Abraham Wachner (acting) Abraham Wachner The 1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 22 June 1942 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill after the resignation of John Robert Martin due to illness on 26 May.

[1] Abraham Wachner was elected to council in 1938 and became deputy mayor in 1941.

[1] The following table gives the election results: