1896 Invercargill mayoral election

1896 Invercargill mayoral election
	25 November 1896
	25 November 1896
Turnout	617
Mayor before election; John Sinclair;	Elected Mayor ; Josiah Hanan;

The 1896 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 November 1896 as part of that years local elections.

Councillor Josiah Hanan defeated fellow councillor John Stead.

Results

The following table gives the election results:[1]

1896 Invercargill mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Josiah Hanan	358	58.02
	Independent	John Stead	259	41.98
Majority			99	16.04
Turnout			617

gollark: Most trips are *not* that long, and I figure for long ones, if there was more automation and efficiency in the process, you could rent a longer-range car temporarily (in some hypothetical world where this is a common thing).

gollark: Well, then you can use... a non-electric car, for now.

gollark: It's not like you need most cars to be able to satisfy every eventuality.

gollark: As I sort of said, I think having a personal car around all the time which is designed for really long trips and incurs a lot of expense that way is kind of wasteful.

gollark: It could be done partly manually for now anyway.

References

"MAYORAL ELECTIONS". North Otago Times. Papers Past. 26 November 1896.

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[1] "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". North Otago Times. Papers Past. 26 November 1896.