Invercargill mayoral election, 2010

Invercargill mayoral election, 2010

9 October 2010

Candidate Tim Shadbolt Suzanne Prentice Carl Heenan Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 16,275 5,311 669 Percentage 73.13% 23.86% 3.01%

Mayor before election Tim Shadbolt Elected Mayor Tim Shadbolt

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.

The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a sixth consecutive term. Other candidates included Suzanne Prentice and Carl Heenan. 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.^[1]

Results

Invercargill mayoralty election, 2010 (first past the post)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tim Shadbolt	16,275	73.13%
	Independent	Suzanne Prentice	5,311	23.86%
	Independent	Carl Heenan	669	3.01%

References

1. Karen Arnold and Michael Dickison (October 9, 2010). "Tim wins battle of the celebrities in Invercargill". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2010.