1901 Dunedin City Council election
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The 1901 Dunedin City Council election was a local election held on 24 April in Dunedin, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Dunedin 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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| Turnout | 4,878 (70.46%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 seats on the Dunedin City Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Results
Mayor
George Lyon Denniston defeated William Dawson and C R Chapman in a landslide victory.[5][6]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | George Lyon Denniston | 2,779 | 56.97 | |
| Independent Liberal | William Dawson | 1,414 | 28.99 | |
| Independent | Charles Robert Chapman | 641 | 13.14 | |
| Informal | 44 | 0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 4,878 | 70.46 | ||
| Registered[2] | 6,923 | |||
| Ward | Denniston | Dawson | Chapman | Total |
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| South | 357 | 159 | 43 | 559 |
| High | 297 | 237 | 78 | 612 |
| Bell | 1,228 | 731 | 331 | 2,290 |
| Leith | 897 | 287 | 189 | 1,373 |
| Total | 2,779 | 1,414 | 641 | 4834 |
Council
High ward
Joseph Braithwaite, Henry Edward Muir, and Thomas Scott were elected unopposed in the High ward.[7]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Joseph Braithwaite | unopposed | ||
| Independent | Henry Edward Muir | unopposed | ||
| Independent | Thomas Scott | unopposed | ||
Bell ward
Edwin Alfred Tapper, James A Park, and Thomas R Christie were elected in the Bell ward.[5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Edwin Alfred Tapper | 839 | ||
| Independent | James A Park | 824 | ||
| Independent | Thomas R Christie | 839 | ||
| Independent | John Munro | 537 | ||
| Independent | James Henry Wilkinson | 401 | ||
| Informal | 4 | |||
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Leith ward
John McDonald, Thomas A Maitland, and George Lawrence were elected in the Bell ward.[5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | John McDonald | 953 | ||
| Independent | Thomas A Maitland | 793 | ||
| Independent | George Lawrence | 757 | ||
| Independent | Charles Haynes | 725 | ||
| Labour[a] | Alexander G Christopher | 498 | ||
| Labour | Richard Brinsley | 338 | ||
| Labour | Edward Howlison | 319 | ||
| Informal | 23 | |||
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South ward
James Gore and John Carroll were declared elected on 24 April; Hugh Gourley and Henry Crust tied and a recount occurred.[6] Following the recount, the tie remained. Hugh Gourley withdrew his candidacy to avoid the necessity of the returning officer having to cast a tie-breaking vote.[8]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | James Gore | 368 | ||
| Independent | John Carroll | 366 | ||
| Independent | Henry Crust | 347 | ||
| Independent | Hugh Gourley (withdrew) | 347 | ||
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Notes
- Not the New Zealand Labour Party as that did not exist yet.