Dunedin local elections, 2010

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The Dunedin local elections, 2010 were part of the New Zealand local elections, 2010, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Dunedin elections are used to elect the Mayor of Dunedin and to elect councilors to the Dunedin City Council

Dunedin City in Otago, New Zealand

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

Mayor of Dunedin Wikimedia list article

The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the municipal government of Dunedin, New Zealand, and presides over the Dunedin City Council. The Mayor is directly elected, using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in 2007.

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As per the Local Electoral Act 2001, all the elections occurred on Saturday 9 October 2010. [1] Voting was carried out by postal ballot, using the Single Transferrable Vote system.

Mayor

The candidates for mayor included Peter Chin, the incumbent who is running for a third consecutive term. His contenders included Dave Cull and Lee Vandervis.

Peter Chin New Zealand mayor

Peter Wing Ho Chin CNZM is a lawyer and was the 56th Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand. He served two terms as Mayor from 2004 to 2010.

Dave Cull New Zealand former broadcaster and 57th Mayor of Dunedin

David Charles "Dave" Cull, JP is the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010 and was re-elected in both the 2013 mayoralty race and 2016 mayoral election. Before politics, he was a presenter for Television New Zealand and an author.

Lee Vandervis is a local-body politician who was first elected to the Dunedin City Council in the 2004 local elections. Vandervis has run for mayor in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013, finishing second in 2007. He is currently an elected councillor.

Councillors

In 2010 the ward system was changed with there now being just three wards in Dunedin. The Central Ward which would elect eleven councilors, Mosgiel Taieri Ward which would elect two and the Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward which would elect one. [2]

Central ward

All eleven incumbent councillors sought re-election, while 28 other people sought election to the council.

Eight of the eleven councillors returned to the council as councillors, while councillor Dave Cull returned as mayor. Three new councillors were elected: Richard Thomson, Lee Vandervis, and Jinty MacTavish.

Candidate Affiliation First preference Last Iteration
Votes % Votes %
Richard Thomson Greater Dunedin 3741 11.28 3741.00
Lee Vandervis 3483 10.50 3483.00
Bill Acklin Independent 2298 6.93 2722.61
Jinty MacTavish Greater Dunedin 1117 3.37 2672.69
John Bezett Independent 1893 5.71 2618.00
Chris Staynes Greater Dunedin 1359 4.10 2721.21
Neil Collins 1911 5.76 2709.14
Teresa Stevenson Independent 893 2.69 2575.58
Fliss Butcher Independent 1269 3.83 2543.54
Paul Hudson Independent 1261 3.80 2517.99
Colin Weatherall Independent 1231 3.71 2514.92
Bev Butler Independent 1221 3.68 2457.44
Aaron Hawkins Independent 1067 3.22 2032.22
Chris Marlow Independent 975 2.94 1779.70
Malcolm Dixon Independent 1132 3.41 1548.74
Olivier Lequeux 746 2.25 1218.65
Lynn Tozer Greater Dunedin 729 2.20 1155.94
Richard Walls 752 2.27 990.20
Shane Gallaghar Greater Dunedin 670 2.02 970.98
Jono Clark Community VISION 562 1.69 762.10
Jonathan Usher 530 1.60 704.07
Hendrik Koch Community VISION 438 1.32 581.18
Samuel Mann Greater Dunedin 363 1.09 480.77
Andrew Whiley Independent 353 1.06 442.05
Michael Guest Independent 370 1.12 430.75
Tracey Crampton Smith Independent 337 1.02 382.74
Olive McRae Independent 278 0.84 345.37
Lindsay Smith Greater Dunedin 246 0.74 307.47
Steve O'Conner Independent 230 0.69 259.41
Lloyd Wilson Independent 184 0.55 211.64
Bob Gillanders 153 0.46 182.78
George Morrison Independent 133 0.40 147.46
Andrew Eames Community VISION 127 0.38 138.97
Randall Ratana Independent 112 0.34 129.91
Martini Samson Independent 112 0.34 120.17
Trevor Turner Independent 82 0.25 97.41
Barry Simpson Independent 73 0.22 (82.18)
Paul Douglas Independent 78 0.24 (80.62)
Dave Cull Greater Dunedin 0a 0.00 (0.00)
Informal votes 660 1.99 660.00

a Dave Cull was already elected mayor, so his votes were immediately transferred to the elector's next preference. Source: [3]

Mosgiel Taieri Ward

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Kate Wilson Greater Dunedin Incumbent
Craig Watson
Malcom Agnow
Syd Brown Deputy mayor
Biran Miller
Maurice Prendergast

Source: [4]

Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Andrew Noone
Geraldine Tait Community Vision

Source: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Electoral Act 2001 No 35 (as at 24 January 2009), Public Act". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Super ward views heard today". Otago Daily Times. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Dunedin City Council elections 2010 - preliminary results" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-11.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Dunedin City Council - Mosgiel Taieri Ward". Local Election 2010 NZ. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Dunedin City Council - Waikouaiti Coast Chalmers Ward". Local Election 2010 NZ. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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