1998 Invercargill mayoral election

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1998 Invercargill mayoral election
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  1995 10 October 19982001 
Turnout26,651
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Candidate Tim Shadbolt David Harrington Marion Miller
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote13,8058,0523,899
Percentage51.7930.2114.62

Mayor before election

David Harrington

Elected Mayor

Tim Shadbolt

The 1998 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 10 October 1998 as part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, and was conducted under the First Past the Post system.

Contents

Background

Former mayor Tim Shadbolt reclaimed the mayoralty he lost to David Harrington in the previous election. This was the beginning of a decades-long stint as mayor for Shadbolt. [1] Shadbolt had considered contesting the Queenstown mayoralty before deciding to run in Invercargill again. [2] Shadbolt once campaigned on Esk Street standing on a literal Lux soapbox. [3] Harrington cleared out his desk two days before the election, apparently resigned to his impending loss. [4]

Polling

Poll sourceDateDavid
Harrington
Tim
Shadbolt
The Southland Times [4] October 199828.5%45.6%

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1998 Invercargill mayoral election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Shadbolt 13,805 51.79 +26.51
Independent David Harrington 8,05230.21-25.64
Independent Marion Miller3,89914.62
Independent Allan Johnstone3921.47
Independent Barry Hodge3831.43+0.22
Independent James Stapleforth1200.45
Majority5,75321.58
Turnout 26,651

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References

  1. "Tim Shadbolt among new Knights and Dames as New Year Honours recognise outstanding Kiwis". 1 News . 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. Nixon, Tina (9 January 1998). "Shadbolt to contest city mayoralty". The Southland Times.
  3. "Different strokes". The Southland Times. 3 October 1998.
  4. 1 2 Madgwick, Paul (9 October 1998). "Harrington resigned to losing mayoralty". The Southland Times.
  5. "Election '98". The Southland Times. 12 October 1998. p. 3.