1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election
# 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election

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.

## Background

Abraham Wachner was elected to council in 1938 and became deputy mayor in 1941.

## Results

The following table gives the election results:

1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Abraham Wachner | 2,933 | 61.29 |
| | Independent | J. Pickard | 1,852 | 38.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 22.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,785 | |
