2010 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
2010 Invercargill mayoral election ← 2007 | 9 October 2010 | 2013 → |
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Turnout | 22,255 |
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| | | Candidate | Tim Shadbolt | Suzanne Prentice | Party | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 16,275 | 5,311 | Percentage | 73.13 | 23.86 | |
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.
Background
The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a sixth consecutive term. Other candidates included Suzanne Prentice and Carl Heenan. Prentice decided to run after Shadbolt had offered her the position of deputy mayor in December 2009.[1] 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.[2]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
2010 Invercargill mayoral election 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 | |
Majority | 10,964 | 49.26 | −17.09 |
Turnout | 22,255 | | |
References
- ^ Harding, Evan (11 September 2010). "Prentice kept tape of deputy job offer".
- ^ 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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