Wellington City mayoral election, 1899

Wellington City mayoral election, 1899

← 1898 November 29 1899 1900 →
Turnout	6,947
Candidate John Aitken Kennedy Macdonald Party Independent Independent Popular vote 3,566 2,107 Percentage 51.33 30.32
Mayor before election John Rutherford Blair Elected Mayor John Aitken

John Rutherford Blair

John Aitken

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1899 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

In 1899 incumbent Mayor John Rutherford Blair retired leading to local businessman John Aitken being elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating challenges from both Kennedy Macdonald (a former councillor) and James Joseph Devine.

The following table gives the election results:

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