| Election Name: | 1983 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1986 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 1983 |
| Turnout: | 13,432 |
| Candidate1: | Eve Poole |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,631 |
| Percentage1: | 56.81 |
| Candidate2: | John Russell |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,525 |
| Percentage2: | 33.68 |
| Candidate3: | Jim Fenton |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,276 |
| Percentage3: | 9.50 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | F. Russell Miller |
| After Election: | Eve Poole |
The 1983 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 8 October 1983 as part of the 1983 New Zealand local elections, and was conducted under the First Past the Post system.
After her loss at the previous election, former deputy mayor Eve Poole defeated incumbent councillors John Russell and Jim Fenton, thus becoming the first female Mayor of Invercargill.
The following table gives the election results: