1962 Invercargill mayoral election
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The 1962 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. Three-term deputy mayor Neil Watson was elected mayor, defeating former Legislative Council member and parliamentary candidate Thomas Francis Doyle.
Results
[edit]The following table gives the election results:[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Neil Watson | 5,907 | 55.63 | ||
Independent | Thomas Francis Doyle | 4,710 | 44.36 | ||
Majority | 1,197 | 11.27 | |||
Turnout | 10,617 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Voting Trend Causes And the Figures" (PDF). 14 October 1962.