New Zealand mayoral election
2007 Christchurch mayoral election Turnout 102,495 (40.81%)
The 2007 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections . On 13 October of that year, elections were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles. Incumbent Garry Moore retired in 2007 after nine years in the office.[1] Bob Parker , previously mayor of Banks Peninsula , beat the Christchurch 2021 representative, Megan Woods , with a majority of 14,212 votes (13.73%).[2] Media personality Jo Giles , who had previously contested the Ilam electorate for the ACT Party for Parliament , came a distant third.[3] A further seven candidate contested the election.[1] Parker's campaign was supported by businessman and Ngāi Tahu board member Nuk Korako , who himself was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 for the National Party .[4]
Results [ edit ] Voting statistics [ edit ] Participation in local elections has been falling for years. In the 2007 local election, 40.81% of registered voters cast their vote, some two percentage points higher than in 2004. The following table shows the voting statistics since the 1989 local elections:[5]
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 Electors on rolls 200,915 208,533 215,621 223,832 227,793 235,930 251,173 Voters 121,680 105,982 107,450 116,511 110,068 91,027 102,495 Percentage voted 60.56% 50.82% 49.83% 52.05% 48.32% 38.58% 40.81%
References [ edit ]
Civic offices Companies and assets
held through CCHL (ownership percentage) other assets former assets
Services Chairman (1862–1868) Mayors (1868–present)
elected by councillors elected at large
Mayoral elections
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† Elected unopposed ‡ By-election 1 appointed following death of incumbent