title: 1915 Invercargill mayoral election
text: # 1915 Invercargill mayoral election
  
  The 1915 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 28 April 1915 as part of that year's local elections. This was the first election for a biennial term.
  
  Incumbent mayor Duncan McFarlane was re-elected with a reduced majority to a third consecutive term.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table gives the election results:
  
  1915 Invercargill mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Duncan McFarlane | 2,617 | 54.48 | -4.05 |
  | | Independent | Arthur Brian Haggitt | 1,894 | 39.43 | |
  | | Independent | Robert Barbour McKay | 237 | 4.93 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 15.05 | -2.01 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 1.14 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,803 | 50.78 | +2.70 |
  