2013 Invercargill mayoral election explained

Election Name:2013 Invercargill mayoral election
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Invercargill mayoral election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2016 Invercargill mayoral election
Next Year:2016
Election Date:12 October 2013
Turnout:17,509
Candidate1:Tim Shadbolt
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:12,050
Percentage1:68.82
Candidate2:Lindsay Dow
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:4,926
Percentage2:28.13
Mayor
Before Election:Tim Shadbolt
After Election:Tim Shadbolt

The 2013 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections.

Background

The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a seventh consecutive term. Other candidates included Shadbolt defeated challengers, Lindsay Dow and Kevin Middleton. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Local Authority Election results – Invercargill City Council . Icc.govt.nz . 5 December 2016 . 28 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128141411/http://icc.govt.nz/elections/2013-local-authority-election-results/ . dead .