1871 Invercargill mayoral election

1871 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

1871 Invercargill mayoral election |  | 26 August 1871 | 1872 →

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Turnout| 331
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Candidate  | William Wood | John Walker Mitchell
Party  | Independent | Independent
Popular vote  | 191  | 140
Percentage  | 57.70  | 42.30

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|  | Elected mayor

William Wood

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The 1871 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 August 1871. It was the first mayoral election of the Invercargill municipality.

Former Superintendent of the Southland Province William Wood defeated John Walker Mitchell, becoming the first Mayor of Invercargill.

## Results

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The following table gives the election results:[1]

1871 Invercargill mayoral election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | William Wood | 191  | 57.70  |
| Independent | John Walker Mitchell  | 140  | 42.30  |
Majority | 51  | 15.4  |
Turnout | 331  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Invercargill, August 26th". Otago Witness. Papers Past. 2 September 1871.

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Mayors of Invercargill

Mayors|

* William Wood
* George Lumsden
* Thomas Pratt
* John Walker Mitchell
* John Cuthbertson
* Joseph Hatch
* George Lumsden (2nd)
* George Goodwillie
* Nicholas Johnson
* Henry Jaggers
* John Kingsland
* William Sherriffs Moir
* George Froggatt
* John Lyon McDonald
* David Roche
* Edwin Alfred Tapper
* Thomas Fleming
* John Walker Mitchell (2nd)
* William Horatio Hall
* James Walker Bain
* Duncan McFarlane
* Andrew Raeside
* William Benjamin Scandrett
* John Sinclair
* Josiah Hanan
* Hugh Mair
* John Stead
* James Smith Goldie
* Charles Stephen Longuet
* George Froggatt (2nd)
* William Benjamin Scandrett (2nd)
* Charles Stephen Longuet (2nd)
* William Ott
* William Benjamin Scandrett (3rd)
* Duncan McFarlane (2nd)
* John Stead (2nd)
* John Lillicrap
* Andrew Bain
* John Miller
* John Campbell
* John Miller (2nd)
* Ralph Hanan
* John Robert Martin
* Abraham Wachner
* William Aitchison
* Brian Hewat
* Adam Adamson
* Neil Watson
* F. Russell Miller
* Eve Poole
* Tim Shadbolt
* David Harrington
* Tim Shadbolt (2nd)
* Nobby Clark

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