2013 Auckland mayoral election

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2013 Auckland mayoral election
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  2010 12 October 2013 (2013-10-12) 2016  
Registered995,206
Turnout345,509 (34.72%)
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Candidate Len Brown John Palino
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote164,338108,928
Percentage47.7831.67

Auckland mayor 2013 results by board.svg
Winning margin by local board:

Mayor before election

Len Brown

Elected mayor

Len Brown

An election was held for the office of Mayor of Auckland on 12 October 2013. It was one of many triennial local elections that took place in Auckland and throughout New Zealand at the time.

Contents

Background

Incumbent Len Brown appeared at number seven by the City Mayors Foundation's 2012 World Mayor list. [1]

Candidates

Prospective candidates who did not stand

Campaign

Brown's priority for the city was the funding and commencement of the City Rail Link, which had 63% public support in June 2009. [9]

Palino ran on a conservative policy platform, and his campaign was managed by Communities and Residents president and former National Party president John Slater. [8] He opposed the urban intensification of some Auckland communities, including those on the North Shore, [10] instead proposing a second central business district model based in Manukau. [8]

Postal ballots were sent to voters from 20 September. [11]

Opinion polling

  – Some polls were taken after voting began on 20 September.

Poll sourceDate(s)Sample
size
Margin of
error
Len BrownJohn PalinoJohn MintoUesifili UnasaOtherNone of these/Unsure/Refused
Horizon Research [12] 13–21 June 20131,106±2.8%36.7%6.8%6.7%41.1%8.7%
±2.9%57.4%42.6%
UMR Research [13] 19 August 2013500±4.4%47%14%5%1%4%29%
Horizon Research [14] 2 October 20131072±2.9%38.2%24.1%2.8%1.3%10.0%23.6%
Herald on Sunday –Key Research [15] 6 October 2013514±4.9%66%21%2%1%9%
Horizon Research [14] 9 October 20131162±2.8%38.5%24.4%3.5%1.4%9.8%22.6%

Results

2013 Auckland mayoral election [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Len Brown 164,338 47.78 -1.46
Independent John Palino108,92831.67
Affordable Auckland Stephen Berry 13,6503.97
Independent Penny Bright 11,7233.41+2.85
Mana John Minto 11,5913.37
Independent Uesifili Unasa8,0402.34
Working for the HomelessWayne Young3,9431.15+1.03
Independent Reuben Shadbolt3,1520.92
Independent Paul Duffy3,0830.90
Christians Against AbortionPhil O'Connor3,0320.88+0.61
Independent Emmett Hussey2,9740.86
Independent Susanna Susara Kruger2,1730.63
Independent Matthew Goode2,1160.62
Roads FirstDavid Willmott1,6470.48+0.37
Independent Jesse Butler1,4650.43
Independent Tricia Cheel1,2140.35
Communist League Annalucia Vermunt8560.25+0.16
Majority55,41016.11+2.44
Total valid votes343,92599.54
Informal votes1,5840.46
Turnout 345,50934.72-15.45
Registered electors 995,206

By local board

Local boards and wards won by Brown
Local boards and wards won by Palino

Source: [18]

Len BrownJohn PalinoStephen BerryPenny BrightJohn MintoOthers [upper-alpha 1] Total
BoardWard# %# %# %# %# %# %#
Albert–EdenAlbert–Eden–Roskill12,11451.986,57428.216372.737413.181,3355.731,9048.1723,305
Devonport–TakapunaNorth Shore6,41838.107,62045.235843.475083.024562.711,2607.4816,846
FranklinFranklin7,36444.246,31037.917344.417164.303281.971,1947.1716,646
Great Barrier Waitematā and Gulf 22250.238018.10337.47194.30398.824911.09442
Henderson–Massey Waitākere 10,30945.266,16827.081,1545.079914.359063.983,25014.2722,778
Hibiscus and BaysAlbany8,30632.8511,76046.511,1804.671,1824.685632.232,2929.0725,283
HowickHowick16,54948.9711,79034.891,2843.801,0273.044851.442,5557.5833,690
KaipātikiNorth Shore7,67338.947,60938.611,0815.497273.696583.341,9599.9419,707
Māngere–ŌtāhuhuManukau9,36966.551,1558.203992.832691.917215.122,16615.3814,079
ManurewaManurewa–Papakura9,94963.872,67117.155263.383642.345293.401,5349.8515,573
Maungakiekie–TāmakiMaungakiekie–Tāmaki8,61652.204,01824.346553.975573.376153.732,04512.3916,506
Orākei Orākei 9,68238.6912,04148.116562.624881.954341.731,7256.8925,026
Ōtara–PapatoetoeManukau10,28568.241,53910.214643.083102.065683.771,90612.6515,072
PapakuraManurewa–Papakura5,47654.082,76227.283563.523423.383022.988878.7610,125
PuketāpapaAlbert–Eden–Roskill6,95751.983,38525.296404.784713.524673.481,46410.9413,384
Rodney Rodney 5,11934.656,11041.358185.547535.104983.371,47710.1714,775
Upper HarbourAlbany3,86933.075,30845.376885.884623.952412.061,1319.6711,699
Waiheke Waitematā and Gulf 2,09859.0067719.041083.041544.332346.582858.013,556
Waitākere Ranges Waitākere 6,17949.953,23926.185174.185454.416295.081,26110.1912,370
Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf 9,10856.764,16325.943932.454372.728475.281,0996.8516,047
WhauWhau8,67650.993,94923.217434.376603.886964.092,29213.4717,016
Total164,33847.78108,92831.6713,6503.9711,7233.4111,5913.3733,6959.80343,925

Notes

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