1971 Invercargill mayoral election

1971 Invercargill mayoral election

9 October 1971

Candidate F. Russell Miller F. W. Harvey Party Independent Independent Popular vote 8,279 1,805 Percentage 82.10 17.89

Mayor before election Neil Watson Elected mayor F. Russell Miller

The 1971 Invercargill 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. Deputy mayor F. Russell Miller was elected mayor, defeating fellow councillor F. W. Harvey. Harvey was also unsuccessful in retaining his council position.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1971 Invercargill mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Russell Miller	8,279	82.10
	Independent	F. W. Harvey	1,805	17.89
Majority			6,474	64.21
Turnout			10,084