1901 New Zealand local elections

1901 New Zealand local elections

← 1900 24 April 1901 1902 →

The 1901 New Zealand local elections were local elections that were held on 24 April 1901 to elect local government officials across the Colony of New Zealand.

They were the first elections held under the changes made to local governance and elections that came about following the passage of the Municipal Corporations Act 1900.

Background

These elections were the first held under the changes made to local governance and elections in boroughs that came about following the passage of the Municipal Corporations Act 1900; mayoral elections would be held every year, whilst councillors would face election every two years. The Town Districts Act 1881 still governed town district elections, which were held every two years. The Counties Act 1876 still governed county elections, which were held every three years.

Elections

Cities

The city councils governed the major urban municipalities that had been elevated to city status.

Councils

City	Electoral System	Seats	Councillors		Turnout	Details	Sources
			Incumbent	Elected
Auckland	FPP	15	18 missing info	9 Liberal–Labour   5 Independents   1 Independent Liberal	4,441 (44.12%)	Details	[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Wellington	FPP	12	? missing info	6 Ratepayers / Progressive   3 Progressive   2 Ratepayers   1 Independent Labour / Progressive	8,533 (82.24%)	Details	[6] [7] [8] [9]
Nelson	FPP	12	? missing info	7 Citizens   4 Independents	1,477 (74.56%)	Details	[10] [11]
Christchurch	FPP	12	? missing info	12 Independents		Details	[12]
Dunedin	FPP	12	? missing info	12 Independents	4,878 (70.46%)	Details	[13] [14] [15]
All 5 city councils		63

Mayors

City	Incumbent	Elected	Runner-up	Details	Sources
Auckland	David Goldie (Ind. Liberal)	John Logan Campbell (Ind.)	Daniel Arkell (Ind.)	Details	[16]
Wellington	John Aitken (Ind.)		Thomas Wilford (Ind. Liberal)	Details	[17]
Nelson	Joseph Auty Harley (Ind.)	Henry Baigent (Ind.)	Francis Trask (Ind.)	Details	[10]
Christchurch	William Reece (Ind.)	Arthur Rhodes (Ind.)	unopposed	Details	[18]
Dunedin	Robert Chisholm (Ind.)	George Lyon Denniston(Ind.)	William Dawson (Ind. Liberal)	Details	[19]

Boroughs

The borough councils governed the mid-sized municipalities of the country. There were 96 non-city boroughs in 1901. ^[20]

Councils

Borough	Electoral System	Seats	Councillors		Turnout	Details	Sources
			Incumbent	Elected
Whangarei	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Birkenhead	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Devonport	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Grey Lynn	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Newmarket	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Parnell	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Onehunga	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Thames	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Te Aroha	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Hamilton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Cambridge	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Tauranga	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Gisborne	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
New Plymouth	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Stratford	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Hawera	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Patea	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Wanganui	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Marton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Feilding	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Palmerston North	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Foxton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Hastings	FPP	9	6 missing info	9 Independents	1,162 (71.20%)	Details	[21]
Napier	FPP	12	9 missing info	5 Electors   3 Progressive Liberal / Electors   2 Independents   1 Progressive Liberal   1 Conservative	2,477	Details	[22]
Dannevirke	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Woodville	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Pahiatua	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Masterton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Carterton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Greytown	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Lower Hutt	FPP	9	9 Independents	9 Independents			[23]
Petone	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Onslow	FPP	6	6 Independents	6 Independents			[23]
Karori	FPP	9	9 Independents	9 Independents			[23]
Melrose	FPP	9	9 Independents	9 Independents			[23]
Picton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Blenheim	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Richmond	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Motueka	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Westport	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Greymouth	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Brunner	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Kumara	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Hokitika	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Ross	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Rangiora	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Kaiapoi	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Linwood	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
St Albans	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Sydenham	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Woolston	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Sumner	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
New Brighton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Lyttelton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Akaroa	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Ashburton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Temuka	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Timaru	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Waimate	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Oamaru	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Hampden	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Palmerston South	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Hawksbury	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Port Chalmers	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
North East Valley	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Maori Hill	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
West Harbour	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Roslyn	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Mornington	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Caversham	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
St Kilda	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
South Dunedin	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Green Island	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Mosgiel	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Milton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Kaitangata	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Balclutha	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Lawrence	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Roxburgh	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Tapanui	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Naseby	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Cromwell	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Alexandra	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Arrowtown	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Queenstown	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Gore	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Mataura	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Winton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Invercargill	FPP	12	? missing info	12 Independents	1,791 (72.64%)	Details	[24]
North Invercargill	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
South Invercargill	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
East Invercargill	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Avenal	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Gladstone	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Campbelltown	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
Riverton	FPP	?	? missing info	? missing info
All 96 borough councils (excluding cities)		?

