Election Name: | 1901 Invercargill mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1900 Invercargill mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1900 |
Next Election: | 1902 Invercargill mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1902 |
Election Date: | 24 April 1901 |
Turnout: | 1,301 |
Candidate1: | Charles Stephen Longuet |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 641 |
Percentage1: | 49.27 |
Candidate2: | Horace Bastings |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote2: | 357 |
Percentage2: | 27.44 |
Candidate3: | F.G. Stone |
Party3: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote3: | 293 |
Percentage3: | 22.52 |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | James Smith Goldie |
After Election: | Charles Stephen Longuet |
The 1901 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 24 April 1901 as part of that year's local elections.
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]
The following table gives the election results:[4]