1901 Christchurch City Council election

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1901 Christchurch City Council election
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Mayoral election
  Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes (cropped).jpg
Candidate Arthur Rhodes
Affiliation Independent
Popular voteunopposed
Mayor before election

William Reece
Independent

Elected mayor

Arthur Rhodes
Independent

Council election
12 seats on the Christchurch City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
PartySeats+/–
Independents 12
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 1901Christchurch 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.

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Results

Mayor

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

Council

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

North-east ward

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

AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentJohn Clarkeunopposed
IndependentW E Samuelsunopposed
IndependentGeorge Simpsonunopposed

South-east ward

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

AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentJohn M Taylor189
IndependentH H Loughnan181
IndependentHenry Wood168
IndependentRichard A Green136
Informal
Turnout
Registered

South-west ward

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

AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentC D Morrisunopposed
IndependentJ T Smithunopposed
IndependentH B Sorensenunopposed

North-west ward

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

AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentCharles M Gray292
IndependentGeorge Payling270
IndependentR M Macdonald262
IndependentWilliam Prudhoe143
Informal
Turnout
Registered

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomson, H (17 April 1901). "City Council". The Press . Vol. 58, no. 10941. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "The Municipal Elections". The Press . Vol. 58, no. 10948. 25 April 1901. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 "City Council – Election of Councillors". The Press . Vol. 58, no. 10948. 25 April 1901. p. 1.
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