1879 Invercargill mayoral election

1879 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1879 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 21 July 1879.

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1879 Invercargill mayoral election
 1878 21 July 1879 1880 
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Candidate George Goodwillie James Walker Bain
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 314 309
Percentage 50.40 49.60

Mayor before election

George Lumsden

Elected mayor

George Goodwillie

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Councillor George Goodwillie defeated James Walker Bain.

Results

The following table gives the election results:[1]

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1879 Invercargill mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Goodwillie 314 50.40
Independent James Walker Bain 309 49.60
Majority 5 0.80
Turnout 623
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