Mayors

Borough	Incumbent	Elected	Runner-up	Details	Sources
Whangarei	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Birkenhead	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Devonport	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Auckland	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Grey Lynn	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Newmarket	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Parnell	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Onehunga	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Thames	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Te Aroha	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Hamilton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Cambridge	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Tauranga	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Gisborne	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
New Plymouth	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Stratford	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Hawera	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Patea	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Wanganui	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Marton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Feilding	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Palmerston North	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Foxton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Hastings	William Dennett(Ind.)		Cecil Fitzroy (Ind.)	Details	[21]
Napier	George Swan (Conservative)	John McVay(Ind.)	Samuel Carnell (Progressive Liberal)	Details	[22]
Dannevirke	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Woodville	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Pahiatua	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Masterton	Charles Aylmer Pownall(Ind.)		John Hessey (Ind.)		[25] [26]
Carterton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Greytown	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Lower Hutt	Edmund Percy Bunny (Independent)	Orton Stevens (Independent)	Edmund Percy Bunny (Independent)		[23]
Petone	Richard Clement Kirk (Ind.)	Richard Mothes(Ind.)	Richard Clement Kirk (Ind.)	Details	[23]
Onslow	John Holmes (Independent)	John Valentine(Independent)	unopposed		[23]
Karori	Richard Bulkley (Independent)	Francis John McDonald(Independent)	James William Henderson (Independent)		[23]
Melrose	George Frost(Independent)		James Reid (Independent)		[23]
Picton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Blenheim	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Nelson	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Richmond	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Motueka	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Westport	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Greymouth	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Brunner	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Kumara	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Hokitika	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Ross	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Rangiora	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Kaiapoi	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Christchurch	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Linwood	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
St Albans	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Sydenham	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Woolston	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Sumner	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
New Brighton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Lyttelton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Akaroa	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Ashburton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Temuka	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Timaru	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Waimate	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Oamaru	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Hampden	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Palmerston South	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Hawksbury	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Port Chalmers	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
North East Valley	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Maori Hill	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
West Harbour	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Dunedin	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Roslyn	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Mornington	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Caversham	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
St Kilda	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
South Dunedin	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Green Island	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Mosgiel	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Milton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Kaitangata	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Balclutha	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Lawrence	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Roxburgh	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Tapanui	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Naseby	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Cromwell	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Alexandra	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Arrowtown	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Queenstown	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Gore	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Mataura	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Winton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Invercargill	Charles Stephen Longuet (Ind.)		Horace Bastings (Ind.)	Details	[24]
North Invercargill	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
South Invercargill	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
East Invercargill	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Avenal	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Gladstone	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Campbelltown	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)
Riverton	missing info(?)	missing info(?)	missing info(?)

Town districts

The town district boards governed the small towns of the country, often as an intermediary step before being granted borough status. There were 35 town districts in 1901. ^[20] Town district board elections occurred every two years; only by-elections occurred in this year's local elections.

Counties

The county councils governed the rural portions of the country. There were 86 counties in 1901. ^[20] County council elections were held every 3 years; only by-elections occurred in this year's local elections.

Other local government bodies

In 1901, there were also 224 road boards, 29 river boards, 1 drainage board, 2 water-supply boards, 16 land drainage boards, and 26 harbour boards. ^[20]

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