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1901 Wellington City mayoral election

← 1899 25 April 1901 1902 →
Turnout	8,533 (62.46%)
Candidate John Aitken Thomas Wilford Party Independent Independent Popular vote 5,801 2,732 Percentage 67.98 32.02
Mayor before election John Aitken Elected mayor John Aitken

The 1901 Wellington City mayoral election 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 including twelve city councillors. 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.

Background

Electoral reforms were implemented in 1901, which extended the municipal term for councillors to biennial terms and saw the abolition of the ward system, implementing the process of electing councillors at large instead. Under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1900 mayors were still to be elected annually and fixed elections to the last Wednesday in April (rather than in November). The Act delayed the introduction of the new system until April 1901 meaning there was no mayoral election in 1900.

Mayoralty results

Councillor results

Notes

1. Betts 1970, pp. 39.
2. "Municipal Corporations Act 1900". New Zealand Parliament. 1900. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
3. ^ "Wellington City Council". The Free Lance. Vol. I, no. 43. 27 April 1901. p. 11. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
4. "City Council Election". The Evening Post. Vol. LXI, no. 94. 23 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

References

• Betts, George (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.

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