1901 New Zealand local elections

none 1901 New Zealand local elections New Zealand 1900 1902 24 April 1901 July 2025 July 2025 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 +CityElectoral SystemSeatsCouncillorsTurnoutDetailsSourcesIncumbentElected Auckland Auckland City Council 4,441 (44.12%) 1901 Auckland City Council election 15 18 missing info https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19000908.2.23.2 The City of Auckland Annual Election of Councillors The New Zealand Observer 1132 20 8 September 1900 9 Liberal-Labour Liberal–Labour 5 Independents Independent Liberal 1 Independent Liberal 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 12725 November 1899 Hole and Corner Politics https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO18991125.2.5 The New Zealand Observer 2 18 1091 Wellington Wellington City Council 8,533 (82.24%) 1901 Wellington City Council election 12 ? missing info 6 Wellington Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers / Progressive 3 Municipal Progressive Association Progressive Ratepayers 2 Wellington Ratepayers' Association Independent Labour / Progressive 1 Independent Labour 27 April 1901 Wellington City Council http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZFL19010427.2.13.2 11 March 2016 The Free Lance 11 1 4323 April 1901 City Council Election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19010423.2.54.6 12 August 2016 The Evening Post 6 61 9417 April 1901 Municipal Elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19010417.2.50 The New Zealand Times 7 71 43332 April 1901 The Municipal Elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19010402.2.40 The New Zealand Times 5 71 4321 Nelson Nelson City Council 1,477 (74.56%) 1901 Nelson City Council election ? missing info 12 7 Citizens teal Independents 4 25 April 1901 For Mayor https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19010425.2.7.2 Nelson Evening Mail 2 35 9224 April 1901 The Citizens' Union https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19010424.2.15.4 The Colonist 2 44 10089 Christchurch Christchurch City Council 1901 Christchurch City Council election ? missing info 12 12 Independents 25 April 1901 City Council Election of Councillors https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19010425.2.3.5 The Press 1 58 10948 Dunedin Dunedin City Council 4,878 (70.46%) 1901 Dunedin City Council election ? missing info 12 12 Independents 25 April 1901 Mayoral Elections The City Mayoralty https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19010425.2.8 Evening Star 3 1153215 April 1901 Corporation Notices City of Dunedin Election of Councillors https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19010415.2.42.5 Evening Star 5 1152325 April 1901 Municipal Elections South Ward https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19010425.2.35 Evening Star 4 11532 All 5 city councils 63 Mayors +CityIncumbentElectedRunner-upDetailsSources Auckland City Auckland David Goldie Independent Liberal John Logan Campbell Daniel Arkell 25 April 1901 Size of the Poll https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010425.2.71 The New Zealand Herald 6 38 11636 1901 Auckland City mayoral election Wellington Wellington John Aitken true Thomas Wilford Independent Liberal http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZFL19010427.2.13.2 The Free Lance 11 Wellington City Council 27 April 1901 11 March 2016 I 43 1901 Wellington mayoral election Nelson Nelson Joseph Auty Harley Henry Baigent Francis Trask 1901 Nelson City Council election Christchurch Christchurch William Reece true Arthur Rhodes Thomson H 17 April 1901 City Council https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19010417.2.105.1 The Press 10 58 10941 1901 Christchurch City Council election Dunedin Dunedin Robert Chisholm George Lyon Denniston William Dawson Independent Liberal 25 April 1901 City of Dunedin Election of Mayor https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19010425.2.60.2 Otago Daily Times 6 12026 1901 Dunedin City Council election Boroughs The borough councils governed the mid-sized municipalities of the country. There were 96 non-city boroughs in 1901.von Dadelszen E J 26 August 1902 Local Governing Bodies https://www3.stats.govt.nz/New_Zealand_Official_Yearbooks/1902/NZOYB_1902.html#idchapter_1_106037 The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1902 Councils BoroughElectoral SystemSeatsCouncillorsTurnoutDetailsSourcesIncumbentElected Whangarei Whangarei Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Birkenhead Birkenhead Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Devonport Devonport Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Grey Lynn Grey Lynn Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Newmarket Newmarket Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Parnell Parnell Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Onehunga Onehunga Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Thames Thames Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Te Aroha Te Aroha Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Hamilton Hamilton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Cambridge Cambridge Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Tauranga Tauranga Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Gisborne Gisborne Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing New Plymouth New Plymouth Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Stratford Stratford Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Hawera Hawera Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Patea Patea Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Wanganui Wanganui Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Marton Marton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Feilding Feilding Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Palmerston