The 2013 Dunedin mayoral election was held on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the single transferable voting system. Dave Cull, Dunedin's 57th mayor, was re-elected after seeing off eight challengers.
Candidates
First-term incumbent Dave Cull was the first to enter the contest, announcing his candidature in January 2013.[1] He faced eight challengers, including one sitting councillor and one former Member of Parliament.[2]
Councillor Lee Vandervis, who placed third in the previous local body elections,[3] announced on 21 May that he would contest his fourth mayoralty; he had stood in every mayoral election since 2004.[4] Aside from Cull, Vandervis was the only current councillor seeking the mayoralty.
For the first time, the Green Party stood a candidate for the Dunedin mayoralty. Although former mayor Sukhi Turner was a member of the Green Party, she did not run for mayor on the party ticket.[5] Broadcaster Aaron Hawkins was confirmed by the Green Party on 24 May as their candidate.[6] Hawkins contested the 2010 mayoralty as an independent, when he came fourth.[3]
Former ACT Member of Parliament Hilary Calvert declared her candidacy, as an independent.[7] She also contested a seat on the City Council. Former United Future candidate and blogger Pete George also declared an independent bid for the mayoralty.[2]
The other mayoral candidates were two 2010 mayoral hopefuls Olivier Lequeux and Kevin Dwyer, as well as Steve McGregor and Andrew Whiley.
Results
Cull was re-elected, beating Calvert and Vandervis to second and third place.[8] Both Calvert and Vandervis were elected to Council, as were fourth-placed Aaron Hawkins and fifth-placed Andrew Whiley.[9][10]
| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference | Last Iteration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/- | Votes | % | ||
| Dave Cull | Greater Dunedin | 18,335 | 49.3 | +0.7 | 18,604 | 50.4 |
| Hilary Calvert | 6,191 | 16.7 | 6,474 | 17.6 | ||
| Lee Vandervis | 5,653 | 15.2 | +2.0 | 5,872 | 16.0 | |
| Aaron Hawkins | Green Dunedin | 2,787 | 7.5 | +4.1 | 2,972 | 8.1 |
| Andrew Whiley | Independent | 2,674 | 7.2 | 2,962 | 8.0 | |
| Pete George | Your Dunedin | 704 | 1.9 | |||
| Olivier Lequeux | 487 | 1.3 | -1.3 | |||
| Kevin Dwyer | 206 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |||
| Steve McGregor | 179 | 0.5 | ||||
| Informal votes | 89[11] | |||||
| Turnout | 37,216 | |||||
See also
References
- ^ Morris, Chris (5 January 2013). "Councillors reveal election year priorities". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Race for public office begins". Otago Daily Times. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Dunedin City Council : 2010 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Morris, Chris (22 May 2013). "Mayoral contest heats up". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Miller, Tim (19 May 2013). "Greens to announce mayoral candidate". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Morris, Chris (25 May 2013). "Aaron Hawkins Greens mayoral candidate". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Morris, Chris (19 July 2013). "Calvert confirms bid for mayoralty". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Dunedin City Council Results". Dunedin City Council. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Dunedin City Council : 2013 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Morris, Chris (18 October 2013). "Finally tally increases mayor's vote margin". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Declaration of Result" (PDF). Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 October 2013.