# Electoral history of Francis Bell

This is a summary of the electoral history of Francis Bell, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1925), Mayor of Wellington (1891–93; 1896–97), Member of Parliament for Wellington (1893–96).

## Parliamentary elections
### 1890 election

1890 New Zealand general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Fisher | 2,828 | 53.64 |
| | Conservative | John Duthie | 2,779 | 52.71 |
| | Liberal | Kennedy Macdonald | 2,482 | 47.08 |
| | Conservative | Francis Bell | 2,299 | 43.61 |
| | Liberal | Edwin George Jellicoe | 1,921 | 35.98 |
| | Liberal | Francis Fraser | 1,755 | 33.29 |
| | Liberal | William McLean | 1,060 | 20.11 |
| | Liberal | Robert Winter | 716 | 13.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 3.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,816 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,272 | 60.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,786 | |

### 1892 by-election

1892 City of Wellington by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William McLean | 3,388 | 51.08 | +30.97 |
| | Conservative | Francis Bell | 3,245 | 48.92 | +5.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 2.16 | −1.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,633 | 75.50 | +15.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,786 | | |

### 1893 election

1893 New Zealand general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Stout | 6,218 | 46.73 |
| | Conservative | Francis Bell | 5,773 | 43.39 |
| | Conservative | John Duthie | 4,840 | 36.37 |
| | Liberal | Kennedy Macdonald | 3,863 | 29.03 |
| | Liberal | Francis Fraser | 3,729 | 28.02 |
| | Independent | Harry Vogel | 3,606 | 27.10 |
| | Liberal | William McLean | 3,438 | 25.84 |
| | Liberal | George Fisher | 2,385 | 17.92 |
| | Independent | Thomas Dwan | 1,157 | 8.70 |
| | Independent | William Travers | 1,093 | 8.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977$^1$ | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,249 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,306 | 80.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,497 | |

## Local elections
### 1891 election

1891 Wellington mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Francis Bell | 1,060 | 62.31 |
| | Independent | C F Worth | 641 | 37.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 24.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | |

### 1892 election

1892 Wellington mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Francis Bell | 1,405 | 70.88 | +8.57 |
| | Independent | George Fisher | 572 | 28.85 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 883 | 44.55 | 19.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,982 | | |

### 1896 election

1896 Wellington mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Francis Bell | 1,239 | 59.25 |
| | Independent | George Fisher | 852 | 40.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 18.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | |