2001 Auckland City mayoral election
New Zealand mayoral election
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The 2001 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 2001, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including nineteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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13 October 2001
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| Turnout | 107,928 (42.54%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mayoralty results
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John Banks | 47,059 | 43.60 | ||
| Independent | Christine Fletcher | 31,699 | 29.37 | −10.92 | |
| Alliance | Matt McCarten | 15,785 | 14.62 | ||
| Independent | Tony Gibson | 5,714 | 5.29 | ||
| Green | Metiria Turei | 2,213 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | Sue Henry | 1,761 | 1.63 | +0.86 | |
| Christians Against Abortion | Phil O'Connor | 1,258 | 1.16 | +0.24 | |
| One NZ | Walter Christie | 1,189 | 1.10 | ||
| Communist League | Felicity Coggan | 610 | 0.56 | +0.30 | |
| Independent | Fran Van Helmond | 437 | 0.40 | ||
| Informal votes | 203 | 0.18 | |||
| Majority | 15,397 | 14.26 | |||
| Turnout | 107,928 | 42.73 | −8.47 | ||
Ward results
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.
| Party/ticket | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | 9 | |
| City Vision | 4 | |
| Labour | 2 | |
| Independent | 3 | |