1878 Christchurch mayoral election

1878 Christchurch mayoral election

27 November 1878
 
Candidate Charles Thomas Ick Henry Thomson
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 601 343
Percentage 63.67 36.33

Mayor before election

Henry Thomson

Elected mayor

Charles Thomas Ick

The Christchurch mayoral election held on 27 November 1878 was contested by the incumbent mayor, Henry Thomson, and senior Christchurch City Councillor Charles Thomas Ick. The election was won by Ick with a large margin.