The 2019 Nelson mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand.
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Key dates
editKey dates for the election were:[1]
- 1 July: Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
- 19 July: Nominations open for candidates. Rolls open for inspection.
- 16 August: Nominations close at 12 noon. Rolls close.
- 21 August: Election date and candidates' names announced.
- 20 to 25 September: Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
- 12 October: Polling day. Voting documents must be at council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results will be available as soon as all ordinary votes are counted.
- 17 to 23 October: Official results, including all valid ordinary and special votes, declared.
Candidates
editDeclared candidates
edit- Mel Courtney, Nelson City Councillor and former Nelson MP[2]
- Bill Dahlberg, Nelson City Councillor[3]
- Rachel Reese, incumbent Mayor of Nelson[4]
- Tim Skinner, Nelson City Councillor[5]
- Mike Ward, former Nelson City Councillor and List MP, candidate for mayor in 1986, 1989, 2007, and 2010[6]
- John Wakelin[7]
- Avner Nahmias[7]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rachel Reese | 5,834 | 30.30 | −30.44 | |
| None | Mel Courtney | 4,190 | 21.76 | ||
| None | Tim Skinner | 3,737 | 19.41 | ||
| Mayoralty Only | Bill Dahlberg | 3,380 | 17.55 | ||
| None | Mike Ward | 1,634 | 8.48 | ||
| Independent | Avner Nahmias | 292 | 1.51 | ||
| Patriotic | John Wakelin | 186 | 0.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,253 | 99.73 | |||
| Informal votes | 52 | 0.27 | +0.10 | ||
| Majority | 1,644 | 8.54 | −25.21 | ||
| Turnout | 19,305 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Race for the mayoralty: What you need to know". Radio NZ. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Old hand at Nelson council announces bid for mayoralty". 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Nelson Councillor announces mayoralty bid". 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese is running for re-election". 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Nelson mayoral contest widens as councillor Tim Skinner joins race". 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Mike for mayor?". 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b Anderson, Charles (22 August 2019). "Seventh Mayoral Candidate Announced". Nelson Weekly.
- ^ "Nelson City Council 2019 Triennial Elections Final Result and Expense Returns". Nelson City Council.