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| Turnout | 521 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 1 December 1898 as part of that year's local elections.
Incumbent mayor Hugh Mair was defeated by councillor John Stead.
The following table gives the election results:[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John Stead | 415 | 79.65 | ||
| Independent | Hugh Mair | 106 | 20.34 | ||
| Majority | 309 | 59.31 | |||
| Turnout | 521 | ||||
