1913 Invercargill mayoral election

1913 Invercargill mayoral election
Turnout	3,696
Mayor before election; William Benjamin Scandrett;	Elected mayor ; Duncan McFarlane;

The 1913 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 30 April 1913 as part of that year's local elections.

Former mayor Duncan McFarlane was elected again. His opponent, Andrew Bain, improved on his performance from the previous election but was still unsuccessful.

Results

The following table gives the election results:^[1]

1913 Invercargill mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Duncan McFarlane	1,851	50.08
	Independent	Andrew Bain	1,795	48.56	+10.71
Informal votes			50	1.35	+0.85
Majority			56	1.52
Turnout			3,696

References

^ "ANNUAL ELECTION OF MAYOR". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 2 May 1913.

[1] "ANNUAL ELECTION OF MAYOR". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 2 May 1913.

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