1880 Wellington mayoral election

The 1880 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington.

1880 Wellington mayoral election

← 1879 24 November 1880 1881 →
Turnout	1,388
Candidate William Hutchison Andrew Young Party Independent Independent Popular vote 561 475 Percentage 40.41 34.22
Mayor before election William Hutchison Elected mayor William Hutchison

Background

Incumbent mayor William Hutchison sought re-election and was returned for another term.^[1] His opponents were city councillors Andrew Young and Dr. Henry William Driver as well as Irish born auctioneer Thomas C. Dwan.^[2]

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

1880 Wellington mayoral election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hutchison	561	40.41	−24.06
	Independent	Andrew Young	475	34.22
	Independent	Henry William Driver	191	13.76
	Independent	Thomas Dwan	161	11.59
Majority			86	6.19	−22.75
Turnout			1,388