| Election Name: | 1898 Wellington by-election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Year: | 1898 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1896 New Zealand general election |
| Previous Year: | 1896 general |
| Next Election: | 1899 New Zealand general election |
| Next Year: | 1899 general |
| Election Date: | 9 March 1898 |
| Turnout: | 77.26% |
| Candidate1: | John Duthie |
| Party1: | Conservative (New Zealand) |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,283 |
| Percentage1: | 53.80 |
| Candidate2: | Richard Kirk |
| Party2: | New Zealand Liberal Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,254 |
| Percentage2: | 46.20 |
| Member | |
| Before Election: | Robert Stout |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | John Duthie |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
The City of Wellington by-election 1898 was held on 9 March 1898 to decide the next member of parliament for the electorate. The contest was caused by resignation of Robert Stout and was won by former mayor of Wellington John Duthie.
1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 5,858) and highest losing poll (Atkinson: 5,830)
2 Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,618))
1899 City of Wellington by-election