1901 Auckland City Council election

Election in New Zealand April 2025 April 2025 1901 Auckland City Council election New Zealand 1900 Auckland City Council election 1900 1902 Auckland City Council election 1902 24 April 1901 yes Mayoral election File:John Logan Campbell 1887 (cropped).jpg John Logan Campbell Independent 3,517 79.71 3x4.svg Daniel Arkell Independent 895 20.29 Mayor David Goldie Independent John Logan Campbell Independent yes yes yes Council election 16 seats on the Auckland City Council 9 Liberal-Labour (New Zealand) 9 Independents 5 Independent Liberal Independent Liberal 1 300px Popular vote of elected councillors by ward 300px Margin of victory by ward for mayoral candidates 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.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010423.2.68 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).24 April 1901 The municipal elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010424.2.25 21 November 2020 The New Zealand Herald 5 XXXVIII 11635In 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.16 April 1901 The nominations: City https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010416.2.56.1 21 November 2020 Auckland Star 5 XXXII 89 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.19 April 1901 Municipal Elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010419.2.95 Auckland Star 8 32 9230 May 1901 Liberal and Labour Federation City Councillors Entertained https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010530.2.4 Auckland Star 2 32 127 Frederick Baume was elected as an independent but was a member of the Liberal Association.25 November 1899 Hole and Corner Politics https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO18991125.2.5 The New Zealand Observer 2 18 1091 The Workers' Municipal Reform League endorsed Arthur Rosser, a Liberal–Labour candidate, in the South ward.19 April 1901 Municipal Elections Auckland City https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010419.2.31 The New Zealand Herald 5 38 11631 Results Mayor 1901 Auckland City mayoral election#Results John Logan Campbell defeated Daniel Arkell in an overwhelming landslide victory. Council East ward 1901 Auckland City Council election, East ward25 April 1901 Size of the Poll https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010425.2.71 The New Zealand Herald 6 38 11636 Independent Liberal Frederick Baume Unopposed Independent politician Charles Grey Unopposed Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Alfred Kidd Unopposed 1,283 Grafton ward 1901 Auckland City Council election, Grafton ward Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) John Patterson 813 68.96 Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Henry Thomas Garralt 711 60.31 Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) John William Hewson 620 52.59 Independent politician James Jamieson 591 50.13 Independent politician Maurice Casey 537 45.55 14 1.19 1,179 2,081 North ward 1901 Auckland City Council election, North ward Independent politician Peter Dignan Unopposed Independent politician John Henry Hannan Unopposed Independent politician Thomas Masefield Unopposed 1,738 Ponsonby ward 1901 Auckland City Council election, Ponsonby ward Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) James Parr 897 93.83 Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) James Stichbury 842 88.08 Independent politician John Court 802 83.89 Independent politician John Beecroft 318 33.26 9 0.94 956 2,015 South ward 1901 Auckland City Council election, South ward Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Albert Glover 1,343 92.68 Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) John Thomas Julian 1,081 74.60 Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Arthur Rosser 572 39.48 Independent politician Thomas Tudehope 567 39.13 Independent politician Robert Farrell 560 38.65 5 0.35 1,449 2,969 By-election Kidd's election as mayor caused a vacancy. A by-election held in the East ward on 21 August 1901 returned John McLeod as the new city councillor.East ward election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010822.2.25 21 November 2020 The New Zealand Herald XXXVIII 11739 22 August 1901 5 Notes References C Auckland council