1912 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
1912 Invercargill mayoral election ← 1911 | 25 April 1912 | 1913 → |
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Turnout | 3,178 (~46%) |
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| | | Candidate | William Benjamin Scandrett | Andrew Bain | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 1,959 | 1,203 | Percentage | 61.64 | 37.85 | |
Mayor before election William Ott | Elected mayor William Benjamin Scandrett | |
The 1912 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1912 as part of that year's local elections.
Two-time former mayor William Benjamin Scandrett was elected once again. His opponent, Andrew Bain, would first become mayor in 1923.
Results
The following table gives the election results:[1]
1912 Invercargill mayoral election Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Benjamin Scandrett | 1,959 | 61.64 | |
| Independent | Andrew Bain | 1,203 | 37.85 | |
Informal votes | 16 | 0.50 | |
Majority | 756 | 23.79 | |
Turnout | 3,178 | | |
References
- ^ "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 25 April 1912.
Mayors of Invercargill
Mayors | - William Wood
- George Lumsden
- Thomas Pratt
- John Walker Mitchell
- John Cuthbertson
- Joseph Hatch
- George Lumsden (2nd)
- George Goodwillie
- Nicholas Johnson
- Henry Jaggers
- John Kingsland
- William Sherriffs Moir
- George Froggatt
- John Lyon McDonald
- David Roche
- Edwin Alfred Tapper
- Thomas Fleming
- John Walker Mitchell (2nd)
- William Horatio Hall
- James Walker Bain
- Duncan McFarlane
- Andrew Raeside
- William Benjamin Scandrett
- John Sinclair
- Josiah Hanan
- Hugh Mair
- John Stead
- James Smith Goldie
- Charles Stephen Longuet
- George Froggatt (2nd)
- William Benjamin Scandrett (2nd)
- Charles Stephen Longuet (2nd)
- William Ott
- William Benjamin Scandrett (3rd)
- Duncan McFarlane (2nd)
- John Stead (2nd)
- John Lillicrap
- Andrew Bain
- John Miller
- John Campbell
- John Miller (2nd)
- Ralph Hanan
- John Robert Martin
- Abraham Wachner
- William Aitchison
- Brian Hewat
- Adam Adamson
- Neil Watson
- F. Russell Miller
- Eve Poole
- Tim Shadbolt
- David Harrington
- Tim Shadbolt (2nd)
- Nobby Clark
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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