1977 Dunedin mayoral election

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1977 Dunedin mayoral election
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  1974 8 October 1977 1980  
Turnout25,236 (54.16%)
  Clifford Skeggs.jpg Dorothy Fraser, 1958.jpg Iona Williams.jpg
Candidate Cliff Skeggs Dorothy Fraser Iona Williams
PartyCitizens' Labour Independent
Popular vote11,2167,5906,171
Percentage44.4430.0724.45

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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens Cliff Skeggs 11,21644.44
Labour Dorothy Fraser 7,59030.07
Independent Iona Williams6,17124.45
Informal votes2591.02-1.23
Majority3,62614.36
Turnout 25,23654.16

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References

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