1878 Invercargill mayoral election

The mayoral election took place in Invercargill, New Zealand, on 22 July 1878.

1878 Invercargill mayoral election

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Turnout	514
Candidate George Lumsden Joseph Hatch Party Independent Independent Popular vote 277 237 Percentage 53.89 46.10
Mayor before election Joseph Hatch Elected mayor George Lumsden

The incumbent mayor Joseph Hatch was defeated by the former mayor George Lumsden.

Results

The following table gives the election results:^[1]

1878 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Lumsden	277	53.89
	Independent	Joseph Hatch	237	46.10	−12.55
Majority			40	7.79
Turnout			514