1901 Dunedin City Council election

1901 Dunedin City Council election

← 1899 24 April 1901 1902 →
Turnout	4,878 (70.46%)
Mayoral election
Candidate George Lyon Denniston William Dawson Charles Robert Chapman Party Independent Independent Liberal Independent Popular vote 2,779 1,414 641 Percentage 56.97% 28.99% 13.14%
Mayor before election Robert Chisholm Independent Elected mayor George Lyon Denniston Independent
Council election
12 seats on the Dunedin City Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/– Independents 12 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 1901Dunedin City Council election was a local election held on 24 April in Dunedin, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Dunedin 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.

Candidates

Labour ticket

A "labour party" ticket listed three candidates, including Richard Brinsley, Alexander G Christopher, and Edward Howlinson in the Leith ward. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Results

Mayor

George Lyon Denniston defeated William Dawson and C R Chapman in a landslide victory. ^{[5] [6]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	George Lyon Denniston	2,779	56.97
	Independent Liberal	William Dawson	1,414	28.99
	Independent	Charles Robert Chapman	641	13.14
Informal			44	0.90
Turnout			4,878	70.46
Registered [2]			6,923

Results by ward ^[6]

Ward	Denniston	Dawson	Chapman	Total
South	357	159	43	559
High	297	237	78	612
Bell	1,228	731	331	2,290
Leith	897	287	189	1,373
Total	2,779	1,414	641	4834

Council

High ward

Joseph Braithwaite, Henry Edward Muir, and Thomas Scott were elected unopposed in the High ward. ^[7]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Joseph Braithwaite	unopposed
	Independent	Henry Edward Muir	unopposed
	Independent	Thomas Scott	unopposed

Bell ward

Edwin Alfred Tapper, James A Park, and Thomas R Christie were elected in the Bell ward. ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Edwin Alfred Tapper	839
	Independent	James A Park	824
	Independent	Thomas R Christie	839
	Independent	John Munro	537
	Independent	James Henry Wilkinson	401
Informal			4
Turnout
Registered

Leith ward

John McDonald, Thomas A Maitland, and George Lawrence were elected in the Bell ward. ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John McDonald	953
	Independent	Thomas A Maitland	793
	Independent	George Lawrence	757
	Independent	Charles Haynes	725
	Labour [a]	Alexander G Christopher	498
	Labour	Richard Brinsley	338
	Labour	Edward Howlison	319
Informal			23
Turnout
Registered

South ward

James Gore and John Carroll were declared elected on 24 April; Hugh Gourley and Henry Crust tied and a recount occurred. ^[6] Following the recount, the tie remained. Hugh Gourley withdrew his candidacy to avoid the necessity of the returning officer having to cast a tie-breaking vote. ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	James Gore	368
	Independent	John Carroll	366
	Independent	Henry Crust	347
	Independent	Hugh Gourley (withdrew)	347
Informal
Turnout
Registered

Notes

1. Not the New Zealand Labour Party as that did not exist yet.

References

1. "Untitled". Otago Daily Times . No. 12019. 17 April 1901. p. 4.
2. "Municipal Elections – The City Mayoralty". Otago Daily Times . No. 12026. 25 April 1901. p. 2.
3. "Municipal Elections — Leith Ward Representation". Evening Star . No. 11528. 20 April 1901. p. 3.
4. "Municipal Nominations – The City Mayoralty". Evening Star . No. 11523. 15 April 1901. p. 4.
5. "City of Dunedin — Election of Mayor". Otago Daily Times . No. 12026. 25 April 1901. p. 6.
6. "Mayoral Elections – The City Mayoralty". Evening Star . No. 11532. 25 April 1901. p. 3.
7. "Corporation Notices – City of Dunedin — Election of Councillors". Evening Star . No. 11523. 15 April 1901. p. 5.
8. "Municipal Elections – South Ward". Evening Star . No. 11532. 25 April 1901. p. 4.