1983 Dunedin mayoral election

1983 Dunedin mayoral election

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Turnout	21,034
Candidate Cliff Skeggs Terry Scott Party Citizens' Labour Popular vote 14,132 5,834 Percentage 67.18 27.73
Mayor before election Cliff Skeggs Elected mayor Cliff Skeggs

The 1983 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1983, 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

Mayor Cliff Skeggs was re-elected for a third term defeating two other candidates, though his majority fell. The Citizens' retained their comfortable council majority, winning nine seats with two won by independents and one seat to the Labour Party. ^[1]

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1983 Dunedin mayoral election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens'	Cliff Skeggs	14,132	67.18	−9.16
	Labour	Terry Scott	5,834	27.73
	Independent	Murray Menzies	786	3.73
Informal votes			282	1.34	−0.26
Majority			8,298	39.45	−14.84
Turnout			21,034

References

1. "Council Changes Dramatically". Otago Daily Times . No. 37706. 10 October 1983. p. 1.
2. "Mayoral Voting". Otago Daily Times . No. 37706. 10 October 1983. p. 6.