The 2010 Dunedin mayoral election occurred on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the Single Transferable Voting system.
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The candidates for mayor included Peter Chin, the incumbent who contested for a third consecutive term. He faced six other candidates. Of these, three stood in the 2007 mayoral race (former councillor Lee Vandervis, who came second, Olivier Lequeux, who came fifth, and Jimmy Knowles, who finished last). Other candidates include incumbent city councillor Dave Cull, Aaron Hawkins and Kevin Dwyer.
Dave Cull won the mayoral election becoming Dunedin's 57th mayor.[1]
Opinion polling
edit| Source | Date (published) | Chin | Cull | Vandervis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODT[2] | (27 September) | 37.4% | 45.9% | 11% |
| ODT[3] | 6 October | 31% | 54.2% | 11.8% |
Results
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| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference | Last Iteration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Dave Cull | Greater Dunedin | 21,757 | 48.60 | 22,832 | 51.89 |
| Peter Chin | Independent | 14,084 | 31.46 | 14,453 | 32.86 |
| Lee Vandervis | 5,917 | 13.22 | 6,692 | 15.21 | |
| Aaron Hawkins | Independent | 1,527 | 3.41 | (469) | - |
| Olivier Lequeux | 1,164 | 2.60 | (227) | - | |
| Kevin Dwyer | 197 | 0.44 | (60) | - | |
| Jimmy Knowles | 124 | 0.28 | (37) | - | |
| Informal votes | 57 | ||||
| Turnout | 45,218 | 52.34 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cull wins Dunedin mayoralty". Otago Daily Times. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Poll shows two horse race". Otago Daily Times. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Cull leads latest poll". Otago Daily Times. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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