1876 Invercargill mayoral election

1876 Invercargill mayoral election

21 July 1876
Turnout	449
Candidate John Cuthbertson Richard Matthews Robert Cleave Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 266 108 75 Percentage 59.24 24.05 16.70
Mayor before election John Walker Mitchell Elected mayor John Cuthbertson

The 1876 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 21 July 1876.

John Cuthbertson was elected mayor.

Results

The following table gives the election results:[1]

1876 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Cuthbertson	266	59.24
	Independent	Richard Matthews	108	24.05
	Independent	Robert Cleave	75	16.70
Majority			158	35.19
Turnout			449

References

1. "THE MAYORAL ELECTION". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 22 July 1876.