2013 Hamilton mayoral election

November 2016 November 2022 2013 Hamilton mayoral election New Zealand File:Flag of Hamilton, New Zealand.svg Presidential no 2010 Hamilton mayoral election 2010 2016 Hamilton mayoral election 2016 12 October 2013 Julie Hardaker (cropped).jpg Julie Hardaker Independent politician 15,737 43.6 +2.8 Ewan Wilson Independent politician 12,826 35.5 Mayor Julie Hardaker Julie Hardaker The 2013 Hamilton mayoral election was part of the Hamilton and wider New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the Mayor of Hamilton and other local government roles. The incumbent, Julie Hardaker, ran against seven other candidates and was re-elected with 43.6% of the vote, a 2,911-vote majority over Ewan Wilson who won 35.5%. Candidates Eight candidates stood for election:http://www.hamilton.co.nz/our-council/elections-2013/candidates/Pages/Mayoral-Candidates.aspx Mayoral Candidates Hamilton City Council 28 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131015061320/http://www.hamilton.co.nz/our-council/elections-2013/candidates/Pages/Mayoral-Candidates.aspx 15 October 2013 28 September 2013 dead Chatha Arshad Tony Dixon Jack Gielen (The Sovereignty Party) Ian Hanley Julie Hardaker Dave Macpherson Tim Wikiriwhi (Affordable Waikato) Ewan Wilson Campaign All of the mayoral candidates except Wikiriwhi took part in a debate held at the Waikato Institute of Technology and chaired by Waikato Times editor Jonathan MacKenzie on 10 September 2013.http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9144842/Gallery-Race-for-mayor-2013 Gallery: Race for mayor 2013 Waikato Times Fairfax New Zealand 10 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180056/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9144842/Gallery-Race-for-mayor-2013 24 September 2015 28 September 2013 live According to Waikato Times editor Daniel Adams, about 200 people attended the debate, and the main issues were water metering and water fluoridation.http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9149580/Hamilton-mayoral-candidates-debate-turns-on-water Hamilton mayoral candidates' debate turns on water Daniel Adams Waikato Times Fairfax New Zealand 10 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180058/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9149580/Hamilton-mayoral-candidates-debate-turns-on-water 24 September 2015 28 September 2013 live The Waikato Chamber of Commerce and the Hamilton branch of the Property Council of New Zealand hosted a debate between Hardaker, Wilson and Macpherson on 17 September. The debate was chaired by the Property Council's vice-president Graham Dwyer and was attended by over 100 businesspeople, according to Kashka Tunstall of the Waikato Times.http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9179117/Mayoral-hopefuls-pasted-by-business-sector Mayoral hopefuls pasted by business sector Kashka Tunstall Waikato Times Fairfax New Zealand 18 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180100/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9179117/Mayoral-hopefuls-pasted-by-business-sector 24 September 2015 28 September 2013 live Opinion polls A Waikato Times opinion poll completed on 26 August 2013 had Hardaker at 20% support, Wilson 10% and Macpherson 6%, with 49% of voters undecided.http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9117477/Julie-Hardaker-leads-Hamilton-City-mayoral-race Julie Hardaker leads Hamilton City mayoral race Waikato Times Fairfax New Zealand 3 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109172743/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9117477/Julie-Hardaker-leads-Hamilton-City-mayoral-race 9 November 2013 28 September 2013 live A second poll by the Waikato Times, completed on 24 September 2013 showed Hardaker steady at 20% and Wilson and Macpherson moving up to 18% and 8%, respectively.http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9220554/Can-Ewan-Wilson-topple-Mayor-Hardaker Can Ewan Wilson topple Mayor Hardaker? Daniel Adams Waikato Times Fairfax New Zealand 28 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180103/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9220554/Can-Ewan-Wilson-topple-Mayor-Hardaker 24 September 2015 28 September 2013 live On 28 September, the day that the Waikato Times' second poll was published, Macpherson withdrew from the race and asked his supporters to back Wilson.http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9221968/Dave-Mac-out-of-mayoral-race Dave Mac out of mayoral race Waikato Times Fairfax New Zealand 28 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131001114054/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/election-2013/9221968/Dave-Mac-out-of-mayoral-race 1 October 2013 28 September 2013 live Results Hamilton mayoral election, 2013http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/votingstatistics/Pages/default.aspx Voting statistics Hamilton City Council 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150417111143/http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/votingstatistics/Pages/default.aspx 17 April 2015 dead http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/results/Documents/Copy%20of%20HCC-FinalResult-2013.pdf Hamilton City Council – Final Result Hamilton City Council 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150126234358/http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/results/Documents/Copy%20of%20HCC-FinalResult-2013.pdf 26 January 2015 dead 16 April 2015 None Julie Hardaker 15,737 43.61 +2.79 Independent politician Ewan Wilson 12,826 35.55 Independent politician Dave Macpherson 2,963 8.21 None Tony Dixon 1,564 4.33 #284473 Affordable Waikato Tim Wikiriwhi 954 2.64 Independent (politician) Ian Hanley 876 2.43 None Arshad Chatha 743 2.06 New Zealand Sovereignty Party Jack Gielen 419 1.16 -0.13 2,911 8.07 +5.21 36,082 99.65 128 0.35 36,210 37.23 97,259 Note that blank votes are not included. Swing is compared to 2010 results.http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/news/pages/default.aspx?newsItem=1672 Final results of Hamilton City Council election declared 15 October 2010 Hamilton City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20150416103240/http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/news/pages/default.aspx?newsItem=1672 16 April 2015 References Category:2013 New Zealand local elections Category:Mayoral elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Hamilton, New Zealand Category:October 2013 in New Zealand Category:2010s in Hamilton, New Zealand