The 1901 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 24 April 1901 as part of that year's local elections.
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| Turnout | 1,301 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editThe following table gives the election results:[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Charles Stephen Longuet | 641 | 49.27 | ||
| Independent | Horace Bastings | 357 | 27.44 | ||
| Independent | F.G. Stone | 293 | 22.52 | ||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.76 | |||
| Majority | 284 | 21.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,301 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "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.