2007 Lower Hutt mayoral election

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2007 Lower Hutt mayoral election
Lower Hutt COA.jpg
  2004 13 October 2007 2010  
Turnout28,080 (41.10%)
  David Ogden (cropped).jpg Ray Wallace.jpg Ken Laban.jpg
Candidate David Ogden Ray Wallace Ken Laban
Party Independent Independent Hutt 2020 – Labour
Popular vote7,3527,1266,912
Percentage26.7925.9725.19

Mayor before election

David Ogden

Elected Mayor

David Ogden

The 2007 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2007 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Contents

Background

The incumbent Mayor, David Ogden, stood for a second term. He faced multiple opponents, by councillors Ray Wallace and Ross Jamieson as well as Hutt Valley District Health Board member Ken Laban and former regional councillor Rosemarie Thomas. [1]

Mayoral results

The following table gives the election results:

2007 Lower Hutt mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Ogden 7,352 26.79 -14.73
Independent Ray Wallace 7,12625.97
Hutt 2020 – Labour Ken Laban 6,91225.19
Independent Rosemarie Thomas3,50712.78
Independent Ross Jamieson2,6789.75
Informal votes5051.84+1.51
Majority2260.82-6.71
Turnout 28,08041.10+4.10

Ward results

Twelve candidates were also elected from wards to the Hutt City Council. [2]

Party/ticketCouncillors
Independent 9
Our City, Our Future3

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References

  1. "Who would be mayor?". The Dominion Post . 15 August 2007. p. A1.
  2. 1 2 "How You Voted; Our community leaders for the next three years". The Dominion Post . 15 October 2007. p. A4.