biography of a City 2006 Reed Books Auckland 9780790011172 autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1879 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1870s in Wellington Category:May 1879 in Oceania