2019 Invercargill mayoral election

The 2019 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill. Incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt was re-elected to his ninth term with a reduced majority.

2019 Invercargill mayoral election

12 October 2019
Turnout20,022 (53.01%)
 
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Darren Ludlow Becs Amundsen
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 9,672 6,425 3,302
Percentage 48.30 32.08 16.49

Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

Elected Mayor

Tim Shadbolt

Key dates

Key dates for the election were:[1]

  • 1 July: Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
  • 19 July: Nominations open for candidates. Rolls open for inspection.
  • 16 August: Nominations close at 12 noon. Rolls close.
  • 21 August: Election date and candidates' names announced.
  • 20 to 25 September: Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
  • 12 October: Polling day. Voting documents must be at council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results will be available as soon as all ordinary votes are counted.
  • 17 to 23 October: Official results, including all valid ordinary and special votes, declared.

Candidates

Declared candidates

  • Rebecca Amundsen, incumbent Deputy Mayor of Invercargill[2]
  • Steve Chernishov,[3] candidate for city council in 2016
  • Darren Ludlow, Invercargill City Councillor and former Deputy Mayor of Invercargill[4]
  • Tim Shadbolt, incumbent Mayor of Invercargill[5]

Rejected candidates

Withdrawn candidates

  • Toni Biddle, Invercargill City Councillor[7][8]

Declined to be candidates

Results

The following table gives the election results:[10]

2019 Invercargill mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tim Shadbolt 9,672 48.30 -7.19
Independent Darren Ludlow 6,425 32.08
Independent Becs Amundsen 3,302 16.49
Independent Steve Chernishov 623 3.11
Majority 3,427 16.22 -10.05
Turnout 20,022 53.01 -1.89

References

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