| Election Name: | 2016 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Image: | Dunedin city coa.gif |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 2016 |
| Candidate1: | Dave Cull |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,441 |
| Percentage1: | 59.4 |
| Candidate2: | Lee Vandervis |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,938 |
| Percentage2: | 40.6 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Dave Cull |
| After Election: | Dave Cull |
The 2016 Dunedin mayoral election was held on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the single transferable voting system. Dave Cull, Dunedin's 57th mayor, was re-elected after seeing off ten challengers.
Cull was re-elected, defeating centre-right challenger Lee Vandervis in the tenth and final iteration of votes; however, Cull's first preference vote was severely reduced.
| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference | Last Iteration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/- | Votes | % | ||
| 10,816 | 27.1 | -22.2 | 17,441 | 59.4 | ||
| 7,063 | 17.7 | +2.5 | 11,938 | 40.6 | ||
| Barry Timmings | 5,613 | 14.0 | ||||
| Andrew Whiley | 4,647 | 11.6 | +4.4 | |||
| 3,108 | 7.7 | +0.2 | ||||
| Jim O'Malley | 2,501 | 6.2 | ||||
| Conrad Stedman | 2,086 | 5.2 | ||||
| Rachel Elder | 1,734 | 4.3 | ||||
| Scout Barbour-Evans | 945 | 2.3 | ||||
| 734 | 1.8 | |||||
| Athold Bayne | Stand up for Dunedin | 612 | 1.5 | |||
| Informal votes | N/A [1] | |||||
| Turnout | 39,859 |