1908 Wellington City mayoral election

1908 Wellington City mayoral election

File:Wellington Coat Of Arms (1878-1951).svg
29 April 1908
Turnout	14,812 (51.64%)
File:Thomas William Hislop, 1908.jpg File:John Guthrie Wood Aitken, ca 1902-1908.jpg Candidate Thomas William Hislop John Aitken Party Independent Independent Popular vote 9,192 5,549 Percentage 62.04 37.46
Mayor before election Thomas William Hislop Elected mayor Thomas William Hislop

The 1908 Wellington City 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.

Background

File:Wellington mayoralty 1908.jpg

Cartoon of the mayoral race

In 1908 former Mayor John Aitken launched a fresh campaign to regain the position but was defeated by the incumbent Mayor Thomas William Hislop.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1908 Wellington mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas William Hislop	9,192	62.05	−3.58
	Independent	John Aitken	5,549	37.46
Majority			3,634	24.53	−6.74
Turnout			14,812	51.64	+7.92

References

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