The 1998 Dunedin mayoral election re-elected Sukhi Turner as Mayor of Dunedin for a second term. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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| Turnout | 55,498 (65.45%) | |||||||||||||||
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Results
editThe following table shows the results for the election:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Green | Sukhi Turner | 24,143 | 43.50 | −4.47 | |
| Independent | Clive Matthewson | 20,229 | 36.44 | ||
| Independent | Paul Hudson | 6,397 | 11.52 | ||
| Independent | Neil Collins | 2,796 | 5.03 | ||
| Independent | Alan William McDonald | 658 | 1.18 | −6.49 | |
| Independent | d'ugh Mackie | 404 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | Gregor Campbell | 165 | 0.29 | ||
| Informal votes | 706 | 1.27 | +0.12 | ||
| Majority | 3,914 | 7.05 | −2.27 | ||
| Turnout | 55,498 | 65.45 | |||
References
edit- ^ "The Results". Otago Daily Times. 12 October 1998. p. 6.