Auckland mayoral election, 2016

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Auckland mayoral election, 2016
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Registered1,031,667
Turnout37.9%
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Candidate Phil Goff Victoria Crone
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote187,622111,731
Percentage47.328.2
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Winning margin by local board:
Mayor before election

Len Brown

Elected Mayor

Phil Goff

An election was held for the Mayor of Auckland in September and October 2016, closing on 8 October, as part of the 2016 Auckland local government elections. [1] Phil Goff was elected. [2]

Mayor of Auckland head of the Auckland Council

The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalgamation of various territorial authorities. The mayor is supported by a deputy mayor.

Phil Goff New Zealand politician

Philip Bruce Goff is the Mayor of Auckland, in office since 2016; previously he was a Member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011.

Contents

Background

Len Brown, previously the Mayor of Manukau City, was elected to three-year terms as Mayor of Auckland in 2010 and 2013, following the merger of several councils, including Manukau City Council, to form Auckland Council in 2010. He did not stand in 2016.

Len Brown 1st mayor of Greater Auckland

Leonard "Len" Brown is a former Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand and head of the Auckland Council. He won the 2010 Auckland mayoral election on 9 October 2010 and was sworn in as the Mayor of Auckland on 1 November 2010, being the first to hold that title for the amalgamated 'Auckland Super City', and was re-elected in 2013. Brown had previously been elected Mayor of Manukau City in October 2007, the second time he ran for that office. Brown is married to Shirley Anne "Shan" Inglis, and has three daughters: Samantha, Olivia and Victoria.

The Mayor of Manukau City was the head of the municipal government of Manukau City, New Zealand, from 1965 to 2010, and presided over the Manukau City Council. The mayor was directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system. The last serving mayor, elected in 2007, was Len Brown. Manukau City Council was abolished on 31 October 2010 and was incorporated into the Auckland Council, for which elections were held on 9 October 2010.

Candidates

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The New Zealand Labour Party, or simply Labour, is a centre-left political party in New Zealand. The party's platform programme describes its founding principle as democratic socialism, while observers describe Labour as social-democratic and pragmatic in practice. It is a participant of the international Progressive Alliance.

Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate) New Zealand electorate

Mount Roskill is a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Phil Goff of the Labour Party held the seat from the 1999 election until he resigned from Parliament on 12 October 2016 after contesting and being elected Mayor of Auckland on 8 October 2016 in the 2016 mayoral election. His resignation necessitated a byelection in this electorate which was won by Michael Wood.

Prospective candidates who did not stand

John Banks (New Zealand politician) New Zealand politician

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Debates

A debate held on 15 February was attended by Goff, Crone, Bright, Thomas, Berry and Hay. [31] Goff promoted the public-private partnership construction of a light rail network in Auckland, while Berry described the idea as fiscally irresponsible and out of date. [32] Maria Slade of Stuff.co.nz opined the debate outcome as a victory for Goff. [33]

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Goff, Crone and Thomas participated in a 17 June debate, [34] in which traffic congestion was discussed, and Goff lamented the late commitment to the City Rail Link as an example of poor investment in public infrastructure. [35] A debate was scheduled for 8 September at the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning, to be chaired by journalist Rod Oram. [36]

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City Rail Link under-construction rail project in Auckland, New Zealand

The City Rail Link (CRL) is a rail project currently under construction in Auckland, New Zealand. The project consists of the construction of a 3.5 km long double-track rail tunnel underneath Auckland's city centre, between Britomart Transport Centre and Mount Eden Railway Station. Two new underground stations will be constructed to serve the city centre: Aotea Station near Aotea Square and Karangahape Station near Karangahape Road. Britomart will be converted from a terminus station into a through station and Mount Eden Station will be completely rebuilt with four platforms to serve as an interchange between the new CRL line and the existing Western Line.

