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1901 Auckland City mayoral election

February 23, 2023

The 1901 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. Elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland on 24 April 1901. The previous mayor, David Goldie, was held in high regard by both the city councillors and the voters but he did not contest the poll; as a temperance advocate, he did not want to toast the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York who were to visit in June 1901 with alcohol. John Logan Campbell, who had become regarded as the Father of Auckland, was asked to represent the city. Campbell agreed on the proviso that he would only take on representative functions, with most mayoral tasks taken on by a deputy, and resign after the royal visit. Against general expectation, the mayoralty was contested by a brewer—Daniel Arkell—who had never held any public roles. Campbell won the election with nearly 80% of the votes, with senior city councillor Alfred Kidd deputising for him. Upon Campbell's resignation in July 1901, Kidd was elected the next mayor by his fellow city councillors.

1901 Auckland City mayoral election
← 1900 24 April 1901 1902 →
 
Candidate John Logan Campbell Daniel Arkell
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,517 895
Percentage 79.71 20.29
Mayor before election

David Goldie

 Elected Mayor

John Logan Campbell

Background

 
Cartoons published by The New Zealand Observer on 23 March 1901

David Goldie had been a popular mayor since 1898, getting re-elected without opposition in 1899 and 1900. Goldie was a teetotaller and when it became known that the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York would come for a royal visit, he retired at the April 1901 election as he did not want to toast the visiting royals with alcohol.[1] There was a strong groundswell of opinion that the city's mayoralty should be held by someone of high status for the occasion of the royal visit, and a requisition was put to John Logan Campbell on 11 March.[2] Campbell had lived in Auckland since 1840 and was thus the longest-lived resident of the city; he had become known as the Father of Auckland.[3][4] Campbell was nominated by the outgoing mayor, Goldie, and by George Fowlds, MHR for City of Auckland.[5]

It had been hoped that Campbell would be declared elected unopposed.[6] Joseph Witheford, MHR for the City of Auckland electorate, received a requisition on 14 March signed by 600 citizens. He considered the situation for half a day and then announced that Campbell should be mayor during the time of the royal visit.[7] By advertisement in The New Zealand Herald on 4 April, brewer Daniel Arkell announced himself as a mayoral candidate.[8] The New Zealand Herald was a strong supporter of Campbell and they dedicated just three lines to Arkell on 4 April,[9] and then mentioned him next when they reported on the nominations on 12 April.[10] The first discussion of Arknell by The Herald was in an opinion piece on 17 April, where his candidacy was described as "something approaching an absurdity".[11] On the same day, the Auckland Star ran its first story on Arkell, as he had been approached by a deputation urging him to withdraw from the contest; Arkell had rebuffed the deputation.[12] On the same day, the Auckland Star described Arkell's candidacy as "in questionable taste".[13] Campbell responded to the situation by that he was happy to contest the election, but that he would not undertake any campaigning whatsoever, and that he wished that nobody campaigned on his behalf. He declared that should he be elected, "it will be by the spontaneous voice of the community".[14]

Mayoral results

 
Cartoon by New Zealand Graphic – Arkell being crushed by the ballot box

The mayoral election was held across all wards: East, North, South, Ponsonby, and Grafton.[15] The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post voting method. As expected, Campbell won by a large margin.

1901 Auckland mayoral election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Logan Campbell 3,517 79.71
Independent Daniel Arkell 895 20.29
Informal votes 29 0.65
Majority 2,622 59.43
Turnout 4.441 62.86
Registered electors 7,065[17]

Campbell was installed by Goldie as the outgoing mayor on 8 May 1901.[18] As Campbell had indicated that, due to his age (he was 83 at the time), he wanted to concentrate on the representative functions of the office, and only serve until the royal visit. Campbell suggested that councillor Alfred Kidd should be appointed as deputy mayor; Kidd had deputised for Goldie at times.[19][20] When it came to formalise this arrangement, it was found that a deputy mayor could only deputise during the mayor's absence or illness; Kidd's role was thus described as being associated with the mayor.[21] The royal visit happened in mid-June and Campbell resigned as mayor on 25 July.[22] In accordance with the legislation at the time, it was up to the city councillors to elect a new mayor[23] and on 30 July, Kidd was unanimously elected as the city's next mayor.[24]

Councillor results

For Auckland Council, elections were held in three wards: South (3 positions; 5 candidates), Ponsonby (3 positions; 4 candidates), and Grafton (3 positions; 5 candidates).[15] In the North and East wards, there were three candidates in each ward, which matched the number of positions available, and these candidates were therefore declared elected unopposed.[25] In total, 15 positions were available and 20 candidates stood in the various wards.

