The 1879 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.

Background

William Hutchison was elected mid-term over councillor George Hunter after

Joe Dransfield Joseph Dransfield (1827 – 21 September 1906) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, from 1870 to 1872. He was the first mayor of the reconstituted Wellington City since William Guyton was (briefly) mayor of the previous Wellington Borough ...

resigned in May 1879. Councillor George Allen had acted as mayor in the interim, but did not stand at the by-election. However, he did stand this time opposing Hutchison.

Election results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes

References

* Mayoral elections in Wellington 1879 elections in New Zealand Politics of the Wellington Region 1870s in Wellington November 1879 events {{NewZealand-election-stub