title: 1887 Invercargill mayoral by-election
text: # 1887 Invercargill mayoral by-election
  
  The 1887 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 10 June 1887 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of David Roche. Aaron Blacke had been appointed mayor by the council, but this was not done in strict accordance with the law, and Blacke is not included in official lists of Mayors of Invercargill.
  
  Edwin Alfred Tapper was elected.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table gives the election results:
  
  1887 Invercargill mayoral by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Edwin Alfred Tapper | 337 | 58.20 |
  | | Independent | Aaron Blacke | 242 | 41.79 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 16.41 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 579 | |
  