1901 Invercargill Borough Council election
1901 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
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The 1901 Invercargill Borough Council election was a local election held on 24 April in the Borough of Invercargill of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Invercargill for a one year term and 12 borough 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 | 1,791 (72.64%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 seats on the Invercargill Borough 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
The results of the mayoral election were:[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Stephen Longuet | 641 | 49.27 | |
| Independent | Horace Bastings | 357 | 27.44 | |
| Independent | Frederick George Stone | 293 | 22.52 | |
| Informal | 10 | 0.77 | ||
| Turnout | 1,301 | 72.64 | ||
| Registered[6] | 1,791 | |||
| Ward | Longquet | Bastings | Stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | 49 | 16 | 26 |
| Second | 300 | 204 | 101 |
| Third | 193 | 94 | 75 |
| South | 99 | 43 | 91 |
| Totals | 641 | 357 | 293 |
Council
North ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three North ward seats.[8][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William A Ott | unopposed | ||
| Independent | David Roche | unopposed | ||
| Independent | James Thomson | unopposed | ||
Second ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three Second ward seats.[8][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Robert Cleave | unopposed | ||
| Independent | William Benjamin Scandrett | unopposed | ||
| Independent | George Froggatt | unopposed | ||
Third ward
Candidates Archibald McKellar, John Stead, and William Maclister were elected in the third ward.[7][9]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Archibald McKellar | 235 | ||
| Independent | John Stead | 232 | ||
| Independent | William Macalister | 206 | ||
| Independent | I Lawrence Petrie | 136 | ||
| Informal | 10 | |||
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South ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South ward seats.[8][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | William Manson | unopposed | ||
| Independent | John Frederick Lillicrap | unopposed | ||
| Independent | William Stead | unopposed | ||