2007 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election November 2016 June 2024 2007 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Flag of Christchurch.svg Presidential no 2004 Christchurch mayoral election 2004 2010 Christchurch mayoral election 2010 13 October 2007 102,495 (40.81%) 150x150px Bob Parker Independent (politician) 47,033 45.44 150x150px Megan Woods AB0616 Christchurch 2021 32,821 31.71 100px Jo Giles City Vision B3FFB3 14,454 13.96 Mayor Garry Moore Bob Parker The 2007 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections. On 13 October of that year, elections were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles. Incumbent Garry Moore retired in 2007 after nine years in the office. Bob Parker, previously mayor of Banks Peninsula, beat the Christchurch 2021 representative, Megan Woods, with a majority of 14,212 votes (13.73%). http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10469695 New faces aplenty in local government shake-ups Edward Gay and James Ihaka 13 October 2007 The New Zealand Herald 12 August 2013 Media personality Jo Giles, who had previously contested the Ilam electorate for the ACT Party for Parliament, came a distant third.Official Count Results – Ilam http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-19.html Chief Electoral Office, Wellington 20 November 2011 1 October 2005 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100523075203/http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-19.html 23 May 2010 A further seven candidate contested the election. Parker's campaign was supported by businessman and Ngāi Tahu board member Nuk Korako, who himself was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 for the National Party.Matthews Philip Late starter on track http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/10632496/Late-starter-on-track 20 October 2014 The Press 18 October 2014 C6 Results 2007 Christchurch mayoral electionMax Robertson Christchurch City Council http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Declaration-of-Result-of-Election-2007-Christchurch.pdf 2007 Local Government Elections 17 October 2007 19 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022151646/http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Declaration-of-Result-of-Election-2007-Christchurch.pdf 22 October 2013 dead Max Robertson Christchurch City Council http://www1.ccc.govt.nz/Council/proceedings/2007/October/CnclCover24th/ReportoftheElectoralOfficer.pdf Report of the Electoral Officer 18 October 2007 19 August 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081017105147/http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Council/proceedings/2007/October/CnclCover24th/ReportoftheElectoralOfficer.pdf 17 October 2008 Independent politician Bob Parker 47,033 45.44 Christchurch 2021 Christchurch 2021 Megan Woods 32,821 31.71 Christchurch City Vision #B3FFB3 Jo Giles 14,454 13.96 Independent politician Mark Ross 4,505 4.35 Independent politician Peter Wakeman 1,868 1.80 Independent politician Blair Anderson 898 0.87 -0.07 Workers Party of New Zealand Byron Clark 720 0.70 New Zealand National Front Kyle Chapman 680 0.66 -1.24 Independent politician Paul Telfer 295 0.29 -1.49 Independent politician Tubby Hansen 228 0.22 -0.20 229 0.22 -0.06 1,544 1.47 -2.20 14,212 13.73 -42.90 Voting statistics Participation in local elections has been falling for years. In the 2007 local election, 40.81% of registered voters cast their vote, some two percentage points higher than in 2004. The following table shows the voting statistics since the 1989 local elections: 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 Electors on rolls 200,915208,533215,621223,832227,793235,930251,173 Voters 121,680105,982107,450116,511110,06891,027102,495 Percentage voted 60.56%50.82%49.83%52.05%48.32%38.58%40.81% References Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:2007 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:2000s in Christchurch Category:October 2007 in New Zealand