1883 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election October 2022 October 2022 1883 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential 1882 Wellington mayoral election 1882 1884 Wellington mayoral election 1884 28 November 1883 1,287 (56.59%) 125x150px George Fisher Independent politician 924 71.79 125x150px William Hutchison Independent politician 363 28.21 Mayor George Fisher George Fisher The 1883 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 sought re-election for a third term and was successful, seeing off a challenge from former mayor William Hutchison.Betts 1970 262 The election was noted for its account of the intensely personal manner in which the two candidates publicly attacked each other in speeches. Reporters at the time stating "The contest assumed the character of a personal duel, the abuse becoming deplorably bitter towards the last day."https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18831130.2.39 Mayoral Elections - Result of the Polling New Zealand Mail 30 November 1883 617 10 Election results The following table gives the election results: 1883 Wellington mayoral election Independent politician George Fisher 924 71.79 -8.92 Independent politician William Hutchison 363 28.21 561 43.58 -17.85 1,287 56.59 +16.36 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:1883 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1880s in Wellington Category:November 1883 in Oceania