1968 Dunedin mayoral election

1968 Dunedin mayoral election

←  1965 12 October 1968 1971  →
Turnout	22,811
Candidate Jim Barnes Russell Calvert Party Citizens' Labour Popular vote 12,195 8,995 Percentage 53.46 39.43
Mayor before election Russell Calvert Elected mayor Jim Barnes

The 1968 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1968, 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.

Russell Calvert, the incumbent Mayor, was defeated running for a second term by Citizens' city councillor Jim Barnes. ^[1] The Citizens' Association increased their representation, winning eight seats on the city council to the Labour Party's four.

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1968 Dunedin mayoral election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens'	Jim Barnes	12,195	53.46
	Labour	Russell Calvert	8,995	39.43	−11.68
	Independent	Paul Wedderspoon	1,504	6.59
Informal votes			117	0.51	+0.03
Majority			3,200	14.02
Turnout			22,811

References

1. Eunson, Keith. "Barnes, James George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 27 September 2014.
2. "Mayoral Voting". Otago Daily Times . No. 33085. 14 October 1968. p. 5.