1974 Dunedin mayoral election
The 1974 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
 | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 26,172 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Jim Barnes, the incumbent Mayor was re-elected for a third term.[1] He defeated councillor Brian Arnold of the Labour Party. In the city council voting, the Citizens' Association won seven seats, the Labour Party four and one independent was successful.
Results
The following table shows the results for the election:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Jim Barnes | 13,820 | 52.80 | -1.89 | |
| Labour | Brian Arnold | 9,279 | 35.45 | ||
| Independent | Gordon Brian Heslop | 2,482 | 9.48 | ||
| Informal votes | 591 | 2.25 | +1.65 | ||
| Majority | 4,541 | 17.35 | -4.77 | ||
| Turnout | 26,172 | ||||
References
- Eunson, Keith. "Barnes, James George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- "Mayoral Voting". Otago Daily Times. No. 34940. 14 October 1971. p. 5.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.