1977 Dunedin mayoral election

1977 Dunedin mayoral election

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Turnout	25,236 (54.16%)
Candidate Cliff Skeggs Dorothy Fraser Iona Williams Party Citizens' Labour Independent Popular vote 11,216 7,590 6,171 Percentage 44.44 30.07 24.45
Mayor before election Jim Barnes Elected mayor Cliff Skeggs

The 1977 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, 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.

Background

Councillor Cliff Skeggs was elected Mayor of Dunedin to succeed Jim Barnes, who stood down from the mayoralty but was elected as a councillor. He defeated councillor Dorothy Fraser of the Labour Party, who was re-elected to the Hospital Board of which she was chairman. Former Citizens' councillor Iona Williams also contested to mayoralty, polling higher than any independent mayoral candidate since 1933.

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1977 Dunedin mayoral election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens	Cliff Skeggs	11,216	44.44
	Labour	Dorothy Fraser	7,590	30.07
	Independent	Iona Williams	6,171	24.45
Informal votes			259	1.02	−1.23
Majority			3,626	14.36
Turnout			25,236	54.16

References

1. "Mayoral Voting". Otago Daily Times . No. 35865. 10 October 1977. p. 5.