2007 Dunedin mayoral election

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2007 Dunedin mayoral election
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  2004 13 October 2007 2010  
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Candidate Peter Chin Lee Vandervis
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote21,4126,825
Percentage53.4%17.0%

Mayor before election

Peter Chin

Elected mayor

Peter Chin

The 2007 Dunedin mayoral election re-elected Peter Chin as Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand. The election was conducted under the Single transferable vote voting system.

Results

The following table shows the detailed results for the 13 October 2007 election: [1]

2007 Dunedin mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Chin 21,412 53.4 +10.0
Independent Lee Vandervis 6,82517.0+13.9
Independent Glenda Alexander3,6159.0
Green Fliss Butcher2,9667.4
Independent Olivier Lequeux1,9774.9
Independent Nicola Holman1,1242.8
Workers Party Tim Bowron8962.2
Independent Tracey Crampton-Smith8372.0
Independent Tim Couch3350.8
Independent Jimmy Knowles1490.4−0.0

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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.