1894 Invercargill mayoral election
{{Short description|1894 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1894 Invercargill mayoral election
| flag_image =
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1893 Invercargill mayoral election
| previous_year = 1893
| next_election = 1895 Invercargill mayoral election
| next_year = 1895
| election_date = 28 November 1894
| turnout = 608
| image1 = 100px
| candidate1 = William Benjamin Scandrett
| party1 = Independent politician
| popular_vote1 = 447
| percentage1 = 73.52
| image2 = 100px
| candidate2 = John Stead
| party2 = Independent politician
| popular_vote2 = 161
| percentage2 = 26.48
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Andrew Raeside
| before_party =
| after_election = William Benjamin Scandrett
| after_party =
}}
The 1894 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 28 November 1894 as part of that year's local elections.
Results
The following table gives the election results:{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OAM18941129.2.3 |title=Mayoral Elections |date=29 November 1894 |work=The Oamaru Mail |publisher=Papers Past}}
{{Election box begin | title=1894 Invercargill mayoral election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = William Benjamin Scandrett
|votes = 447
|percentage = 73.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = John Stead
|votes = 161
|percentage = 26.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 286
|percentage = 47.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 608
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Mayors of Invercargill}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Invercargill Mayoral Election, 1894}}