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September 1897. He was elected unopposed on 16 November and installed on 15 December. Louisson was again approached by a delegation towards the end of his third term as mayor, urging him to stand again. Whilst he had wanted some other leading citizen to
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He first stood as a councillor for CCC in 1881 in the South-west Ward. The other candidate, James Tait, formally withdrew from the election on 5 September, and
Louisson was thus declared elected unopposed. Back then, each ward was represented by three councillors, and one of the councillors retired
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per year. Louisson was thus due to retire in 1884. On 4 September of that year, Louisson was the only candidate nominated in the South-west Ward, and he was thus declared elected. He retired at the end of the term in
September 1887 and did not stand for re-election.
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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Canterbury Provincial District)
1027:. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1903. p. 286
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1049:. Christchurch: Christchurch City Council. Archived from
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1763:"Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database"
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222:for six years (1881–1887) before being elected
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1765:. Christchurch City Libraries. Archived from
1739:. Christchurch City Libraries. Archived from
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806:. No. 4499. 25 September 1882. p. 3
752:. No. 5667. 11 September 1896. p. 4
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1641:. No. 6673. 20 December 1899. p. 3
1613:. No. 6647. 20 November 1899. p. 3
1585:. No. 6340. 21 November 1898. p. 3
1557:. No. 6334. 14 November 1898. p. 3
1529:. No. 6053. 15 December 1897. p. 3
1501:. No. 6028. 16 November 1897. p. 2
1445:. No. 6731. 20 December 1889. p. 3
1417:. No. 6707. 21 November 1889. p. 3
1389:. No. 6401. 21 November 1888. p. 3
1333:. No. 6115. 21 December 1887. p. 3
1305:. No. 6090. 21 November 1887. p. 3
1221:. No. 5785. 25 November 1886. p. 3
1137:. No. 5098. 4 September 1884. p. 3
1109:. No. 4173. 5 September 1881. p. 3
1002:. No. 8239. 11 February 1905. p. 6
862:. No. 6276. 6 September 1898. p. 3
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1165:. No. 5997. 4 August 1887. p. 3
773:"How Christchurch became the Garden City"
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1854:The History of the Jews in New Zealand
621:"The Crown Brewery Company, Limited".
481:Addington grand stand in November 1903
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720:. Hyman Marks Trust. Archived from
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1193:. No. 5730. 22 September 1886
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354:Charles Louisson caricature, 1899
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601:"Hon Charles Louisson M.L.C.".
439:September 1887 general election
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1832:"The Hon. Charles Louisson".
1021:"Maddison, Joseph Clarkson".
771:Madgin, Diana (6 June 2011).
673:"Quake damage closes brewery"
569:"The Hon. Charles Louisson".
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2104:Christchurch Bus Interchange
1549:"The Christchurch Mayoralty"
775:. St Albans Community Centre
671:Brown, Giles (27 May 2011).
309:2011 Christchurch earthquake
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246:. At age 14, he arrived in
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2119:Ferrymead Regional Park
1521:"Mayoral Installations"
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165:19 April 1924 (aged 82)
3010:Mayors of Christchurch
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1157:"The Civic Elections"
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966:"Late Advertisements"
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375:Samuel Paull Andrews
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3035:New Zealand brewers
2974:† Elected unopposed
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2405:Walter Cooper (2nd)
1691:on 25 December 2011
1685:"Presidents: NZMTC"
1605:"Mayoral Elections"
1493:"Notes and Notions"
1465:"Local and General"
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1297:"Mayoral Elections"
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1420:
1418:
1409:"Latest Locals"
1407:
1406:
1402:
1392:
1390:
1379:
1378:
1374:
1364:
1362:
1353:"The Mayoralty"
1351:
1350:
1346:
1336:
1334:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1308:
1306:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1280:
1278:
1267:
1266:
1262:
1252:
1250:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1224:
1222:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1196:
1194:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1168:
1166:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1140:
1138:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1112:
1110:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1084:
1082:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1056:
1054:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1030:
1028:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1005:
1003:
992:
991:
987:
977:
975:
964:
963:
959:
949:
947:
936:
935:
931:
921:
919:
908:
907:
903:
893:
891:
880:
879:
875:
865:
863:
852:
851:
847:
837:
835:
824:
823:
819:
809:
807:
796:
795:
788:
778:
776:
770:
769:
765:
755:
753:
742:
741:
737:
727:
725:
716:
715:
708:
700:
693:
683:
681:
670:
669:
665:
655:
653:
645:
644:
640:
630:
628:
620:
619:
612:
600:
599:
588:
578:
576:
568:
567:
546:
541:
537:
532:
516:
475:
443:Westby Perceval
407:Charles Hulbert
379:William Prudhoe
348:
340:Joseph Maddison
292:
240:
166:
156:
131:
119:
113:
108:
96:
84:
78:
