2004 Dunedin mayoral election

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2004 Dunedin mayoral election
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  2001 9 October 2004 2007  
  Peter Chin 2010 Otago Rally.jpg Malcolm Farry.jpg
Candidate Peter Chin Malcolm Farry
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote23,01720,029
Percentage53.5%46.5%

Mayor before election

Sukhi Turner

Elected Mayor

Peter Chin

The 2004 Dunedin mayoral election elected Peter Chin as Mayor of Dunedin. The election was conducted under the Single transferable vote voting system. Chin replaced Sukhi Turner, who retired from the mayoralty.

Results

The following table shows the detailed results for the 9 October 2004 election: [1]

2004 Dunedin mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Chin 19,86243.4
Independent Malcolm Farry17,67438.7
Independent Leah McBey3,6888.1
Independent Teresa Stevenson2,8936.3
Independent Lee Vandervis 1,4143.1
Independent Jimmy Knowles1890.4
Total formal votes45,720
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Peter Chin 23,01753.5
Independent Malcolm Farry20,02946.5

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References

  1. "Election Results". Dunedin City Council. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.