The 1915 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 28 April 1915 as part of that year's local elections. This was the first election for a biennial term.
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| Turnout | 4,803 (50.78%)[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Incumbent mayor Duncan McFarlane was re-elected with a reduced majority to a third consecutive term.
Results
editThe following table gives the election results:[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Duncan McFarlane | 2,617 | 54.48 | −4.05 | |
| Independent | Arthur Brian Haggitt | 1,894 | 39.43 | ||
| Independent | Robert Barbour McKay | 237 | 4.93 | ||
| Majority | 723 | 15.05 | −2.01 | ||
| Informal votes | 55 | 1.14 | |||
| Turnout | 4,803 | 50.78 | +2.70 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Municipal Elections". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 29 April 1915.
- ^ "MAYORAL ELECTION". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 30 April 1915.