2019 Nelson mayoral election

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2019 Nelson mayoral election
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  2016 12 October 2019 2022  
  Rachel wiki pic.jpg Mel Courtney.tif
Candidate Rachel Reese Mel Courtney Tim Skinner
Party Independent
Popular vote5,8344,1903,737
Percentage30.30%21.76%19.41%

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CandidateBill Dahlberg Mike Ward
Party Mayoralty Only
Popular vote3,3801,634
Percentage17.55%8.48%

Mayor before election

Rachel Reese

Elected mayor

Rachel Reese

The 2019 Nelson mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand.

Contents

Key dates

Key dates for the election were: [1]

Candidates

Declared candidates

Results

2019 Nelson mayoral election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rachel Reese 5,834 30.30 −30.44
None Mel Courtney 4,19021.76
NoneTim Skinner3,73719.41
Mayoralty OnlyBill Dahlberg3,38017.55
None Mike Ward 1,6348.48
Independent Avner Nahmias2921.51
PatrioticJohn Wakelin1860.96
Total valid votes19,25399.73
Informal votes520.27+0.10
Majority 1,6448.54−25.21
Turnout 19,305

References

  1. "Race for the mayoralty: What you need to know". Radio NZ. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Old hand at Nelson council announces bid for mayoralty". 20 April 2019.
  3. "Nelson Councillor announces mayoralty bid". 9 July 2019.
  4. "Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese is running for re-election". 12 July 2019.
  5. "Nelson mayoral contest widens as councillor Tim Skinner joins race". 28 July 2019.
  6. "Mike for mayor?". 30 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 Anderson, Charles (22 August 2019). "Seventh Mayoral Candidate Announced". Nelson Weekly.
  8. "Nelson City Council 2019 Triennial Elections Final Result and Expense Returns". Nelson City Council.