Dunedin mayoral election, 2010
Encyclopedia
The Dunedin mayoral election, 2010 occurred on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the Single Transferable Voting system.
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
.
The candidates for mayor included Peter Chin
Peter Chin
Peter Chin may refer to:* Peter Chin , mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand*Peter Chin Fah Kui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Malaysia; also the Member of Parliament for Miri, Sarawak...
, 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
Lee Vandervis
Lee Vandervis is a local-body politician who was elected to the Dunedin City Council in the 2010 local elections. Vandervis also ran for mayor coming in third place.-References:***...
, who came second, Olivier Lequeux, who came fifth, and Jimmy Knowles, who finished last). Other candidates include incumbent city councillor Dave Cull
Dave Cull
David Charles "Dave" Cull, QSO JP is the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010.-Early life and career before politics:...
, Aaron Hawkins and Kevin Dwyer.
Dave Cull won the mayoral election becoming Dunedin's 57th mayor
Mayor of Dunedin
The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the municipal government of Dunedin, New Zealand, and presides over the Dunedin City Council. The Mayor is directly elected, using the Single Transferable Vote system in 2007....
.
Opinion Polling
| Source | Date (published) | Chin | Cull | Vandervis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODT | (27 September) | 37.4% | 45.9% | 11% |
| ODT | 6 October | 31% | 54.2% | 11.8% |
Results
44770| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference | Last Iteration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Dave Cull Dave Cull David Charles "Dave" Cull, QSO JP is the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010.-Early life and career before politics:... |
Greater Dunedin Greater Dunedin Greater Dunedin is a local body ticket in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ticket was formed in 2007 and contested the 2010 Dunedin local elections.-Councillors:... |
21,757 | 48.60 | 22,832 | 51.89 |
| Peter Chin Peter Chin Peter Chin may refer to:* Peter Chin , mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand*Peter Chin Fah Kui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Malaysia; also the Member of Parliament for Miri, Sarawak... |
Independent | 14,084 | 31.46 | 14,453 | 32.86 |
| Lee Vandervis Lee Vandervis Lee Vandervis is a local-body politician who was elected to the Dunedin City Council in the 2010 local elections. Vandervis also ran for mayor coming in third place.-References:***... |
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 Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
45,218 | 52.34 | |||