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1901 Auckland City Council election

1901 Auckland City Council election
← 1900 24 April 1901 1902 →
 
Candidate John Logan Campbell Daniel Arkell
Party Independent[a] Independent
Popular vote 3,517 895
Percentage 79.71 20.29
Mayor before election

David Goldie

 Elected mayor

John Logan Campbell

Council election
All 16 ward seats on the Auckland City Council
Affiliation Seats ±
  Liberal–Labour 9
  Independents 5
  Independent Liberal 1


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.

Background

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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

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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 Liberal–Labour candiate, in the South ward.[7]

Results

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Mayor

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Main article: 1901 Auckland City mayoral election § Results

John Logan Campbell defeated Daniel Arkell in an overwhelming landslide victory.

Council

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East ward

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Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Liberal Frederick Baume unopposed
Independent Charles Grey unopposed
Liberal–Labour Alfred Kidd unopposed

North ward

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Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Peter Dignan unopposed
Independent John Henry Hannan unopposed
Independent Thomas Masefield unopposed

South ward

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Affiliation Candidate Votes[8] %
Liberal–Labour Albert Glover 1,343 92.68
Liberal–Labour John Thomas Julian 1,081 74.60
Liberal–Labour Arthur Rosser 572 39.48
Independent Thomas Tudehope 567 39.13
Independent Robert Farrell 560 38.65
Informal 5 0.35
Turnout 1,449
Registered 2,969

Ponsoby ward

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Affiliation Candidate Votes[8] %
Liberal–Labour James Parr 897 93.83
Liberal–Labour James Stichbury 842 88.08
Independent John Court 802 83.89
Independent John Beecroft 318 33.26
Informal 9 0.94
Turnout 956
Registered 2,015

Grafton ward

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Affiliation Candidate Votes[8] %
Liberal–Labour John Patterson 813 68.96
Liberal–Labour Henry Thomas Garralt 711 60.31
Liberal–Labour John William Hewson 620 52.59
Independent James Jamieson 591 50.13
Independent Maurice Casey 537 45.55
Informal 14 1.19
Turnout 1,179
Registered 2,081

By-election

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Kidd's election as mayor caused a vacancy. A by-election held in the Grafton ward on 21 August 1901 returned John McLeod as the new city councillor.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Endorsed by Liberal–Labour

References

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  1. ^ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010423.2.68
  2. ^ "The municipal elections". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11635. 24 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "The nominations: City". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 89. 16 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Municipal Elections". Auckland Star. Vol. 32, no. 92. 19 April 1901. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Liberal and Labour Federation – City Councillors Entertained". Auckland Star. Vol. 32, no. 127. 30 May 1901. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Hole and Corner Politics". The New Zealand Observer. Vol. 18, no. 1091. 25 November 1899. p. 2.
  7. ^ "Municipal Elections – Auckland City". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 38, no. 11631. 19 April 1901. p. 5.
  8. ^ a b c "Size of the Poll". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 38, no. 11636. 25 April 1901. p. 6.
  9. ^ "East ward election". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11739. 22 August 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.