2019 Invercargill mayoral election

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2019 Invercargill mayoral election
Invercargill CoA (shield only).svg
  2016 12 October 2019 2022  
Turnout20,022 (53.01%)
  Mayor Shadbolt.jpg
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Darren LudlowRebecca Amundsen
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote9,6726,4253,302
Percentage48.3032.0816.49

Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

Elected mayor

Tim Shadbolt

The 2019 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill. Incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt was re-elected to his ninth term with a reduced majority.

Contents

Key dates

Key dates for the election were: [1]

Candidates

Declared candidates

Rejected candidates

Withdrawn candidates

Declined to be candidates

Results

The following table gives the election results: [10]

2019 Invercargill mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Shadbolt 9,672 48.30 −7.19
Independent Darren Ludlow6,42532.08
Independent Becs Amundsen3,30216.49
Independent Steve Chernishov6233.11
Majority 3,42716.22−10.05
Turnout 20,02253.01−1.89

References

  1. "Race for the mayoralty: What you need to know". Radio NZ. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Shadbolt fires up at news his deputy will run for mayoralty". 12 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Bond misses out but Shadbolt confirms nomination for Invercargill mayoralty". 16 August 2019.
  4. "Councillor Darren Ludlow to stand for Invercargill mayoralty". 11 April 2019.
  5. "Shadbolt, 71, to stand for Invercargill mayoralty again next year". 26 July 2018.
  6. "Ria Bond joins Invercargill mayoralty race". 15 April 2019.
  7. "Toni Biddle to battle Tim Shadbolt for Invercargill mayoralty". 5 December 2018.
  8. "Toni Biddle pulls out of mayoralty race, anyone going to take on Sir Tim Shadbolt?". 21 February 2019.
  9. "Paddy O'Brien rules out running for Invercargill mayoralty in 2019". 22 February 2019.
  10. "Final results for Invercargill local authority elections". Invercargill City Council. 17 October 2019.