1901 Auckland City Council election
Election in New Zealand
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The 1901 Auckland City Council election was a local election held on 24 April in Auckland, New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Auckland City for a one-year term and 15 city councillors for a two-year term.[1] In person voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
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24 April 1901
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16 seats on the Auckland City Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Background
For Auckland Council, elections were held in three wards: South (3 positions; 5 candidates), Ponsonby (3 positions; 4 candidates), and Grafton (3 positions; 5 candidates).[2]In the North and East wards, there were three candidates in each ward, which matched the number of positions available, and these candidates were therefore declared elected unopposed.[3] In total, 15 positions were available and 20 candidates stood in the various wards.
Campaign
The Liberal and Labour Federation ran 9 candidates and endorsed Campbell for mayor.[4][5] Frederick Baume was elected as an independent but was a member of the Liberal Association.[6]
The Workers' Municipal Reform League endorsed Arthur Rosser, a LiberalâLabour candidate, in the South ward.[7]
Results
Mayor
John Logan Campbell defeated Daniel Arkell in an overwhelming landslide victory.
Council
East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Frederick Baume | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | Charles Grey | Unopposed | |||
| LiberalâLabour | Alfred Kidd | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,283 | ||||
Grafton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiberalâLabour | John Patterson | 813 | 68.96 | ||
| LiberalâLabour | Henry Thomas Garralt | 711 | 60.31 | ||
| LiberalâLabour | John William Hewson | 620 | 52.59 | ||
| Independent | James Jamieson | 591 | 50.13 | ||
| Independent | Maurice Casey | 537 | 45.55 | ||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.19 | |||
| Turnout | 1,179 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,081 | ||||
North ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Dignan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | John Henry Hannan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | Thomas Masefield | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,738 | ||||
Ponsonby ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiberalâLabour | James Parr | 897 | 93.83 | ||
| LiberalâLabour | James Stichbury | 842 | 88.08 | ||
| Independent | John Court | 802 | 83.89 | ||
| Independent | John Beecroft | 318 | 33.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.94 | |||
| Turnout | 956 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,015 | ||||
South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiberalâLabour | Albert Glover | 1,343 | 92.68 | ||
| LiberalâLabour | John Thomas Julian | 1,081 | 74.60 | ||
| LiberalâLabour | Arthur Rosser | 572 | 39.48 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Tudehope | 567 | 39.13 | ||
| Independent | Robert Farrell | 560 | 38.65 | ||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.35 | |||
| Turnout | 1,449 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,969 | ||||
By-election
Kidd's election as mayor caused a vacancy. A by-election held in the East ward on 21 August 1901 returned John McLeod as the new city councillor.[9]