1908 Wellington City mayoral election
# 1908 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1908 Wellington City 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.

## Background

In 1908 former Mayor John Aitken launched a fresh campaign to regain the position but was defeated by the incumbent Mayor Thomas William Hislop.

## Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1908 Wellington mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Thomas William Hislop | 9,192 | 62.05 | -3.58 |
| | Independent | John Aitken | 5,549 | 37.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,634 | 24.53 | -6.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,812 | 51.64 | +7.92 |
