1874 Wellington City mayoral election

1874 Wellington mayoral election

← 1842 17 December 1874 1875 →
Turnout1,516
 
Candidate William Sefton Moorhouse Joe Dransfield
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,009 507
Percentage 66.55 33.46

Mayor before election

Charles Borlase

Elected mayor

William Sefton Moorhouse

The 1874 Wellington City mayoral election was the first election for the Mayor of Wellington to be conducted by public vote. The election was won by William Sefton Moorhouse, who defeated former mayor Joseph Dransfield.