Wellington City mayoral election, 1909

Wellington City mayoral election, 1909

← 1908 29 April 1909 1910 →
Turnout	13,411
Candidate Alfred Newman Thomas Wilford Party Independent Independent Popular vote 4,523 4,240 Percentage 33.72 31.61   Candidate Francis Fisher John Rigg Party Independent Ind. Labour League Popular vote 3,208 824 Percentage 23.92 6.14
Mayor before election Thomas William Hislop Elected Mayor Alfred Newman

Thomas William Hislop

Alfred Newman

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1909 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1909, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. Thomas William Hislop, the incumbent Mayor, did not seek re-election. Alfred Newman was elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, beating four other contenders. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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