1876 Wellington City mayoral election

1876 Wellington City mayoral election

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Candidate William Hutchison Party Independent Popular vote elected unopposed

Mayor before election William Hutchison Elected mayor William Hutchison

The 1876 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. William Hutchison, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging.^[1]

In his term as Mayor of Wellington, Hutchinson was mostly occupied with the issue of whether the Wellington Waterfront should be controlled by the city council directly or by a separate entity.^[2] It would later result in the creation of the Wellington Harbour Board. It was the first of four instances between 1876 and 1898 where the mayoralty was uncontested.^[3] This was the first election where women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for office (though none stood).^[4]

• Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0-589-00469-7.

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