Английская Википедия:2016 Invercargill mayoral election
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The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.
The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]
Candidates
Declared candidates
- Karen Arnold, Invercargill City Councillor[2]
- Tom Conroy, television host[3]
- Tim Shadbolt, incumbent Mayor of Invercargill[4]
Declined to be candidates
- Neil Boniface, Invercargill City Councillor[4]
- Lindsay Dow, former Invercargill City Councillor and 2013 mayoral candidate (endorsed Conroy)[5]
- Darren Ludlow, Deputy Mayor of Invercargill[4]
- Ian Pottinger, Invercargill City Councillor (endorsed Arnold and Conroy)[6]
- Penny Simmonds, chief executive of the Southern Institute of Technology[4]
Results
The following table gives the election results: Шаблон:Election box begin
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References
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