| Election Name: | 1901 Wellington City mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Image: | Wellington Coat Of Arms (1878-1951).svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1899 Wellington City mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1899 |
| Next Election: | 1902 Wellington City mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1902 |
| Election Date: | 25 April 1901 |
| Turnout: | 8,533 (62.46%) |
| Candidate1: | John Aitken |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,801 |
| Percentage1: | 67.98 |
| Candidate2: | Thomas Wilford |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,732 |
| Percentage2: | 32.02 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John Aitken |
| After Election: | 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.
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.[1]