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2019 Christchurch mayoral election
New Zealand mayoral election
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The 2019 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections on 12 October 2019.[1]
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12 October 2019
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| Turnout | 42.29% | |||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Confirmed
- Blair Anderson (Another Mildgreen Initiative), perennial candidate and former deputy leader of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party[2]
- J T Anderson[3]
- Lianne Dalziel (Best for Christchurch), incumbent mayor[4]
- Jim Glass (Independent)[3]
- Tubby Hansen (Economic Euthenic's), perennial candidate who first stood in 1971[3][5]
- Robin McCarthy (Independent)[3]
- Stephen McPaike, social housing tenant[6]
- Sam Park[3]
- John Minto (Keep Our Assets Canterbury), activist and 2016 candidate[7]
- Darryll Park (Independent Move Otautahi Christchurch Forward), hospitality business proprietor[8]
- Adrian-Cosmin Schönborn (Independent), telecommunications technician[6]
- Peter Wakeman (STOP Trashing Our Planet)[3]
- Aaron White (Independent)[3]
Declined
- Nicky Wagner, Christchurch-based National Party MP[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Best for Christchurch | Lianne Dalziel | 48,400 | 47.43 | −36.43 | |
| Independent Move Christchurch Forward | Darryll Park | 30,086 | 29.48 | ||
| Keep Our Assets Canterbury | John Minto | 9,827 | 9.63 | −4.94 | |
| J.T. Anderson | 5,183 | 5.07 | |||
| Independent | Adrian-Cosmin Schonborn | 2,229 | 2.18 | ||
| Independent | Robin McCarthy | 1,209 | 1.18 | ||
| Stephen McPaike | 1,101 | 1.07 | |||
| Sam Park | 1,053 | 1.03 | |||
| STOP Trashing Our Planet | Peter Wakeman | 815 | 0.79 | ||
| Another Mildgreen Initiative | Blair Anderson | 729 | 0.71 | ||
| Independent | Aaron White | 547 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | Jim Glass | 542 | 0.53 | ||
| Economic Euthenic's | Tubby Hansen | 308 | 0.30 | −1.27 | |
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| Total valid votes | |||||
| Informal votes | 212 | ||||
| Turnout | 102,029 | ||||
| Registered electors | 241,210 | ||||