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2010 Invercargill mayoral election

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.

2010 Invercargill mayoral election

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Turnout22,255
 
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

Background edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Harding, Evan (11 September 2010). "Prentice kept tape of deputy job offer".
  2. ^ 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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