2007 Christchurch mayoral election explained

Election Name:2007 Christchurch mayoral election
Country:New Zealand
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 Christchurch mayoral election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2010 Christchurch mayoral election
Next Year:2010
Election Date:13 October 2007
Turnout:102,495 (40.81%)
Candidate1:Bob Parker
Party1:Independent (politician)
Popular Vote1:47,033
Percentage1:45.44
Candidate2:Megan Woods
Color2:AB0616
Party2:Christchurch 2021
Popular Vote2:32,821
Percentage2:31.71
Candidate3:Jo Giles
Party3:City Vision
Color3:B3FFB3
Popular Vote3:14,454
Percentage3:13.96
Mayor
Before Election:Garry Moore
After Election:Bob Parker

The 2007 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections. On 13 October of that year, elections were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles. Incumbent Garry Moore retired in 2007 after nine years in the office. Bob Parker, previously mayor of Banks Peninsula, beat the Christchurch 2021 representative, Megan Woods, with a majority of 14,212 votes (13.73%).[1] Media personality Jo Giles, who had previously contested the electorate for the ACT Party for Parliament, came a distant third.[2] A further seven candidate contested the election. Parker's campaign was supported by businessman and Ngāi Tahu board member Nuk Korako, who himself was elected to the House of Representatives in for the National Party.[3]

Voting statistics

Participation in local elections has been falling for years. In the 2007 local election, 40.81% of registered voters cast their vote, some two percentage points higher than in 2004. The following table shows the voting statistics since the 1989 local elections:

1989199219951998200120042007
Electors on rolls 200,915208,533215,621223,832227,793235,930251,173
Voters 121,680105,982107,450116,511110,06891,027102,495
Percentage voted 60.56%50.82%49.83%52.05%48.32%38.58%40.81%

Notes and References

  1. News: New faces aplenty in local government shake-ups . Edward Gay and James Ihaka . 13 October 2007 . . 12 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Official Count Results -- Ilam . Chief Electoral Office, Wellington . 20 November 2011 . 1 October 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100523075203/http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-19.html . 23 May 2010 .
  3. News: Matthews . Philip . Late starter on track . 20 October 2014 . . 18 October 2014 . C6.