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The 2001 Dunedin mayoral election re-elected Sukhi Turner as Mayor of Dunedin for a third term. This was the last Dunedin mayoral election that used the First past the post method.
The following table shows the results for the election:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Green | Sukhi Turner | 15,972 | 33.88 | -9.62 | |
Independent | Peter Chin | 14,578 | 30.93 | ||
Independent | Richard Walls | 9,533 | 20.22 | ||
Independent | Jeremy Belcher | 3,857 | 8.18 | ||
Independent | Neale McMillan | 2,197 | 4.66 | ||
Independent | Alex Fergus | 457 | 0.96 | ||
Independent | Desmond Boyes | 151 | 0.32 | ||
Informal votes | 386 | 0.81 | -0.46 | ||
Majority | 1,394 | 2.95 | -4.10 | ||
Turnout | 47,131 |
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