2007_Wellington_City_mayoral_election
2007 Wellington City mayoral election
New Zealand mayoral election
The 2007 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections. On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.[1]
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| Turnout | 51,328 (39.76%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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There were eleven candidates in the election:[2]
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 2000
- Paul Bailey, a strategic marketing business consultant
- Carl Gifford, an artist and stonemason
- Rob Goulden, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 1998
- Nick Kelly, a bus driver, trade unionist and former chairperson of the Rimutaka electorate committee of the Labour Party stood for the Workers Party
- John McGrath, a local restaurateur
- Bryan Pepperell, Councillor for the Southern Ward since 1996
- Kerry Prendergast, Incumbent Mayor since 2001
- Helene Ritchie, Councillor for the Northern Ward since 1998
- Jack Ruben, former city councillor
- Nick Wang, a journalist and the editor of the Capital Chinese News
McGrath's campaign was filled with controversies. During the campaign he used an image of Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard on a billboard without permission and was forced to admit he owed up to $40,000 from the launch of his bar which he later sold. His campaign manager resigned, claiming he owed her money. After the election he failed to file his candidate spending figures, blaming it on his accountant.[3]
The following table shows detailed results:
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 34.89 | 17,910 | 18,008 | 18,110 | 18,327 | 18,521 | 19,274 | 19,925 | 20,516 | 21,868 | |
| Independent | Ray Ahipene-Mercer | 13.55 | 6,954 | 7,065 | 7,168 | 7,360 | 7,642 | 8,003 | 8,632 | 9,389 | 10,899 | |
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 11.07 | 5,680 | 5,752 | 5,861 | 5,966 | 6,187 | 6,458 | 7,070 | 8,335 | 10,125 | |
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 10.83 | 5,559 | 5,633 | 5,755 | 5,865 | 6,050 | 6,346 | 6,754 | 7,643 | ||
| Independent | Jack Ruben | 7.66 | 3,930 | 3,996 | 4,076 | 4,228 | 4,424 | 4,723 | 5,348 | |||
| Independent | Rob Goulden | 6.21 | 3,187 | 3,241 | 3,299 | 3,515 | 3,708 | 4,213 | ||||
| Independent | John McGrath | 6.05 | 3,106 | 3,155 | 3,188 | 3,344 | 3,473 | |||||
| Independent | Carl Gifford | 3.37 | 1,730 | 1,779 | 1,901 | 2,015 | ||||||
| Independent | Paul Bailey | 2.95 | 1,512 | 1,546 | 1,584 | |||||||
| Workers Party | Nick Kelly | 1.82 | 932 | 988 | ||||||||
| Independent | Nick Wang | 1.63 | 838 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 132,051 Valid: 51,328 Spoilt: 218 Quota: 21446 Turnout: 39.76 | ||||||||||||
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.
| Party/ticket | Councillors | |
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| Independent | 11 | |
| Greens | 2 | |
| Labour | 1 |
- "Prendergast wins third term in Wgtn". Stuff. The Dominion Post. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- "Prendergast to face 10 rivals for mayor". The Dominion Post. 25 August 2007. p. A7.
- Williamson, Kerry (19 September 2009). "Bid to bankrupt jet-setting Wellington businessman". Stuff. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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