1901 Christchurch City Council election

1901 Christchurch City Council election
	24 April 1901
	Mayoral election
Mayor before election; William Reece;	Elected mayor ; Arthur Rhodes;
	Council election
	All 12 ward seats on the Christchurch City Council

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

Results

Mayor

Arthur Rhodes was elected unopposed to the position of mayor.^[1]

Council

R M Macdonald, John M Taylor, and George Simpson were newly elected.^[2]

North-east ward

Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three North-east ward seats.^[1]


	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Clarke	unopposed
Independent	W E Samuels	unopposed
Independent	George Simpson	unopposed

South-east ward

John M Taylor, H H Loughnan, and Henry Wood were elected in the south-east ward.^[3]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John M Taylor	189
	Independent	H H Loughnan	181
	Independent	Henry Wood	168
	Independent	Richard A Green	136
Informal
Turnout
Registered

South-west ward

Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South-west ward seats.^[1]


	Candidate	Votes
Independent	C D Morris	unopposed
Independent	J T Smith	unopposed
Independent	H B Sorensen	unopposed

North-west ward

Charles M Gray, George Payling, and R M Macdonald were elected in the north-west ward.^[3]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Charles M Gray	292
	Independent	George Payling	270
	Independent	R M Macdonald	262
	Independent	William Prudhoe	143
Informal
Turnout
Registered

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Thomson, H (17 April 1901). "City Council". The Press. Vol. 58, no. 10941. p. 10.
^ "The Municipal Elections". The Press. Vol. 58, no. 10948. 25 April 1901. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b "City Council – Election of Councillors". The Press. Vol. 58, no. 10948. 25 April 1901. p. 1.

[:0-1] Thomson, H (17 April 1901). "City Council". The Press. Vol. 58, no. 10941. p. 10.

[2] "The Municipal Elections". The Press. Vol. 58, no. 10948. 25 April 1901. p. 4.

[:1-3] "City Council – Election of Councillors". The Press. Vol. 58, no. 10948. 25 April 1901. p. 1.

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