2016 Invercargill mayoral election explained
| Election Name: | 2016 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 2016 |
| Turnout: | 20,934 (54.9%) |
| Candidate1: | Tim Shadbolt |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,618 |
| Percentage1: | 55.49 |
| Candidate2: | Tom Conroy |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,118 |
| Percentage2: | 29.22 |
| Candidate3: | Karen Arnold |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,198 |
| Percentage3: | 15.27 |
| Poll1 Date: | 8 October 2016 |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
| After Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.
The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]
Candidates
Declared candidates
- Karen Arnold, Invercargill City Councillor[2]
- Tom Conroy, television host[3]
- Tim Shadbolt, incumbent Mayor of Invercargill[4]
Declined to be candidates
- Neil Boniface, Invercargill City Councillor[4]
- Lindsay Dow, former Invercargill City Councillor and 2013 mayoral candidate (endorsed Conroy)[5]
- Darren Ludlow, Deputy Mayor of Invercargill[4]
- Ian Pottinger, Invercargill City Councillor (endorsed Arnold and Conroy)[6]
- Penny Simmonds, chief executive of the Southern Institute of Technology[4]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Notes and References
- Web site: Election results 2016: four new Councillors – Invercargill City Council . Icc.govt.nz . 8 October 2016 . 29 November 2016.
- Web site: Suing Shadbolt — and now chasing his job . 27 June 2016 . Allison . Beckham.
- Web site: Southland television personality Tom Conroy to run for Invercargill mayor . 15 April 2016 . Brittany . Pickett.
- Web site: Tim Shadbolt to stand again for Invercargill Mayor, but challengers loom . 27 October 2015 . Amber-Leigh . Woolf.
- Web site: Former mayoral candidate Lindsay Dow to stand for Invercargill City Council seat . 8 July 2016 . Evan . Harding.
- Web site: Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger backs Shadbolt's challengers . 30 June 2016 . Evan . Harding.
