1893 Invercargill mayoral election

1893 Invercargill mayoral election

29 November 1893
Turnout	571
Candidate Andrew Raeside Aaron Blacke Duncan McFarlane Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 225 180 126 Percentage 39.40 31.52 22.06
Mayor before election Duncan McFarlane Elected mayor Andrew Raeside

The 1893 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 29 November 1893 as part of that year's local elections.

Incumbent mayor Duncan McFarlane was defeated, coming third behind Andrew Raeside and former unofficial mayor Aaron Blacke.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1893 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Raeside	225	39.40
	Independent	Aaron Blacke	180	31.52
	Independent	Duncan McFarlane	126	22.06	−34.47
	Independent	Storie	40	7.00
Majority			45	7.88
Turnout			571