2019 Christchurch mayoral election

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2019 Christchurch mayoral election
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  2016 12 October 20192022 
Turnout42.29%
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Candidate Lianne Dalziel Darryll Park
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote48,40030,086
Percentage47.4329.48

Mayor before election

Lianne Dalziel

Elected Mayor

Lianne Dalziel

The 2019 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections on 12 October 2019. [1]

Contents

Candidates

Confirmed

Declined

Results

2019 Christchurch mayoral election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Best for Christchurch Lianne Dalziel 48,40047.43−36.43
Independent Move Christchurch ForwardDarryll Park30,08629.48
Keep Our Assets Canterbury John Minto 9,8279.63−4.94
J.T. Anderson5,1835.07
IndependentAdrian-Cosmin Schonborn2,2292.18
IndependentRobin McCarthy1,2091.18
Stephen McPaike1,1011.07
Sam Park1,0531.03
STOP Trashing Our PlanetPeter Wakeman8150.79
Another Mildgreen InitiativeBlair Anderson7290.71
IndependentAaron White5470.53
IndependentJim Glass5420.53
Economic Euthenic'sTubby Hansen3080.30−1.27
Majority
Total valid votes
Informal votes212
Turnout 102,029
Registered electors 241,210

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