2016 Dunedin mayoral election

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2016 Dunedin mayoral election
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Candidate Dave Cull Lee Vandervis
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote17,44111,938
Percentage59.440.6

Mayor before election

Dave Cull

Elected Mayor

Dave Cull

The 2016 Dunedin mayoral election was held on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the single transferable voting system. Dave Cull, Dunedin's 57th mayor, was re-elected after seeing off ten challengers.

Results

Cull was re-elected, defeating centre-right challenger Lee Vandervis in the tenth and final iteration of votes; however, Cull's first preference vote was severely reduced.

CandidateAffiliationFirst PreferenceLast Iteration
Votes %+/-Votes %
Dave Cull Independent 10,81627.1-22.217,44159.4
Lee Vandervis Independent 7,06317.7+2.511,93840.6
Barry Timmings5,61314.0
Andrew Whiley4,64711.6+4.4
Aaron Hawkins Green Dunedin 3,1087.7+0.2
Jim O'Malley2,5016.2
Conrad Stedman Independent 2,0865.2
Rachel Elder1,7344.3
Scout Barbour-Evans9452.3
Abe Gray 7341.8
Athold BayneStand up for Dunedin6121.5
Informal votes N/A [1]
Turnout 39,859

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References

  1. "Declaration of Result" (PDF). Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2016.