North Palmerston North Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Foxton Foxton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Hastings Hastings Borough Council (New Zealand) 1,162 (71.20%) 1901 Hastings Borough Council election 9 6 missing info missing 9 Independents 25 April 1901 Hastings https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH19010425.2.14 Hawke's Bay Herald 3 36 11828 Napier Napier Borough Council 2,477 12 9 missing info missing 5 Electors teal 3 Progressive Liberal / Electors Independent Liberal 2 Independents 1 Progressive Liberal Independent Liberal 1 Conservative Conservative (New Zealand) 1901 Napier Borough Council election 26 April 1901 Napier Borough District Election of Mayor https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH19010426.2.27.6 Hawke's Bay Herald 3 36 11829 Dannevirke Dannevirke Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Woodville Woodville Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Pahiatua Pahiatua Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Masterton Masterton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Carterton Carterton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Greytown Greytown Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Lower Hutt Lower Hutt Borough Council 9 9 Independents 9 Independents https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19010425.2.3 The Municipal Elections The Evening Post 25 April 1901 LXI 96 2 Petone Petone Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Onslow Onslow Borough Council 6 6 Independents 6 Independents Karori Karori Borough Council 9 9 Independents 9 Independents Melrose Melrose Borough Council 9 9 Independents 9 Independents Picton Picton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Blenheim Blenheim Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Richmond Richmond Borough Council (New Zealand) ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Motueka Motueka Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Westport Westport Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Greymouth Greymouth Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Brunner Brunner Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Kumara Kumara Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Hokitika Hokitika Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Ross Ross Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Rangiora Rangiora Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Kaiapoi Kaiapoi Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Linwood Linwood Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing St Albans St Albans Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Sydenham Sydenham Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Woolston Woolston Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Sumner Sumner Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing New Brighton New Brighton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Lyttelton Lyttelton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Akaroa Akaroa Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Ashburton Ashburton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Temuka Temuka Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Timaru Timaru Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Waimate Waimate Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Oamaru Oamaru Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Hampden Hampden Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Palmerston South Palmerston South Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Hawksbury Hawksbury Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Port Chalmers Port Chalmers Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing North East Valley North East Valley Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Maori Hill Maori Hill Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing West Harbour West Harbour Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Roslyn Roslyn Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Mornington Mornington Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Caversham Caversham Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing St Kilda St Kilda Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing South Dunedin South Dunedin Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Green Island Green Island Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Mosgiel Mosgiel Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Milton Milton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Kaitangata Kaitangata Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Balclutha Balclutha Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Lawrence Lawrence Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Roxburgh Roxburgh Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Tapanui Tapanui Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Naseby Naseby Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Cromwell Cromwell Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Alexandra Alexandra Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Arrowtown Arrowtown Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Queenstown Queenstown Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Gore Gore Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Mataura Mataura Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Winton Winton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Invercargill Invercargill Borough Council 1,791 (72.64%) 1901 Invercargill Borough Council election 12 ? missing info missing 12 Independents 17 April 1901 Public Notices https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19010417.2.25.5 Southland Times 3 14923 North Invercargill North Invercargill Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing South Invercargill South