1905 Auckland local election[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Albert Glover[a] 1,343
Independent John Thomas Julian[a] 1,081
Independent James Parr[b] 897
Independent James Stichbury[b] 842
Independent John Patterson[c] 813
Independent John Court[b] 802
Independent Henry Thomas Garratt[c] 711
Independent John William Hewson[c] 620
Independent Arthur Rosser[a] 572
Independent Peter Dignan[d] n/a
Independent John Henry Hannan[d] n/a
Independent Thomas Taylor Masefield[d] n/a
Independent Frederick Baume[e] n/a
Independent Charles Grey[e] n/a
Independent Alfred Kidd[e] n/a
Independent James Jamieson[f] 591
Independent Robert Tudehope[g] 567
Independent Robert Farrell[g] 560
Independent Maurice Casey[f] 537
Independent Joseph Beecroft[h] 318

Kidd's election as mayor caused a vacancy. A by-election held in the Grafton ward on 21 August 1901 returned John McLeod as the new city councillor.[27]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Elected in the South ward
  2. ^ a b c Elected in the Ponsonby ward
  3. ^ a b c Elected in the Grafton ward
  4. ^ a b c Returned unopposed in the North ward
  5. ^ a b c Returned unopposed in the East ward
  6. ^ a b Unsuccessful in the Grafton ward
  7. ^ a b Unsuccessful in the South ward
  8. ^ Unsuccessful in the Ponsonby ward

