Invercargill mayoral election, 2013

Invercargill mayoral election, 2013
12 October 2013

 
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Lindsay Dow
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 12,050 4,926
Percentage 68.82 28.13
Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

 Elected Mayor

Tim Shadbolt

The 2013 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections.

The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a seventh consecutive term. Other candidates included Shadbolt defeated challengers Lindsay Dow and Kevin Middleton.

Results

Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]

Invercargill mayoralty election, 2013 (first past the post)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tim Shadbolt 12,050 68.82 -4.31
Independent Lindsay Dow 4,926 28.13
Independent Kevin Middleton 533 3.04

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Local Authority Election results – Invercargill City Council". Icc.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 December 2016.


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