Wellington City mayoral election, 1901

Wellington City mayoral election, 1901

April 1901

Candidate John Aitken Thomas Wilford Party Independent Liberal Popular vote 5,801 2,732 Percentage 67.98 32.01

Mayor before election John Aitken Elected Mayor John Aitken

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1901 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1901, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating Thomas Wilford. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Mayoralty results

Wellington mayoral election, 1901[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Aitken	5,801	67.98
	Liberal	Thomas Wilford	11,097	32.01

Councillor results

Wellington local election, 1901[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Nathan	5,847	86.51
	Liberal	John Luke	5,316	78.66
	Liberal	William Henry Peter Barber	5,170	76.50
	Independent	William Evans	5,074	75.08
	Liberal	George Winder	5,056	74.81
	Independent	Matthew Murdoch	4,424	65.46
	Independent	John Smith Jr.	4,315	63.85
	Independent	James Devine	4,127	61.06
	Liberal	Charles Hayward Izard	3,908	57.82
	Liberal	James Godber	3,744	55.40
	Independent	Robert Tolhurst	3,640	53.86
	Labour	David McLaren	3,210	47.49
	Independent	Robert McKenzie	3,035	44.90
	Independent	Frederic Townsend	2,955	43.72
	Independent	George Anderson	2,755	40.76
	Independent	Allan Orr	2,699	39.93
	Independent	Paul Coffey	2,491	36.86
	Independent	Robert Davenport	2,236	33.08
	Independent	Frederick Bolton	2,189	32.39
	Independent	Henry Fielder	2,084	30.83
	Independent	Edmond Carrigan	2,033	30.08
	Labour	Alfred Hindmarsh	2,028	30.00
	Independent	Alexander Rand	1,464	21.66
	Independent	Alexander Wilson	1,299	19.22

References

1. "Wellington City Council". The Free Lance I (43). 27 April 1901. p. 11. Retrieved 11 March 2016.