1974 Invercargill mayoral election

1974 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand

1974 Invercargill mayoral election

← 1971 12 October 1974 1977 →
 
Candidate F. Russell Miller C. V. Barham
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 9,282 2,394
Percentage 79.49 20.50

Mayor before election

F. Russell Miller

Elected Mayor

F. Russell Miller

The 1974 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. After just barely failing to rejoin the council at the 1971 election,[1] former councillor C. V. Barham once again contested the mayoralty. Incumbent mayor F. Russell Miller easily defeated him, albeit with a reduced majority.

Results

The following table gives the election results:[2]

1974 Invercargill mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F. Russell Miller 9,282 79.49 -2.61
Independent C. V. Barham 2,394 20.50
Majority 6,888 58.99 -5.22
Turnout 11,676

References

  1. ^ "Local Body Election Results" (PDF). The Southland Times. 11 October 1971.
  2. ^ "Local Election Results" (PDF). The Southland Times. 14 October 1974.
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