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The 1998 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections of that year. Garry Moore of the centre-left Christchurch 2021 ticket was elected over thirteen other candidates, and replaced Vicki Buck as Mayor.
The final results were as follows [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch 2021 | Garry Moore | 37,377 | 31.90 | ||
| Independent | Morgan Fahey | 29,321 | 25.03 | ||
| Citizens' | Margaret Murray | 15,444 | 13.18 | ||
| Independent | Gordon Freeman | 12,522 | 10.69 | ||
| Pick the Berry Team | Graham Berry | 8,948 | 7.64 | ||
| Making it Happen For You | Derek Anderson | 6,205 | 5.30 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Kevin O'Connell | 1,517 | 1.29 | ||
| Save Assets Spend Wisely | Peter Wakeman | 904 | 0.77 | ||
| Independent | Bill Greenwood | 776 | 0.66 | ||
| Natural Law | Carolyn Drake | 635 | 0.54 | ||
| The Black Lodge | Graham Fraser | 574 | 0.49 | ||
| Communist League | Ruth Gray | 549 | 0.47 | −0.15 | |
| One Nation | Paul Telfer | 361 | 0.31 | −0.73 | |
| Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | 207 | 0.18 | −0.30 | |
| Informal votes | 2,050 | 1.85 | −0.07 | ||
| Majority | 8,056 | 6.87 | |||
| Turnout | 115,340 | ||||
