Invercargill mayoral election, 2010

Invercargill mayoral election, 2010
New Zealand
9 October 2010

 
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Suzanne Prentice Carl Heenan
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 16,275 5,311 669
Percentage 73.13 23.86 3.01
Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

 Elected Mayor

Tim Shadbolt

The 2010 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the First Past the Post system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections.

The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a sixth consecutive term. Other candidates included Suzanne Prentice and Carl Heenan. Tim Shadbolt won the mayoral election and won a sixth term as Mayor of Invercargill, making him one of the longest-serving mayors in New Zealand.[1]

Results

Invercargill mayoralty election, 2010 (first past the post)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tim Shadbolt 16,275 73.13 -10.04
Independent Suzanne Prentice 5,311 23.86
Independent Carl Heenan 669 3.01

References

  1. ↑ Karen Arnold and Michael Dickison (9 October 2010). "Tim wins battle of the celebrities in Invercargill". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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