1901 Invercargill Borough Council election

1901 Invercargill Borough Council election
24 April 1901
Turnout1,791 (72.64%)
Mayoral election
 
Candidate Charles Stephen Longuet Horace Bastings Frederick George Stone
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 641 357 293
Percentage 49.27 27.44 22.52
Mayor before election

James Smith Goldie

 Elected mayor

Charles Stephen Longuet

Council election
All 12 ward seats on the Invercargill Borough Council
Affiliation Seats Change
  Independents 12

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.

Candidates

South Ward councillor Francis Rose intended to contest the election but dropped out in September 1900 and subsequently resigned from the council for "private reasons".[1][2][3]

Results

Mayor

The results of the mayoral election were:[4][5]

1901 Invercargill mayoral election
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
Results by ward[7]
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 %
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 %
Independent Archibald McKellar 235
Independent John Stead 232
Independent William Macalister 206
Independent I Lawrence Petrie 136
Informal 10
Turnout
Registered

South ward

Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South ward seats.[8][5]

Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent William Manson unopposed
Independent John Frederick Lillicrap unopposed
Independent William Stead unopposed

References

  1. ^ "THE MAYORALTY". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 28 July 1900.
  2. ^ "General News". The Southern Cross. Papers Past. 22 September 1900.
  3. ^ "Invercargill Borough Council". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 5 October 1900.
  4. ^ "Municipal Elections". The Southern Cross. Papers Past. 27 April 1901.
  5. ^ a b c d "Public Notices". Southland Times. No. 14923. 17 April 1901. p. 3.
  6. ^ "The Mayoral Election". Southland Times. No. 14930. 25 April 1901. p. 2.
  7. ^ a b "Municipal Elections". Southland Times. No. 14930. 25 April 1901. p. 2.
  8. ^ a b c "Borough Elections – Invercargill". Southland Times. No. 14923. 17 April 1901. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Special Advertisments Column". Southland Times. No. 14930. 25 April 1901. p. 3.
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