2016 Invercargill mayoral election

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2016 Invercargill mayoral election
Invercargill Coat of Arms.jpg
  2013 8 October 2016 2019  
Turnout20,934 (54.9%)
  Mayor Shadbolt.jpg No image.png No image.png
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.

Contents

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
Majority5,50026.27-14.41
Turnout 20,93454.9

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