1965 Dunedin mayoral election

1965 Dunedin mayoral election

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Turnout	20,432 (44.96%)
Candidate Russell Calvert Stuart Sidey Party Labour Citizens' Popular vote 10,444 8,964 Percentage 51.11 43.87
Mayor before election Stuart Sidey Elected mayor Russell Calvert

The 1965 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1965, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Incumbent Stuart Sidey was defeated in his bid for a third term by Labour Party city councillor Russell Calvert. Calvert became only Dunedin's second Labour mayor after Edwin Thoms Cox. The Citizens' Association won seven seats on the city council to Labour's five.

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1965 Dunedin mayoral election ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Russell Calvert	10,444	51.11	+2.49
	Citizens'	Stuart Sidey	8,964	43.87	−7.08
	Independent	Alex Steven Alpin	925	4.52
Informal votes			99	0.48	+0.05
Majority			1,480	7.24
Turnout			20,432	44.96

References

1. "Clear Majority to Mr Calvert in Dunedin Mayoralty Contest". Otago Daily Times . 11 October 1965. p. 5.
2. "Three Labour Winners in Main Centres". The New Zealand Herald . 11 October 1965. p. 1.