List of by-elections to the Wellington City Council
1901-86
Between 1901 and 1986 municipal elections in Wellington were conducted at large. The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Wellington City Council at large: Key

List of by-elections to the Wellington City Council

Section Title: 1901-86
Table Section Text: Between 1901 and 1986 municipal elections in Wellington were conducted at large. The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Wellington City Council at large: Key

Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

1904	David Nathan	Resignation	Folk Cohen

1905	George Wiltshire	Death	John Luke

1906	Arthur Gibbs	Resignation	John Smith

1910	James Devine	Death	William Barber

Thomas Ballinger	Resignation	William Thompson

1912	David McLaren	Elected as Mayor	Edward Tregear

1920	George Frost	Death	William Gaudin

1922	Sydney Underwood	Death	Alexander Parton

1926	Alec Monteith	Resignation	John Glover

1927	John Caughley	Resignation	Charlton Morpeth

1933	Frank Meadowcroft	Death	Peter Fraser

1936	William Bennett	Death	John Read

1949	Frederick Furkert	Death	Berkeley Dallard

1955	Stewart Hardy	Appointed as Magistrate	Allan Highet

1960	Mervyn Castle	Death	Robert Archibald

1969	William Scollay	Resignation	Les Chapman

John Turk	Hollis Reed

Sentence(s)

Following the death of Wellington City Councillor William Bennett, John Read won the by-election.
Following the death of William Bennett, Read won the by-election.

final_sentence: Following the death of Wellington City Councillor William Bennett, John Read won the by-election.
final_sentence: Following the death of William Bennett, Read won the by-election.