1910 Wellington City mayoral election explained

Election Name:1910 Wellington City mayoral election
Country:New Zealand
Flag Image:Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1909 Wellington City mayoral election
Previous Year:1909
Next Election:1911 Wellington City mayoral election
Next Year:1911
Election Date:28 April 1910
Turnout:11,515 (35.87%)
Candidate1:Thomas Wilford
Party1:Wellington Citizens League
Popular Vote1:6,248
Percentage1:54.26
Candidate2:Charles John Crawford
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:5,267
Percentage2:45.74
Mayor
Before Election:Alfred Newman
After Election:Thomas Wilford

The 1910 Wellington City mayoral election was held to determine the next Mayor of Wellington. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

The incumbent Mayor, Alfred Newman did not stand for re-election. At this time Wellington held their council elections biennially and the Mayoralty was annually. Thomas Wilford was elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, after four unsuccessful attempts prior, beating his sole opponent Charles John Crawford.

The 1910 local elections were the first in which residents as well as ratepayers were eligible to vote.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

References