1876 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1876 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 21 July 1876.

John Cuthbertson was elected mayor.

Results

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

1876 Invercargill mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Cuthbertson	266	59.24
	Independent	Richard Matthews	108	24.05
	Independent	Robert Cleave	75	16.70
Majority			158	35.19
Turnout			449

References

^ "THE MAYORAL ELECTION". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 22 July 1876.

Mayors of Invercargill

Mayors

Elections

Annual term	1871 1872† 1873† 1874 1875† 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881† 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 (June)‡ 1887 (November) 1888† 1889 1890 1891† 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1901 1902† 1903 1904† 1905 1906† 1907 1908 1909 1910† 1911† 1912 1913 1914
Biennial term	1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925† 1927 1929 1931 1933
Triennial term	1935† 1938 (May) 1938 (October)‡ 1941† 1942‡ 1944 1947 1950† 1953 1956† 1959† 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977† 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1993‡ 1995 1998 2001† 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022

† Elected unopposed
‡ By-election