1882 Wellington mayoral election
New Zealand local election
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The 1882 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.
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29 November 1882
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| Turnout | 1,006 (40.23%) | |||||||||||||||
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Background
Incumbent mayor George Fisher sought re-election for a second term and was successful, seeing off a challenge from former city councillor Andrew Young in his third attempt at winning the mayoralty.[1]
Election results
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | George Fisher | 812 | 80.71 | +44.13 | |
| Independent | Andrew Young | 194 | 19.29 | â12.78 | |
| Majority | 618 | 61.43 | +56.92 | ||
| Turnout | 1,006 | 40.23 | |||
