2007 Wellington City mayoral election

2007 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	51,328 (39.76%)
Mayor before election; Kerry Prendergast ;	Elected mayor; Kerry Prendergast ;

Last updated June 07, 2025

The 2007 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections. On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.^[1]

Candidates

There were eleven candidates in the election:^[2]

Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 2000
Paul Bailey, a strategic marketing business consultant
Carl Gifford, an artist and stonemason
Rob Goulden, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 1998
Nick Kelly, a bus driver, trade unionist and former chairperson of the Rimutaka electorate committee of the Labour Party stood for the Workers Party
John McGrath, a local restaurateur
Bryan Pepperell, Councillor for the Southern Ward since 1996
Kerry Prendergast, Incumbent Mayor since 2001
Helene Ritchie, Councillor for the Northern Ward since 1998
Jack Ruben, former city councillor
Nick Wang, a journalist and the editor of the Capital Chinese News

Campaign

McGrath's campaign was filled with controversies. During the campaign he used an image of Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard on a billboard without permission and was forced to admit he owed up to $40,000 from the launch of his bar which he later sold. His campaign manager resigned, claiming he owed her money. After the election he failed to file his candidate spending figures, blaming it on his accountant.^[3]

Results

The following table shows detailed results:

2007 Wellington City mayoral election^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Independent	Kerry Prendergast	34.89	17,910	18,008	18,110	18,327	18,521	19,274	19,925	20,516	21,868
	Independent	Ray Ahipene-Mercer	13.55	6,954	7,065	7,168	7,360	7,642	8,003	8,632	9,389	10,899
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	11.07	5,680	5,752	5,861	5,966	6,187	6,458	7,070	8,335	10,125
	Independent	Helene Ritchie	10.83	5,559	5,633	5,755	5,865	6,050	6,346	6,754	7,643
	Independent	Jack Ruben	7.66	3,930	3,996	4,076	4,228	4,424	4,723	5,348
	Independent	Rob Goulden	6.21	3,187	3,241	3,299	3,515	3,708	4,213
	Independent	John McGrath	6.05	3,106	3,155	3,188	3,344	3,473
	Independent	Carl Gifford	3.37	1,730	1,779	1,901	2,015
	Independent	Paul Bailey	2.95	1,512	1,546	1,584
	Workers Party	Nick Kelly	1.82	932	988
	Independent	Nick Wang	1.63	838
Electorate: 132,051 Valid: 51,328 Spoilt: 218 Quota: 21446 Turnout: 39.76

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.

Party/ticket		Councillors
	Independent	11
	Greens	2
	Labour	1

References

↑ "Prendergast wins third term in Wgtn". Stuff . The Dominion Post. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
↑ "Prendergast to face 10 rivals for mayor". The Dominion Post . 25 August 2007. p. A7.
↑ Williamson, Kerry (19 September 2009). "Bid to bankrupt jet-setting Wellington businessman". Stuff . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
↑ "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council . Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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[Dominion_Post-1] "Prendergast wins third term in Wgtn". Stuff . The Dominion Post. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2010.

[2] "Prendergast to face 10 rivals for mayor". The Dominion Post . 25 August 2007. p. A7.

[3] Williamson, Kerry (19 September 2009). "Bid to bankrupt jet-setting Wellington businessman". Stuff . Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[4] "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council . Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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