title: 1895 Invercargill mayoral election
text: # 1895 Invercargill mayoral election
  
  The 1895 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 27 November 1895 as part of that year's local elections.
  
  John Sinclair defeated former mayor John Walker Mitchell.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table gives the election results:
  
  1895 Invercargill mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | John Sinclair | 297 | 53.13 |
  | | Independent | John Walker Mitchell | 262 | 46.69 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 6.44 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 559 | |
  