2016 Invercargill mayoral election
The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.
The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]
Candidates
Declared candidates
- Karen Arnold, Invercargill City Councillor[2]
- Tom Conroy, television host[3]
- Tim Shadbolt, incumbent Mayor of Invercargill[4]
Declined to be candidates
- Neil Boniface, Invercargill City Councillor[4]
- Lindsay Dow, former Invercargill City Councillor and 2013 mayoral candidate (endorsed Conroy)[5]
- Darren Ludlow, Deputy Mayor of Invercargill[4]
- Ian Pottinger, Invercargill City Councillor (endorsed Arnold and Conroy)[6]
- Penny Simmonds, chief executive of the Southern Institute of Technology[4]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tim Shadbolt | 11,618 | 55.49 | −13.33 | |
| Independent | Tom Conroy | 6,118 | 29.22 | ||
| Independent | Karen Arnold | 3,198 | 15.27 | ||
| Majority | 5,500 | 26.27 | −14.41 | ||
| Turnout | 20,934 | 54.9 | |||
References
- ^ "Election results 2016: four new Councillors – Invercargill City Council". Icc.govt.nz. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Beckham, Allison (27 June 2016). "Suing Shadbolt — and now chasing his job".
- ^ Pickett, Brittany (15 April 2016). "Southland television personality Tom Conroy to run for Invercargill mayor".
- ^ a b c d Woolf, Amber-Leigh (27 October 2015). "Tim Shadbolt to stand again for Invercargill Mayor, but challengers loom".
- ^ Harding, Evan (8 July 2016). "Former mayoral candidate Lindsay Dow to stand for Invercargill City Council seat".
- ^ Harding, Evan (30 June 2016). "Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger backs Shadbolt's challengers".