Invercargill Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing East Invercargill East Invercargill Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Avenal Avenal Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Gladstone Gladstone Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Campbelltown Campbelltown Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing Riverton Riverton Borough Council ? ? missing info missing ? missing info missing All 96 borough councils (excluding cities) ? Mayors +BoroughIncumbentElectedRunner-upDetailsSources Whangarei William Corns Ind. James Miller Killen Ind. William Corns Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19010427.2.15.3 Borough of Whangarei Northern Advocate 27 April 1901 2 Birkenhead Joseph Witheford Independent Liberal true true Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 247https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010417.2.82.1 Electoral Auckland Star 17 April 1901 XXXII 90 5 Devonport Joseph Macky Ind. Malcolm Niccol Ind. true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010416.2.88.4 Borough of Devonport - Election of Mayor Auckland Star 16 April 1901 XXXII 18 8 Grey Lynn Richard T. Warnock Ind. true John W. Shackleford Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010426.2.76.5 Electoral The New Zealand Herald 26 April 1901 XXXVIII 11637 8 Newmarket John McColl Ind. true true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010416.2.79.5 Borough of Newmarket The New Zealand Herald 16 April 1901 XXXVIII 11628 8 Parnell Hugh Campbell Ind. true true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010419.2.101.4 Borough of Parnell - Annual Election of Mayor Auckland Star 19 April 1901 XXXII 92 8 Onehunga Robert Close Erson Ind. Donald Sutherland Ind. Elizabeth Yates Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010425.2.11 Onehunga Auckland Star 25 April 1901 XXXII 97 2 Thames Francis Trembath Ind. true Samuel Hetherington Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS19010425.2.23.1 Result of Thames Polling Thames Star 25 April 1901 XXXIX 9925 3 Te Aroha Edward Gallagher Ind. Walter Henry Wright Ind. Samuel Hirst Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010426.2.70 Municipal Elections The New Zealand Herald 26 April 1901 XXXVIII 11637 7 Hamilton George Edgecumbe Ind. Robert William Dyer Ind. true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19010416.2.35 Municipal Elections The Press 16 April 1901 LVIII 10940 6 Cambridge Frank Buckland Ind. true true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010417.2.59.2 Cambridge Auckland Star 17 April 1901 XXXII 90 5 Tauranga Charles Jordan Ind. true true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19010415.2.10 The Bay of Plenty Times Bay of Plenty Times 15 April 1901 XXIX XXIX 2 Gisborne John Townley Ind. true true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19010415.2.29 The Mayoral Elections Wanganui Herald 15 April 1901 XXXV 10312 2 New Plymouth Edward Dockrill Ind. true Richard Cock Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19010425.2.21.1 New Plymouth Wanganui Chronicle 25 April 1901 2 Stratford Reginald Brooking Tatton Ind. true true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19010416.2.25 Stratford News Taranaki Herald 16 April 1901 XLIX 11657 3 Hawera Charles E. Major Ind. true Benjamin Robbins Ind. Patea Herbert Onslow Clarke Ind. true true Wanganui Alexander Hatrick Ind. true William Bassett Ind. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19010426.2.42.3 Borough Council Notice Wanganui Chronicle 26 April 1901 3 Marton Reginald Howard Beckett Ind. John James McDonald Ind. Edward Read Ind. Feilding Edmund Goodbehere Ind. true James Jarvis Bagnall Ind. Palmerston North Henry Haydon Ind. George Snelson Ind. William Park Ind. Foxton missing info ? missing info ? missing info ? Hastings true William Dennett Cecil Fitzroy 1901 Hastings Borough Council election Napier George Swan Conservative Conservative (New Zealand) John McVay Samuel Carnell Progressive Liberal Independent Liberal 1901 Napier Borough Council election Dannevirke missing info ? missing info ? missing info ? Woodville missing info ? missing info ? missing info ? Pahiatua missing info ? missing info ? missing info ? Masterton true Charles Aylmer Pownall John Hessey 25 April 1901 MASTERTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19010425.2.10 Wairarapa Daily Times 2 26 683723 April 1901 Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19010423.2.23.5 Wairarapa Daily Times 3 26 6833 Carterton missing info ? missing info ? missing info ? Greytown missing info ? missing info ? missing info ? Lower Hutt Edmund Percy Bunny Ind. Orton Stevens Ind. Edmund Percy Bunny Ind. Petone Richard Clement Kirk Richard Mothes Richard Clement Kirk Mayoral elections in Petone#1901 election Onslow John Holmes Ind. John Valentine Ind. true Karori Richard Bulkley Ind. Francis John McDonald Ind. James William Henderson Ind. Melrose true George Frost Ind. James Reid Ind. 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 Frederick Board Ind. Herbert Pearce Ind. Frederick Board Ind. 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 ? Roslyn Alexander Matheson Ind. Thomas Mackenzie Ind. true https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GEST19010416.2.17 Mayor of Roslyn Greymouth Evening Star 16 April 1901 XXXI 3 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 John McNeil Ind. Daniel Stewart Ind. John McNeil Ind. 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 true Charles Stephen Longuet Horace Bastings 1901 Invercargill Borough Council election 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. 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. 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. References Category:1901 elections in New Zealand Category:1901 New Zealand local elections * Category:April 1901 in Oceania