1895 Invercargill mayoral election

1895 Invercargill mayoral election

27 November 1895
Turnout	559
Candidate John Sinclair John Walker Mitchell Party Independent Independent Popular vote 297 262 Percentage 53.13 46.69
Mayor before election William Benjamin Scandrett Elected mayor John Sinclair

The 1895 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 27 November 1895 as part of that year's local elections.

John Sinclair defeated former mayor John Walker Mitchell.

Results

The following table gives the election results:[1]

1895 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Sinclair	297	53.13
	Independent	John Walker Mitchell	262	46.69
Majority			35	6.44
Turnout			559

References

1. "Mayoral Elections". Hawera and Normanby Star. Papers Past. 29 November 1895.