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
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
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
Mayor
John Logan Campbell defeated Daniel Arkell in an overwhelming landslide victory.
Council
East ward
North ward
Affiliation
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Independent
|
Peter Dignan
|
unopposed
|
|
Independent
|
John Henry Hannan
|
unopposed
|
|
Independent
|
Thomas Masefield
|
unopposed
|
South ward
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
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
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
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
- ^ Endorsed by Liberal–Labour
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