1921 Invercargill mayoral election

{{Short description|1921 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1921 Invercargill mayoral election

| flag_image =

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1919 Invercargill mayoral election

| previous_year = 1919

| next_election = 1923 Invercargill mayoral election

| next_year = 1923

| election_date = 27 April 1921

| turnout = 3,523

| image1 = 100px

| candidate1 = John Lillicrap

| party1 = Independent politician

| popular_vote1 = 2,143

| percentage1 = 60.82

| image2 = 100px

| candidate2 = John Stead

| party2 = Independent politician

| popular_vote2 = 1,380

| percentage2 = 39.17

| title = Mayor

| before_election = John Stead

| before_party =

| after_election = John Lillicrap

| after_party =

}}

The 1921 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 27 April 1921 as part of that year's local elections.

Incumbent mayor John Stead was defeated by councillor John Lillicrap.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

{{Election box begin | title=1921 Invercargill mayoral election{{cite web |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19210428.2.75 |title=MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS |date=28 April 1921 |work=The Evening Star |publisher=Papers Past}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = John Lillicrap

|votes = 2,143

|percentage = 60.82

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = John Stead

|votes = 1,380

|percentage = 39.17

|change = -12.07

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 763

|percentage = 21.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,523

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Mayors of Invercargill}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Invercargill Mayoral Election, 1921}}

Category:1921 elections in New Zealand

Category:Mayoral elections in Invercargill