1901 Christchurch City Council election
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The 1901 Christchurch City Council election was a local election held on 24 April in Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Christchurch for a one year term and 12 city councillors for a two year term. In person voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
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24 April 1901
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Mayoral election | |||||||||||||
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12 seats on the Christchurch City Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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Results
Mayor
Arthur Rhodes was elected unopposed to the position of mayor.[1]
Council
R M Macdonald, John M Taylor, and George Simpson were newly elected.[2]
North-east ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three North-east ward seats.[1]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | John Clarke | unopposed | ||
| Independent | W E Samuels | unopposed | ||
| Independent | George Simpson | unopposed | ||
South-east ward
John M Taylor, H H Loughnan, and Henry Wood were elected in the south-east ward.[3]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | John M Taylor | 189 | ||
| Independent | H H Loughnan | 181 | ||
| Independent | Henry Wood | 168 | ||
| Independent | Richard A Green | 136 | ||
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South-west ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South-west ward seats.[1]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | C D Morris | unopposed | ||
| Independent | J T Smith | unopposed | ||
| Independent | H B Sorensen | unopposed | ||
North-west ward
Charles Gray, George Payling, and Ranald Macdonald were elected in the north-west ward.[3][4] Gray and Payling would be elected mayors of Christchurch in subsequent years. The fourth candidate, William Prudhoe, failed to get re-elected as councillor; he had been mayor during 1892.[5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Charles Gray | 292 | ||
| Independent | George Payling | 270 | ||
| Independent | Ranald Macdonald | 262 | ||
| Independent | William Prudhoe | 143 | ||
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