2013 Invercargill mayoral election

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2013 Invercargill mayoral election
Invercargill CoA (shield only).svg
  2010 12 October 2013 2016  
Turnout17,509
  Mayor Shadbolt.jpg No image.png
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Lindsay Dow
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote12,0504,926
Percentage68.8228.13

Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

Elected mayor

Tim Shadbolt

The 2013 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections.

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Background

The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a seventh consecutive term. Other candidates included Shadbolt defeated challengers, Lindsay Dow and Kevin Middleton. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority. [1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

2013 Invercargill mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Shadbolt 12,050 68.82 −4.31
Independent Lindsay Dow4,92628.13
Independent Kevin Middleton5333.04
Majority 7,12440.68−8.58
Turnout 17,509

References

  1. "2013 Local Authority Election results – Invercargill City Council". Icc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.