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The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system [1] . Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates. [2] Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019. [3] [4]
===Results=== [12]
| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference [1] | Last Iteration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/- | Votes | % | ||
| Aaron Hawkins | Green Dunedin | 9,074 | 20.97 | +13.18 | 17,222 | 54.54 |
| Lee Vandervis | Independent | 9,481 | 21.91 | +4.20 | 14,351 | 45.46 |
| Andrew Whiley | 5,222 | 12.07 | +0.42 | |||
| Christine Garey | 4,755 | 10.99 | ||||
| Jim O'Malley | Independent | 4,534 | 10.48 | +4.21 | ||
| Jules Radich | Independent | 3,845 | 8.88 | |||
| Carmen Houlahan | Independent | 1,577 | 3.64 | |||
| Bob Barlin | Independent | 1,290 | 2.98 | |||
| Rachel Elder | 1,262 | 2.91 | −1.44 | |||
| Mandy Mayhem-Bullock | 729 | 1.68 | ||||
| Finn Campbell | Independent Youth | 524 | 1.21 | |||
| Scout Barbour-Evans | Independent | 393 | 0.90 | −1.47 | ||
| Richard Seagar | Independent ecological democrat | 319 | 0.73 | |||
| Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle | 253 | 0.58 | ||||
| Informal votes | ||||||
| Turnout | 45.6% | |||||
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