1909 Invercargill mayoral election

1909 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

1909 Invercargill mayoral election | <- 1908 | 29 April 1909 | 1910 ->

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Turnout| 2,087
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Candidate  | Charles Stephen Longuet | William Benjamin Scandrett
Party  | Independent | Independent
Popular vote  | 1,162  | 911
Percentage  | 55.67  | 43.65

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| Mayor before election

William Benjamin Scandrett

| Elected mayor

Charles Stephen Longuet

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The 1909 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 April 1909 as part of that year's local elections.

Former mayor Charles Stephen Longuet was elected again, ending the long second reign of William Benjamin Scandrett.

## Results

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The following table gives the election results:[1]

1909 Invercargill mayoral election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Charles Stephen Longuet | 1,162  | 55.67  |
| Independent | William Benjamin Scandrett | 911  | 43.65  | −11.07
Informal votes  | 14  | 0.67  | +0.10
Majority  | 251  | 12.02  |
Turnout | 2,087  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 29 April 1909.

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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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