2010 Dunedin City Council election

2010 elections in Dunedin, New Zealand April 2024 April 2022 2010 Dunedin City Council election New Zealand Flag of Dunedin.svg parliamentary 2007 Dunedin City Council elections 2007 2013 Dunedin City Council election 2013 9 October 2010 File:Dunedin in the South Island.svg Position of Dunedin in the South Island The 2010 Dunedin City Council election was part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Dunedin elections are used to elect the Mayor of Dunedin and to elect councilors to the Dunedin City Council. As per the Local Electoral Act 2001, all the elections occurred on Saturday 9 October 2010.Local Electoral Act 2001 No 35 (as at 24 January 2009), Public Act http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0035/latest/DLM93441.html?search=ts_act_\Electoral++Act_resel&p=1#DLM93441 Parliamentary Counsel Office 6 June 2010 Voting was carried out by postal ballot, using the single transferable vote system. Mayor 2010 Dunedin mayoral election The candidates for mayor included Peter Chin, the incumbent who was running for a third consecutive term. His contenders included Dave Cull and Lee Vandervis. Councillors In 2010 the ward system was changed with there now being just three wards in Dunedin. The Central Ward which would elect eleven councilors, Mosgiel Taieri Ward which would elect two and the Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward which would elect one.Super ward views heard today http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/71045/super-ward-views-heard-today 24 August 2010 Otago Daily Times 2010-10-19 Central ward All eleven incumbent councillors sought re-election, while 28 other people sought election to the council. Eight of the eleven councillors returned to the council as councillors, while councillor Dave Cull returned as mayor. Three new councillors were elected: Richard Thomson, Lee Vandervis, and Jinty MacTavish. Candidate Affiliation First preference Last Iteration Votes % Votes % Richard Thomson Greater Dunedin 3741 11.28 3741.00 Lee Vandervis 3483 10.50 3483.00 Bill Acklin Independent 2298 6.93 2722.61 Jinty MacTavish Greater Dunedin 1117 3.37 2672.69 John Bezett Independent 1893 5.71 2618.00 Chris Staynes Greater Dunedin 1359 4.10 2721.21 Neil Collins 1911 5.76 2709.14 Teresa Stevenson Independent 893 2.69 2575.58 Fliss Butcher Independent 1269 3.83 2543.54 Paul Hudson Independent 1261 3.80 2517.99 Colin Weatherall Independent 1231 3.71 2514.92 Bev Butler Independent 1221 3.68 2457.44 Aaron Hawkins Independent 1067 3.22 2032.22 Chris Marlow Independent 975 2.94 1779.70 Malcolm Dixon Independent 1132 3.41 1548.74 Olivier Lequeux 746 2.25 1218.65 Lynn Tozer Greater Dunedin 729 2.20 1155.94 Richard Walls 752 2.27 990.20 Shane Gallaghar Greater Dunedin 670 2.02 970.98 Jono Clark Community VISION 562 1.69 762.10 Jonathan Usher 530 1.60 704.07 Hendrik Koch Community VISION 438 1.32 581.18 Samuel Mann Greater Dunedin 363 1.09 480.77 Andrew Whiley Independent 353 1.06 442.05 Michael Guest Independent 370 1.12 430.75 Tracey Crampton Smith Independent 337 1.02 382.74 Olive McRae Independent 278 0.84 345.37 Lindsay Smith Greater Dunedin 246 0.74 307.47 Steve O'Conner Independent 230 0.69 259.41 Lloyd Wilson Independent 184 0.55 211.64 Bob Gillanders 153 0.46 182.78 George Morrison Independent 133 0.40 147.46 Andrew Eames Community VISION 127 0.38 138.97 Martini Samson Independent 112 0.34 120.17 Trevor Turner Independent 82 0.25 97.41 Barry Simpson Independent 73 0.22 (82.18) Paul Douglas Independent 78 0.24 (80.62) Dave Cull Greater Dunedin 0a 0.00 (0.00) Informal votes 660 1.99 660.00 a Dave Cull was already elected mayor, so his votes were immediately transferred to the elector's next preference. Source: http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/147697/Dunedin-City-Council-2010-Triennial-Elections-Preliminary-STV-Result-2.pdf Dunedin City Council elections 2010 - preliminary results 2010-10-11 October 2010 H3llBot Mosgiel Taieri Ward Name Affiliation (if any) Notes Kate Wilson Greater Dunedin Incumbent Craig Watson Malcom Agnow Syd Brown Deputy mayor Biran Miller Maurice Prendergast Source:Dunedin City Council - Mosgiel Taieri Ward http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/elections/dunedin-city-council-mosgiel-taieri-ward 2010 Local Election 2010 NZ 2010-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023041831/http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/elections/dunedin-city-council-mosgiel-taieri-ward 2010-10-23 dead Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward Name Affiliation (if any) Notes Andrew Noone Geraldine Tait Community Vision Source:Dunedin City Council - Waikouaiti Coast Chalmers Ward http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/elections/dunedin-city-council-waikouaiti-coast-chalmers-ward 2010 Local Election 2010 NZ 2010-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20101013140015/http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/elections/dunedin-city-council-waikouaiti-coast-chalmers-ward 2010-10-13 dead References Dunedin Council Category:2010s in Dunedin