1905 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1905 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1905 as part of that year's local elections.

1905 Invercargill mayoral election

26 April 1905
Turnout	1,403
Candidate William Benjamin Scandrett Robert Barbour McKay Party Independent Independent Popular vote 1,095 308 Percentage 78.04 21.95
Mayor before election William Benjamin Scandrett Elected Mayor William Benjamin Scandrett

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1905 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Benjamin Scandrett	1,095	78.04
	Independent	Robert Barbour McKay	308	21.95
Majority			787	56.09
Turnout			1,403