2016 Invercargill mayoral election

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2016 Invercargill mayoral election
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Turnout20,934 (54.9%)
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Candidate Tim Shadbolt Tom ConroyKaren Arnold
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote11,6186,1183,198
Percentage55.4929.2215.27
Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

Elected mayor

Tim Shadbolt

The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.

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The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority. [1]

Candidates

Declared candidates

Declined to be candidates

Results

The following table gives the election results:

2016 Invercargill mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Shadbolt 11,618 55.49 −13.33
Independent Tom Conroy6,11829.22
Independent Karen Arnold3,19815.27
Majority 5,50026.27−14.41
Turnout 20,93454.9

References

  1. ↑ "Election results 2016: four new Councillors – Invercargill City Council". Icc.govt.nz. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Beckham, Allison (27 June 2016). "Suing Shadbolt — and now chasing his job".
  3. ↑ Pickett, Brittany (15 April 2016). "Southland television personality Tom Conroy to run for Invercargill mayor".
  4. 1 2 3 4 Woolf, Amber-Leigh (27 October 2015). "Tim Shadbolt to stand again for Invercargill Mayor, but challengers loom".
  5. ↑ Harding, Evan (8 July 2016). "Former mayoral candidate Lindsay Dow to stand for Invercargill City Council seat".
  6. ↑ Harding, Evan (30 June 2016). "Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger backs Shadbolt's challengers".


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