2001 Porirua mayoral election

May 2025May 2025 2001 Porirua mayoral election New Zealand File:Flag of Porirua (with coat of arms).svg Presidential no 1998 Porirua mayoral election 1998 2004 Porirua mayoral election 2004 13 October 2001 12,807 (42.80%)Turnout Turnout for the council voting 140px Jenny Brash Independent politician Elected unopposed Mayor Jenny Brash Jenny Brash The 2001 Porirua mayoral election was part of the 2001 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including thirteen city councillors, also elected triennially. This was the last Porirua mayoral election that used the First past the post method. Background The incumbent Mayor, Jenny Brash, sought re-election for a second term. She was returned unopposed as no other candidates were nominated to stand against her. The Labour Party struggled to find a willing mayoral candidate. Initially it seemed as though councillor Ken Douglas would stand as its candidate, only to rule himself out of contention.Bernie Napp Mixed report card for Porirua Mayor The Evening Post 19 March 2001 13 By July only Brash had declared a mayoral candidacy. Eastern ward councillor David Stanley stated several people were considering seeking Labour Party's nomination, with former mayor John Burke being reported as among them. Several centre-right candidates including regional councillor Robert Shaw and Northern ward councillor Murray Woodhouse, replying to media questions, stated they were considering running.Bernie Napp Brash as yet only one to declare The Evening Post 9 July 2001 3 Both Burke and Shaw waited until the last minute before deciding not to run. It marked the first unopposed mayoral election to occur in Porirua since it was declared a borough in 1962.Porirua; Sleepwalk to term two The Evening Post 8 September 2001 4 Ward results 2001 Porirua local elections Candidates were also elected from wards to the Porirua City Council.Porirua City Council & Porirua Licensing Trust Elections 2001 The Evening Post 18 October 2001 28 Party/ticket Councillors Independent 7 Labour 6 Notes References Category:Mayoral elections in Porirua Category:2001 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of the Wellington Region