Election Name: | 1892 Wellington City mayoral election |
Country: | New Zealand |
Flag Image: | Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1891 Wellington City mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1891 |
Next Election: | 1893 Wellington City mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1893 |
Election Date: | 1 December 1892 |
Turnout: | 1,982 (65.06%) |
Candidate1: | Francis Bell |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 1,405 |
Percentage1: | 70.88 |
Candidate2: | George Fisher |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote2: | 572 |
Percentage2: | 28.87 |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Francis Bell |
After Election: | Francis Bell |
The 1892 Wellington City 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 for the following year.
The incumbent mayor Francis Bell initially did not intend to stand for a second term. Former mayor John Duthie intended to run in his place, but after commencing his campaign he withdrew owing to illness in his family. After Duthie retired from the contest Bell agreed to run for re-election.[1] The election took place during a period when political partisanship was increasing in local politics. At the beginning of the year Bell had contested a by-election in the City of Wellington electorate for the conservative opposition but was defeated.[2] By contrast Bell's opponent was former mayor George Fisher who was an MP who supported the Liberal Party government.[1]
The following table gives the election results: