1905 Invercargill mayoral election

1905 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

1905 Invercargill mayoral election

← 1904

26 April 1905

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Turnout

1,403


Candidate	William Benjamin Scandrett	Robert Barbour McKay
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	1,095	308
Percentage	78.04	21.95

Mayor before election

William Benjamin Scandrett

Elected Mayor

William Benjamin Scandrett

The 1905 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1905 as part of that year's local elections.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1905 Invercargill mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Benjamin Scandrett	1,095	78.04
	Independent	Robert Barbour McKay	308	21.95
Majority			787	56.09
Turnout			1,403

References

^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Papers Past. 29 April 1905.

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