73:
59:
54:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3053:
3051:
3043:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2992:
2991:
2985:
2984:
2982:
2981:
2978:
2975:
2971:
2968:
2967:
2964:
2963:
2961:
2960:
2955:
2950:
2945:
2940:
2935:
2930:
2925:
2920:
2915:
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2905:
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2895:
2890:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2850:
2844:
2839:
2834:
2829:
2824:
2819:
2814:
2809:
2803:
2797:
2795:
2794:triennial term
2791:
2790:
2788:
2787:
2782:
2777:
2772:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2736:
2734:
2730:
2729:
2727:
2726:
2721:
2716:
2711:
2706:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2690:
2684:
2679:
2676:
2673:
2670:
2667:
2664:
2661:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2620:
2617:
2614:
2609:
2606:
2603:
2598:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2561:
2559:
2552:
2548:
2547:
2544:
2543:
2541:
2540:
2535:
2533:Lianne Dalziel
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2498:George Manning
2495:
2492:
2490:Ernest Andrews
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2435:George Payling
2432:
2427:
2424:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2406:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2371:Samuel Manning
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2324:
2322:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2277:William Wilson
2273:
2271:
2264:
2263:(1868–present)
2257:
2256:
2254:
2253:
2251:William Wilson
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2227:
2225:
2221:
2220:
2218:
2217:
2212:
2206:
2204:
2200:
2199:
2196:
2195:
2193:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2171:
2169:
2165:
2164:
2162:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2090:
2088:
2084:
2083:
2081:
2080:
2074:
2068:
2062:
2056:
2050:
2047:Ecocentral Ltd
2044:
2037:
2035:
2023:
2019:
2018:
2016:
2015:
2014:(2010–present)
2009:
2003:
1997:
1991:
1984:
1982:
1978:
1977:
1972:
1970:
1969:
1962:
1955:
1947:
1939:
1938:
1933:
1930:
1925:
1921:
1920:
1917:Samuel Manning
1915:
1912:
1901:
1896:
1892:
1891:
1885:
1884:
1868:
1867:
1848:
1815:
1812:
1809:
1808:
1780:
1754:
1728:
1702:
1676:
1664:
1652:
1624:
1596:
1577:"Christchurch"
1568:
1540:
1512:
1484:
1456:
1428:
1400:
1372:
1344:
1316:
1288:
1260:
1232:
1204:
1176:
1148:
1129:"Christchurch"
1120:
1092:
1064:
1053:on 22 May 2010
1038:
1013:
985:
957:
929:
901:
873:
845:
817:
786:
763:
735:
706:
704:, p. 147.
691:
663:
638:
610:
586:
544:
534:
533:
531:
528:
515:
512:
488:Lancaster Park
474:
471:
447:Samuel Manning
403:William Wilson
371:Samuel Manning
347:
344:
336:Colombo Street
291:
288:
276:sergeant major
239:
236:
192:
191:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
170:, Christchurch
163:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
144:
143:
140:
139:
134:
128:
127:
122:
116:
115:
105:
104:
102:Samuel Manning
99:
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
70:
69:
62:
61:
51:
50:
44:
43:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3052:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2997:
2995:
2979:
2977:‡ By-election
2976:
2973:
2972:
2969:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2949:
2946:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2904:
2901:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2840:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2818:
2815:
2813:
2810:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2798:
2796:
2792:
2786:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2737:
2735:
2733:biennial term
2731:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2691:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2677:
2674:
2671:
2668:
2665:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2621:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2563:
2562:
2560:
2556:
2553:
2549:
2539:
2536:
2534:
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2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2480:John Beanland
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2465:James Flesher
2463:
2461:
2460:Henry Thacker
2458:
2456:
2455:Henry Holland
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2445:Thomas Taylor
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2417:Arthur Rhodes
2415:
2413:
2412:William Reece
2410:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2401:Harry Beswick
2399:
2397:
2396:Walter Cooper
2394:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2352:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2338:Henry Thomson
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2325:
2323:
2319:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2302:Edward Bishop
2300:
2298:
2297:Henry Sawtell
2295:
2293:
2292:James Jameson
2290:
2288:
2287:Andrew Duncan
2285:
2283:
2282:John Anderson
2280:
2278:
2275:
2274:
2272:
2268:
2265:
2262:
2258:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2246:Edward Bishop
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2236:John Ollivier
2234:
2232:
2229:
2228:
2226:
2222:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2207:
2205:
2201:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2172:
2170:
2168:former assets
2166:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2085:
2078:
2075:
2072:
2069:
2066:
2063:
2060:
2057:
2054:
2051:
2048:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2038:
2036:
2032:
2029:held through
2027:
2024:
2020:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2004:
2001:
1998:
1995:
1992:
1989:
1986:
1985:
1983:
1981:Civic offices
1979:
1975:
1968:
1963:
1961:
1956:
1954:
1949:
1948:
1945:
1936:
1935:William Reece
1928:
1927:Walter Cooper
1922:
1918:
1907:
1906:
1899:
1893:
1888:
1881:
1877:
1873:
1872:
1871:
1856:
1855:
1849:
1837:
1836:
1830:
1829:
1828:
1826:
1825:public domain
1821:
1813:
1796:
1795:
1790:
1784:
1781:
1768:
1764:
1758:
1755:
1742:
1738:
1732:
1729:
1716:
1712:
1706:
1703:
1690:
1686:
1680:
1677:
1674:, p. 80.