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Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate(s)Sample
size		Margin of
error		Len BrownPhil GoffVictoria CroneJohn PalinoChlöe SwarbrickPenny BrightMark ThomasDavid HayOtherDon't know/won't vote
Horizon Research [37] 19–26 March 2015591±4.1%5%20%——————28%—
The Spinoff/Survey Sampling International [38] 17–19 August 2016760±3.6%N/A31.2%8.0%7.9%—2.4%1.7%1.4%2.9%48.3%
Aera Foundation/Horizon Research [39] 8–12 September 2016748±3.6%N/A38%11%6%5%4%4%2%8%27%

Results

Auckland mayoral election, 2016 [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Phil Goff 187,622 47.29 —
Independent Victoria Crone111,73128.16—
Independent Chlöe Swarbrick 29,0987.33—
Independent John Palino22,3875.64-26.03
Independent Mark Thomas9,5732.41—
Independent Penny Bright7,0221.77-1.64
Independent David Hay2,8450.72—
Greater AucklandTyrone Raumati2,3870.60—
Christians Against AbortionPhil O'Connor2,0950.53-0.35
STOPTricia Cheel2,0240.51+0.14
Communist League Patrick Brown1,8260.46+0.21
NoneMario Alupis1,8000.45—
Legalise Cannabis Adam John Holland1,7720.45—
Independent Susanna Kruger1,6700.42-0.21
NoneWayne Young1,6290.41-0.62
Independent Aileen Austin1,5770.40—
Independent Binh Thanh Nguyen9790.25—
Independent Stan Martin8360.21—
Independent Alezix Heneti5990.15—
Majority75,89119.13
Total valid votes389,47299.63
Informal votes1,4270.37-0.09
Turnout 390,89937.89+3.17
Registered electors 1,031,667

By local board

Local boards and wards won by Goff
Local boards and wards won by Crone

Source: [42]

Phil GoffVictoria CroneChlöe SwarbrickJohn PalinoOthers [upper-alpha 1] Total
BoardWard#%#%#%#%#%#
Albert–EdenAlbert–Eden–Roskill14,65051.946,38724.243,64012.911,1233.982,4038.5228,203
Devonport–TakapunaNorth Shore7,44739.597,58140.311,3387.119815.221,4617.7718,808
FranklinFranklin7,57638.837,32937.561,7518.979134.681,9429.9519,511
Great BarrierWaitematā and Gulf21347.026414.137115.67275.967817.22453
Henderson–Massey Waitākere 12,60351.924,81919.851,8757.721,6376.743,34113.7624,275
Hibiscus and BaysAlbany11,04536.7912,53441.751,8486.161,9246.412,6698.8930,020
HowickHowick17,05244.7512,51132.841,8674.903,0427.983,6309.5338,102
KaipātikiNorth Shore9,53143.456,96731.761,7748.091,4016.392,26310.3221,936
Māngere–ŌtāhuhuManukau9,59567.151,3019.117495.245353.742,10814.7514,288
ManurewaManurewa–Papakura8,80657.972,13814.087635.021,1207.372,36315.5615,190
Maungakiekie–TāmakiMaungakiekie–Tāmaki9,07253.333,80822.381,3688.048184.811,94611.4417,012
Orākei Orākei 11,05436.9313,32944.522,0586.871,2814.282,2147.4029,936
Ōtara–PapatoetoeManukau10,43069.221,2858.535703.786404.252,14314.2215,068
PapakuraManurewa–Papakura5,35650.382,17720.485264.951,12010.541,45213.6610,631
PuketāpapaAlbert–Eden–Roskill11,59169.892,62915.859225.565443.288985.4116,584
Rodney Rodney 6,80335.327,92441.141,3236.871,1125.772,09910.9019,261
Upper HarbourAlbany5,07836.885,55540.348916.471,0567.671,1898.6413,769
WaihekeWaitematā and Gulf1,99854.4678121.2944812.21872.373559.683,669
Waitākere Ranges Waitākere 6,77048.263,25023.171,77912.686784.831,55211.0614,029
WaitematāWaitematā and Gulf9,38546.875,85829.253,01415.055382.691,2306.1420,025
WhauWhau11,56761.853,05416.331,3617.289114.871,8099.6718,702
Total187,62247.29111,73128.1629,0987.3322,3875.6438,6349.92389,472

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Excludes informal votes

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