1895 Invercargill mayoral election
1895 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
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The 1895 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 27 November 1895 as part of that year's local elections.
27 November 1895
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| Turnout | 559 | |||||||||||||||
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John Sinclair defeated former mayor John Walker Mitchell.
Results
The following table gives the election results:[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John Sinclair | 297 | 53.13 | ||
| Independent | John Walker Mitchell | 262 | 46.69 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 6.44 | |||
| Turnout | 559 | ||||