1901 Christchurch City Council election

1901 Christchurch City Council election

← 1899 24 April 1901 1902 →

Mayoral election

Candidate Arthur Rhodes Affiliation Independent Popular vote unopposed

Mayor before election William Reece Elected mayor Arthur Rhodes

Council election

All 12 ward seats on the Christchurch City Council

Affiliation Seats ±   Independents 12

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.

Arthur Rhodes was elected unopposed to the position of mayor.^[1]

R M Macdonald, John M Taylor, and George Simpson were newly elected.^[2]

Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three North-east ward seats.^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Clarke	unopposed
	Independent	W E Samuels	unopposed
	Independent	George Simpson	unopposed

John M Taylor, H H Loughnan, and Henry Wood were elected in the south-east ward.^[3]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John M Taylor	189
	Independent	H H Loughnan	181
	Independent	Henry Wood	168
	Independent	Richard A Green	136
Informal
Turnout
Registered

Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South-west ward seats.^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C D Morris	unopposed
	Independent	J T Smith	unopposed
	Independent	H B Sorensen	unopposed

Charles M Gray, George Payling, and R M Macdonald were elected in the north-west ward.^[3]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Charles M Gray	292
	Independent	George Payling	270
	Independent	R M Macdonald	262
	Independent	William Prudhoe	143
Informal
Turnout
Registered