2019 Dunedin mayoral election
The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system.[1] Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates.[2] Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019.[3][4]
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Candidates
Declared candidates
- Scout Barbour-Evans[5]
- Bob Barlin[6]
- Finn Campbell[6]
- Rachel Elder, Dunedin City Councillor[6]
- Christine Garey, Dunedin City Councillor[5]
- Aaron Hawkins, Dunedin City Councillor[7]
- Carmen Houlahan[5]
- Mandy Mayhem-Bullock, Waikouaiti Coast Community Board member[6][8]
- Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle
- Jim O'Malley, Dunedin City Councillor[9]
- Jules Radich, business consultant[6]
- Richard Seager[6]
- Lee Vandervis, Dunedin City Councillor[9]
- Andrew Whiley, Dunedin City Councillor[9]
Results
| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference [1] | Last Iteration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/- | Votes | % | ||
| Aaron Hawkins | Green Dunedin | 9,074 | 20.97 | +13.18 | 17,222 | 54.54 |
| Lee Vandervis | Independent | 9,481 | 21.91 | +4.20 | 14,351 | 45.46 |
| Andrew Whiley | 5,222 | 12.07 | +0.42 | |||
| Christine Garey | 4,755 | 10.99 | ||||
| Jim O'Malley | Independent | 4,534 | 10.48 | +4.21 | ||
| Jules Radich | Independent | 3,845 | 8.88 | |||
| Carmen Houlahan | Independent | 1,577 | 3.64 | |||
| Bob Barlin | Independent | 1,290 | 2.98 | |||
| Rachel Elder | 1,262 | 2.91 | −1.44 | |||
| Mandy Mayhem-Bullock | 729 | 1.68 | ||||
| Finn Campbell | Independent Youth | 524 | 1.21 | |||
| Scout Barbour-Evans | Independent | 393 | 0.90 | −1.47 | ||
| Richard Seagar | Independent ecological democrat | 319 | 0.73 | |||
| Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle | 253 | 0.58 | ||||
| Informal votes | ||||||
| Turnout | 45.6% | |||||
References
- "Single Transferable Vote". The Department of Internal Affairs, NZ. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "Dunedin goes Green". 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "About your 2019 local elections". 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Morris, Chris (13 October 2019). "Hawkins extends winning margin". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Garey joins mayoral contest". 29 June 2019.
- "Local body elections 2019: The nominations". 17 August 2019.
- "Hawkins announces bid for city mayoralty". 18 April 2019.
- "Mandy Mayhem-Bullock - Dunedin City Council".
- "O'Malley to run for mayor". 3 June 2019.
- "Long-serving Dunedin mayor Dave Cull to stand down". 29 May 2019.
- "Timmings decides not to run for mayor, council". 9 August 2019.
- "2019 Election results - Dunedin City Council". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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