1673:
1668:
1665:
1662:, p. 72.
1661:
1656:
1653:
1640:
1639:
1634:
1628:
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1611:
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1597:
1584:
1583:
1578:
1572:
1569:
1556:
1555:
1550:
1544:
1541:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1516:
1513:
1500:
1499:
1494:
1488:
1485:
1472:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1444:
1443:
1438:
1432:
1429:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1404:
1401:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1376:
1373:
1360:
1359:
1354:
1348:
1345:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1320:
1317:
1304:
1303:
1298:
1292:
1289:
1276:
1275:
1270:
1264:
1261:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1236:
1233:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1180:
1177:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1152:
1149:
1136:
1135:
1130:
1124:
1121:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1096:
1093:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1068:
1065:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1026:
1025:
1017:
1014:
1001:
1000:
995:
989:
986:
973:
972:
967:
961:
958:
945:
944:
939:
933:
930:
917:
916:
911:
905:
902:
889:
888:
883:
877:
874:
861:
860:
855:
849:
846:
833:
832:
827:
821:
818:
805:
804:
799:
793:
791:
787:
774:
767:
764:
751:
750:
745:
739:
736:
723:
719:
713:
711:
707:
703:
698:
696:
692:
680:
679:
674:
667:
664:
652:
648:
642:
639:
626:
625:
617:
615:
611:
606:
605:
597:
595:
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591:
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574:
573:
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563:
561:
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555:
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529:
527:
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521:
513:
511:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
479:
472:
470:
466:
464:
458:
456:
455:William Reece
450:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
415:John Anderson
412:
408:
404:
400:
399:Henry Thomson
396:
392:
391:Henry Sawtell
388:
387:John Ollivier
384:
380:
376:
372:
367:
363:
361:
352:
345:
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257:
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245:
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205:Chas Louisson
202:
198:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
164:
160:
154:
150:
145:
141:
138:
137:William Reece
135:
129:
126:
125:Walter Cooper
123:
117:
111:
106:
103:
100:
94:
91:
88:
82:
76:
71:
68:
63:
57:
52:
49:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
2475:Dan Sullivan
2422:Henry Wigram
2391:Thomas Gapes
2376:Charles Gray
2365:
2307:Michael Hart
2087:other assets
1903:
1879:
1869:
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1792:
1783:
1771:. Retrieved
1767:the original
1757:
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473:Horse racing
467:
459:
451:
423:Daniel Reese
383:Charles Gray
368:
364:
357:
338:designed by
325:
321:
313:
301:
241:
217:
213:South Island
209:Christchurch
204:
200:
196:
195:
132:Succeeded by
109:
97:Succeeded by
74:
55:
18:
3005:1924 deaths
3000:1840 births
2558:annual term
2538:Phil Mauger
2523:Garry Moore
2503:Ron Guthrey
2386:Eden George
2361:Aaron Ayers
2333:James Gapes
2215:The Shuttle
2124:Hagley Park
2094:Art Gallery
2008:(1980–2010)
2002:(1924–1980)
1996:(1887–1924)
1990:(1862–1887)
1898:Aaron Ayers
1057:10 February
431:Eden George
427:Aaron Ayers
411:James Gapes
284:Southbridge
280:Marlborough
120:Preceded by
90:Aaron Ayers
85:Preceded by
2994:Categories
2528:Bob Parker
2518:Vicki Buck
2513:Hamish Hay
2328:Fred Hobbs
2312:Fred Hobbs
2241:Isaac Luck
1911:1897–1899
1861:4 November
1842:4 November
1814:References
1801:5 November
1773:4 November
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