2001 Dunedin mayoral election

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2001 Dunedin mayoral election
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  1998 13 October 2001 2004  
Turnout47,131
  Sukhi Turner 2009.jpg Peter Chin 2010 Otago Rally.jpg Richard Walls, 1980.jpg
Candidate Sukhi Turner Peter Chin Richard Walls
Party Green Independent Independent
Popular vote15,97214,5789,533
Percentage33.8830.9320.22

Mayor before election

Sukhi Turner

Elected Mayor

Sukhi Turner

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.

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

2001 Dunedin mayoral election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Sukhi Turner 15,972 33.88 -9.62
Independent Peter Chin 14,57830.93
Independent Richard Walls 9,53320.22
Independent Jeremy Belcher3,8578.18
Independent Neale McMillan2,1974.66
Independent Alex Fergus4570.96
Independent Desmond Boyes1510.32
Informal votes3860.81-0.46
Majority1,3942.95-4.10
Turnout 47,131

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References

  1. "Mayoral Election Results". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 12 November 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. "The Mayoralty". Otago Daily Times. 15 October 2001. p. 10.