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.
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.
The following table gives the election results: