2019 Dunedin mayoral election explained
| Election Name: | 2019 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Image: | Dunedin city coa.gif |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | 12 October 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Candidate1: | Aaron Hawkins |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,222 |
| Percentage1: | 54.54 |
| Party1: | Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Candidate2: | Lee Vandervis |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,351 |
| Percentage2: | 45.46 |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Dave Cull |
| After Election: | Aaron Hawkins |
The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system. Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates.[1] Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019.[2] [3]
Candidates
Declared candidates
- Scout Barbour-Evans
- Bob Barlin[4]
- Finn Campbell[4]
- Rachel Elder, Dunedin City Councillor[4]
- Christine Garey, Dunedin City Councillor[5]
- Aaron Hawkins, Dunedin City Councillor[6]
- Carmen Houlahan[5]
- Mandy Mayhem-Bullock, Waikouaiti Coast Community Board member[4] [7]
- Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle
- Jim O'Malley, Dunedin City Councillor[8]
- Jules Radich, business consultant[4]
- Richard Seager[4]
- Lee Vandervis, Dunedin City Councillor[8]
- Andrew Whiley, Dunedin City Councillor[8]
Declined to be candidates
Results
[11]
| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference [12] | Last Iteration |
|---|
| Votes | % | +/- | Votes | % |
|---|
| | 9,074 | 20.97 | +13.18 | 17,222 | 54.54 |
| | 9,481 | 21.91 | +4.20 | 14,351 | 45.46 |
| Andrew Whiley | | 5,222 | 12.07 | +0.42 | | |
| Christine Garey | | 4,755 | 10.99 | | | |
| Jim O'Malley | Independent | 4,534 | 10.48 | +4.21 | | |
| Independent | 3,845 | 8.88 | | | |
| Carmen Houlahan | Independent | 1,577 | 3.64 | | | |
| Bob Barlin | Independent | 1,290 | 2.98 | | | |
| Rachel Elder | | 1,262 | 2.91 | −1.44 | | |
| Mandy Mayhem-Bullock | | 729 | 1.68 | | | |
| Finn Campbell | Independent Youth | 524 | 1.21 | | | |
| Scout Barbour-Evans | Independent | 393 | 0.90 | −1.47 | | |
| Richard Seagar | Independent ecological democrat | 319 | 0.73 | | | |
| Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle | | 253 | 0.58 | | | |
| Informal votes | | | |
| Turnout | 45.6% | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Dunedin goes Green . 12 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
- Web site: About your 2019 local elections . 20 November 2018. 20 November 2018.
- News: Morris . Chris . Hawkins extends winning margin . 13 October 2019 . . 13 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191013054620/https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hawkins-extends-winning-margin . 13 October 2019.
- Web site: Local body elections 2019: The nominations . 17 August 2019.
- Web site: Garey joins mayoral contest . 29 June 2019.
- Web site: Hawkins announces bid for city mayoralty . 18 April 2019.
- Web site: Mandy Mayhem-Bullock - Dunedin City Council.
- Web site: O'Malley to run for mayor . 3 June 2019.
- Web site: Long-serving Dunedin mayor Dave Cull to stand down . 29 May 2019.
- Web site: Timmings decides not to run for mayor, council . 9 August 2019.
- Web site: 2019 Election results - Dunedin City Council . Dunedin City Council . 25 September 2022.
- Web site: Single Transferable Vote . The Department of Internal Affairs, NZ . 25 September 2022.
