Team Dunedin | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Jules Radich |
| Founded | 12 October 2021 |
| Headquarters | 8 Jones Street, Dunedin |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow |
| Slogan | "Welcoming, Vibrant, Sustainable" |
| Seats on the Dunedin City Council | 4 / 15 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Team Dunedin is a local body ticket which contests local elections in Dunedin, New Zealand. [1]
It is led by Jules Radich, the mayor of Dunedin. [2] Radich describes the ticket as centrist, encompassing ideas from both the left and right of politics. [1]
Team Dunedin campaign material promoted policies that were "welcoming, vibrant, and sustainable." [3] These included:
Team Dunedin was formed by Dunedin City councillor Jules Radich in October 2021 to contest the 2022 Dunedin mayoral and Dunedin City Council elections. [4] Radich described the council's leadership by the progressive, Green Party mayor Aaron Hawkins as "autocratic" and overly influenced by party politics to the point of ignoring residents' interests. [5] With Radich, incumbent councillors Andrew Whiley and Carmen Houlahan were founding members of the ticket. [4]
Other members of Team Dunedin included business owner Brent Weatherall, 2020 ACT Party candidate Callum Steele-MacIntosh, Otago Peninsula Community Board member and school teacher Cheryl Neill, baker Kevin Gilbert, real estate investor and former council staffer Lynette Scott, and restaurant proprietor Riah McLean. [1] [3] Houlahan, who had been a founding member of Team Dunedin, withdrew in May 2022 to run against Radich for the mayoralty as an independent. [6] McLean withdrew her candidacy on 5 July 2022, leaving Team Dunedin with seven candidates. [7]
On 8 October, Radich was elected as Mayor of Dunedin, defeating Hawkins. Whiley, Weatherall and Gilbert were elected to the Council. [8] [9]
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayoral candidates | Council candidates | Mayoralty | Council seats | |
| 2022 | 1/11 | 7/40 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 14 |
| Candidate name | Position contested | Result of election | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jules Radich | Mayor | Elected | |
| Brent Weatherall | Councillor | Elected | |
| Andrew Whiley | Councillor | Elected | |
| Kevin Gilbert | Councillor | Elected | |
| Lynette Scott | Councillor | Not elected | |
| Callum Steele | Councillor | Not elected | |
| Cheryl May Neill | Councillor | Not elected | |
| Jules Radich | Councillor | Withdrawn due to election as mayor |
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