1968 Invercargill mayoral election

1968 Invercargill mayoral election

12 October 1968

Candidate Neil Watson C. V. Barham Party Independent Independent Popular vote 6,935 2,482 Percentage 73.64 26.35

Mayor before election Neil Watson Elected mayor Neil Watson

The 1968 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Incumbent mayor Neil Watson was re-elected with an increased majority, defeating former councillor C. V. Barham.

Results

The following table gives the election results:[1]

1968 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Neil Watson	6,935	73.64	+12.12
	Independent	C. V. Barham	2,482	26.35
Majority			4,453	47.29	+24.24
Turnout			9,417

References

1. "Local Body Election Results" (PDF). The Southland Times. 14 October 1968.