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.
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.
The following table gives the election results: