2001 Wellington mayoral election
New Zealand local election
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The 2001 Wellington mayoral election was part of the 2001 New Zealand local elections held at that time. Elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast, the former deputy mayor, was elected as mayor of Wellington replacing Mark Blumsky who had retired. This was the last Wellington mayoral election that used the first-past-the-post method.
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13 October 2001
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| Turnout | 58,642 (47.78%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 19,782 | 33.73 | ||
| Independent | Mary Varnham[a] | 11,097 | 18.92 | ||
| Independent | John Morrison | 10,289 | 17.54 | ||
| Independent | Andy Foster | 3,982 | 6.79 | ||
| Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 3,648 | 6.22 | −16.24 | |
| Independent | Merepeka Raukawa-Tait | 3,174 | 5.41 | ||
| Independent | Rob Goulden | 1,827 | 3.11 | ||
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 1,714 | 2.92 | −9.95 | |
| Independent | Ollie Tafua | 745 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | Kent Clark | 693 | 1.18 | ||
| Independent | Lindsay Milkop | 290 | 0.49 | ||
| Independent | Josie Bullock | 259 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 134 | 0.22 | −2.16 | |
| Independent | Thomas Morgan | 134 | 0.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 874 | 1.49 | |||
| Majority | 8,685 | 14.81 | |||
| Turnout | 58,642 | 47.78 | −0.68 | ||
| Registered electors | 122,730 | ||||
Ward results
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.[1]
| Party/ticket | Councillors | |
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| Independent | 11 | |
| Three for North | 3 | |
| Labour | 2 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Alliance | 1 | |
| Independent Citizens | 1 | |