See also

References

  1. ^ "Presentation to the mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11631. 19 April 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The mayoralty". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 1159. 12 March 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ Stone, R. C. J. "Campbell, John Logan – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "The mayoralty". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 59. 11 March 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Local and general news". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11624. 11 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "The New Zealand Herald and Daily Southern Cross". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11634. 23 April 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "The mayoralty". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11601. 15 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11618. 4 April 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Untitled". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11618. 4 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ "The coming municipal elections". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11625. 12 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "The mayoralty". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11629. 17 April 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Mr Arkell and the mayoralty". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 90. 17 April 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. ^ "The mayoralty". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 90. 17 April 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  14. ^ "The coming municipal elections". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11630. 18 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ a b "The municipal elections". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11635. 24 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. ^ "The city mayoralty". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11636. 25 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. ^ "The New Zealand Herald and Daily Southern Cross". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11636. 25 April 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Mayoral installations". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11648. 9 May 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  19. ^ "East ward". Observer. Vol. XXI, no. 1166. 4 May 1901. p. 18. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  20. ^ "The mayoral installation". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 108. 8 May 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Dr. Campbell's mayoralty". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11655. 17 May 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Auckland mayoralty". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11716. 26 July 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  23. ^ "The New Zealand Herald and Daily Southern Cross". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11716. 26 July 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  24. ^ "The mayoralty". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 169. 30 July 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  25. ^ "The nominations: City". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXII, no. 89. 16 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  26. ^ "City Council election". Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11636. The New Zealand Herald. 25 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  27. ^ "East ward election". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11739. 22 August 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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The 1901 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year Elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland on 24 April 1901 The previous mayor David Goldie was held in high regard by both the city councillors and the voters but he did not contest the poll as a temperance advocate he did not want to toast the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York who were to visit in June 1901 with alcohol John Logan Campbell who had become regarded as the Father of Auckland was asked to represent the city Campbell agreed on the proviso that he would only take on representative functions with most mayoral tasks taken on by a deputy and resign after the royal visit Against general expectation the mayoralty was contested by a brewer Daniel Arkell who had never held any public roles Campbell won the election with nearly 80 of the votes with senior city councillor Alfred Kidd deputising for him Upon Campbell s resignation in July 1901 Kidd was elected the next mayor by his fellow city councillors 1901 Auckland City mayoral election 1900 24 April 1901 1902 Candidate John Logan Campbell Daniel ArkellParty Independent IndependentPopular vote 3 517 895Percentage 79 71 20 29Mayor before electionDavid Goldie Elected Mayor John Logan Campbell Contents 1 Background 2 Mayoral results 3 Councillor results 3 1 Footnotes 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground Edit Cartoons published by The New Zealand Observer on 23 March 1901 David Goldie had been a popular mayor since 1898 getting re elected without opposition in 1899 and 1900 Goldie was a teetotaller and when it became known that the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York would come for a royal visit he retired at the April 1901 election as he did not want to toast the visiting royals with alcohol 1 There was a strong groundswell of opinion that the city s mayoralty should be held by someone of high status for the occasion of the royal visit and a requisition was put to John Logan Campbell on 11 March 2 Campbell had lived in Auckland since 1840 and was thus the longest lived resident of the city he had become known as the Father of Auckland 3 4 Campbell was nominated by the outgoing mayor Goldie and by George Fowlds MHR for City of Auckland 5 It had been hoped that Campbell would be declared elected unopposed 6 Joseph Witheford MHR for the City of Auckland electorate received a requisition on 14 March signed by 600 citizens He considered the situation for half a day and then announced that Campbell should be mayor during the time of the royal visit 7 By advertisement in The New Zealand Herald on 4 April brewer Daniel Arkell announced himself as a mayoral candidate 8 The New Zealand Herald was a strong supporter of Campbell and they dedicated just three lines to Arkell on 4 April 9 and then mentioned him next when they reported on the nominations on 12 April 10 The first discussion of Arknell by The Herald was in an opinion piece on 17 April where his candidacy was described as something approaching an absurdity 11 On the same day the Auckland Star ran its first story on Arkell as he had been approached by a deputation urging him to withdraw from the contest Arkell had rebuffed the deputation 12 On the same day the Auckland Star described Arkell s candidacy as in questionable taste 13 Campbell responded to the situation by that he was happy to contest the election but that he would not undertake any campaigning whatsoever and that he wished that nobody campaigned on his behalf He declared that should he be elected it will be by the spontaneous voice of the community 14 Mayoral results Edit Cartoon by New Zealand Graphic Arkell being crushed by the ballot box The mayoral election was held across all wards East North South Ponsonby and Grafton 15 The polling was conducted using the standard first past the post voting method As expected Campbell won by a large margin 1901 Auckland mayoral election 16 Party Candidate Votes Independent John Logan Campbell 3 517 79 71Independent Daniel Arkell 895 20 29Informal votes 29 0 65Majority 2 622 59 43Turnout 4 441 62 86Registered electors 7 065 17 Campbell was installed by Goldie as the outgoing mayor on 8 May 1901 18 As Campbell had indicated that due to his age he was 83 at the time he wanted to concentrate on the representative functions of the office and only serve until the royal visit Campbell suggested that councillor Alfred Kidd should be appointed as deputy mayor Kidd had deputised for Goldie at times 19 20 When it came to formalise this arrangement it was found that a deputy mayor could only deputise during the mayor s absence or illness Kidd s role was thus described as being associated with the mayor 21 The royal visit happened in mid June and Campbell resigned as mayor on 25 July 22 In accordance with the legislation at the time it was up to the city councillors to elect a new mayor 23 and on 30 July Kidd was unanimously elected as the city s next mayor 24 Councillor results EditFor Auckland Council elections were held in three wards South 3 positions 5 candidates Ponsonby 3 positions 4 candidates and Grafton 3 positions 5 candidates 15 In the North and East wards there were three candidates in each ward which matched the number of positions available and these candidates were therefore declared elected unopposed 25 In total 15 positions were available and 20 candidates stood in the various wards 1905 Auckland local election 26 Party Candidate Votes Independent Albert Glover a 1 343Independent John Thomas Julian a 1 081Independent James Parr b 897Independent James Stichbury b 842Independent John Patterson c 813Independent John Court b 802Independent Henry Thomas Garratt c 711Independent John William Hewson c 620Independent Arthur Rosser a 572Independent Peter Dignan d n aIndependent John Henry Hannan d n aIndependent Thomas Taylor Masefield d n aIndependent Frederick Baume e n aIndependent Charles Grey e n aIndependent Alfred Kidd e n aIndependent James Jamieson f 591Independent Robert Tudehope g 567Independent Robert Farrell g 560Independent Maurice Casey f 537Independent Joseph Beecroft h 318Kidd s election as mayor caused a vacancy A by election held in the Grafton ward on 21 August 1901 returned John McLeod as the new city councillor 27 Footnotes Edit a b c Elected in the South ward a b c Elected in the Ponsonby ward a b c Elected in the Grafton ward a b c Returned unopposed in the North ward a b c Returned unopposed in the East ward a b Unsuccessful in the Grafton ward a b Unsuccessful in the South ward Unsuccessful in the Ponsonby wardSee also EditRoyal Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to New ZealandReferences Edit Presentation to the mayor The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11631 19 April 1901 p 3 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 1159 12 March 1901 p 4 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Stone R C J Campbell John Logan Biography Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoralty Auckland Star Vol XXXII no 59 11 March 1901 p 4 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Local and general news The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11624 11 April 1901 p 5 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The New Zealand Herald and Daily Southern Cross The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11634 23 April 1901 p 4 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11601 15 March 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Electoral The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11618 4 April 1901 p 8 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Untitled The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11618 4 April 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The coming municipal elections The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11625 12 April 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11629 17 April 1901 p 4 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Mr Arkell and the mayoralty Auckland Star Vol XXXII no 90 17 April 1901 p 2 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoralty Auckland Star Vol XXXII no 90 17 April 1901 p 4 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The coming municipal elections The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11630 18 April 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 a b The municipal elections The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11635 24 April 1901 p 5 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The city mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11636 25 April 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The New Zealand Herald and Daily Southern Cross The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11636 25 April 1901 p 4 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Mayoral installations The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11648 9 May 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 East ward Observer Vol XXI no 1166 4 May 1901 p 18 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoral installation Auckland Star Vol XXXII no 108 8 May 1901 p 2 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Dr Campbell s mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11655 17 May 1901 p 5 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Auckland mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11716 26 July 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The New Zealand Herald and Daily Southern Cross The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11716 26 July 1901 p 4 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The mayoralty Auckland Star Vol XXXII no 169 30 July 1901 p 5 Retrieved 21 November 2020 The nominations City Auckland Star Vol XXXII no 89 16 April 1901 p 5 Retrieved 21 November 2020 City Council election Vol XXXVIII no 11636 The New Zealand Herald 25 April 1901 p 6 Retrieved 21 November 2020 East ward election The New Zealand Herald Vol XXXVIII no 11739 22 August 1901 p 5 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1901 Auckland City mayoral election amp oldid 1137710663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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