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Wellington City mayoral election, 1905

Wellington City mayoral election, 1905
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← 1904 April 1905 1906 →
Turnout 9,709
  Thomas William Hislop, 1908.jpg William Henry Peter Barber.jpg
Candidate Thomas William Hislop William Barber
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,060 2,377
Percentage 31.51 24.48

  No image.png John-Pearce Luke (cropped).jpg
Candidate James Joseph Devine John Luke
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,725 1,456
Percentage 17.76 14.99

Mayor before election

John Aitken

Elected Mayor

Thomas William Hislop


John Aitken

Thomas William Hislop

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1905 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor did not seek re-election. He was succeeded by Thomas William Hislop, who was elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating defeating five other candidates. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


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