2010 Invercargill mayoral election
2010 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
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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.
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9 October 2010
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| Turnout | 22,255 | |||||||||||||||
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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:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
