2010 Dunedin mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election November 2016 March 2024 2010 Dunedin mayoral election New Zealand Flag of Dunedin.svg Presidential no 2007 Dunedin mayoral election 2007 2013 Dunedin mayoral election 2013 9 October 2010 150x150px Dave Cull Greater Dunedin 21,757 48.60 150x150px Peter Chin Independent (politician) 14,084 31.46 100px Lee Vandervis Independent (politician) 5,917 13.22 Mayor Peter Chin Dave Cull The 2010 Dunedin mayoral election occurred on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the Single Transferable Voting system. The candidates for mayor included Peter Chin, the incumbent who contested for a third consecutive term. He faced six other candidates. Of these, three stood in the 2007 mayoral race (former councillor Lee Vandervis, who came second, Olivier Lequeux, who came fifth, and Jimmy Knowles, who finished last). Other candidates include incumbent city councillor Dave Cull, Aaron Hawkins and Kevin Dwyer. Dave Cull won the mayoral election becoming Dunedin's 57th mayor.Cull wins Dunedin mayoralty https://www.odt.co.nz/elections-2010/dunedin-city-council/130812/cull-wins-dunedin-mayoralty 9 October 2010 Otago Daily Times 2010-10-10 Opinion polling Source Date (published) Chin Cull Vandervis ODTPoll shows two horse race https://www.odt.co.nz/elections-2010/dunedin-city-council/128315/poll-shows-two-horse-race 27 September 2010 Otago Daily Times 2010-10-10 (27 September) 37.4% 45.9% 11% ODTCull leads latest poll https://www.odt.co.nz/elections-2010/dunedin-city-council/130144/cull-leads-latest-poll 6 October 2010 Otago Daily Times 2010-10-10 6 October 31% 54.2% 11.8% Results 44770 Candidate Affiliation First Preference Last Iteration Votes % Votes % Dave Cull Greater Dunedin 21,757 48.60 22,832 51.89 Peter Chin Independent 14,084 31.46 14,453 32.86 Lee Vandervis 5,917 13.22 6,692 15.21 Aaron Hawkins Independent 1,527 3.41 (469) - Olivier Lequeux 1,164 2.60 (227) - Kevin Dwyer 197 0.44 (60) - Jimmy Knowles 124 0.28 (37) - Informal votes 57 Turnout 45,218 52.34 See also 2010 Dunedin local elections References External links Dunedin City Council Results Category:2010 New Zealand local elections 2010 Category:Politics of Dunedin Category:2010s in Dunedin