1901 Invercargill Borough Council election
24 April 1901
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12 seats on the Invercargill Borough Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 1901 Invercargill Borough Council election was a local election held on 24 April in the Borough of Invercargill of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Invercargill for a one year term and 12 borough councillors for a two year term. In person voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Candidates
South Ward councillor Francis Rose intended to contest the election but dropped out in September 1900 and subsequently resigned from the council for "private reasons".[1][2][3]
Results
Mayor
The results of the mayoral election were:[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Stephen Longuet | 641 | 49.27 | |
| Independent | Horace Bastings | 357 | 27.44 | |
| Independent | Frederick George Stone | 293 | 22.52 | |
| Informal | 10 | 0.77 | ||
| Turnout | 1,301 | 72.64 | ||
| Registered[6] | 1,791 | |||
| Ward | Longquet | Bastings | Stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | 49 | 16 | 26 |
| Second | 300 | 204 | 101 |
| Third | 193 | 94 | 75 |
| South | 99 | 43 | 91 |
| Totals | 641 | 357 | 293 |
Council
North ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three North ward seats.[8][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William A Ott | unopposed | ||
| Independent | David Roche | unopposed | ||
| Independent | James Thomson | unopposed | ||
Second ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three Second ward seats.[8][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Cleave | unopposed | ||
| Independent | William Benjamin Scandrett | unopposed | ||
| Independent | George Froggatt | unopposed | ||
Third ward
Candidates Archibald McKellar, John Stead, and William Maclister were elected in the third ward.[7][9]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Archibald McKellar | 235 | ||
| Independent | John Stead | 232 | ||
| Independent | William Macalister | 206 | ||
| Independent | I Lawrence Petrie | 136 | ||
| Informal | 10 | |||
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South ward
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South ward seats.[8][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Manson | unopposed | ||
| Independent | John Frederick Lillicrap | unopposed | ||
| Independent | William Stead | unopposed | ||
References
- ^ "THE MAYORALTY". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 28 July 1900.
- ^ "General News". The Southern Cross. Papers Past. 22 September 1900.
- ^ "Invercargill Borough Council". The Southland Times. Papers Past. 5 October 1900.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". The Southern Cross. Papers Past. 27 April 1901.
- ^ a b c d "Public Notices". Southland Times. No. 14923. 17 April 1901. p. 3.
- ^ "The Mayoral Election". Southland Times. No. 14930. 25 April 1901. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Municipal Elections". Southland Times. No. 14930. 25 April 1901. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "Borough Elections – Invercargill". Southland Times. No. 14923. 17 April 1901. p. 2.
- ^ "Special Advertisments Column". Southland Times. No. 14930. 25 April 1901. p. 3.