1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election

1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election
Turnout	4,785
Mayor before election; Abraham Wachner (acting);	Elected mayor ; Abraham Wachner;

The 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 22 June 1942 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill after the resignation of John Robert Martin due to illness on 26 May.^[1]

Background

Abraham Wachner was elected to council in 1938 and became deputy mayor in 1941.^[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Abraham Wachner	2,933	61.29
	Independent	J. Pickard	1,852	38.70
Majority			1,081	22.59
Turnout			4,785

References

^ ^a ^b "Information on past Mayors of Invercargill City" (PDF). Invercargill City Council.
^ "MAYOR OF INVERCARGILL". Otago Daily Times. 23 June 1942.

[Past_Mayors-1] "Information on past Mayors of Invercargill City" (PDF). Invercargill City Council.

[2] "MAYOR OF INVERCARGILL". Otago Daily Times. 23 June 1942.

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