1899 Wellington City mayoral election explained

Election Name:1899 Wellington City mayoral election
Country:New Zealand
Flag Image:Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1898 Wellington City mayoral election
Previous Year:1898
Next Election:1901 Wellington City mayoral election
Next Year:1901
Election Date:29 November 1899
Turnout:6,947 (39.40%)
Candidate1:John Aitken
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:3,566
Percentage1:51.33
Candidate2:Kennedy Macdonald
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:2,107
Percentage2:30.32
Mayor
Before Election:John Rutherfurd Blair
After Election:John Aitken

The 1899 Wellington City mayoral election 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.

Background

In 1899 incumbent Mayor John Rutherfurd 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.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

References