Wellington City mayoral election, 2001

Wellington City mayoral election, 2001

13 October 2001

Candidate Kerry Prendergast Mary Varnham John Morrison Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 19,782 11,097 10,289 Percentage 34.24% 19.21% 17.81%

Mayor before election Mark Blumsky Elected Mayor Kerry Prendergast

The Wellington City mayoral election, 2001 was part of the New Zealand local elections, 2001. On 2001, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast, the former deputy mayor, was elected as mayor of Wellington replacing Mark Blumsky who had retired.^[1] This was the last Wellington mayoral election that used the First past the post method.

Results

Wellington mayoral election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Kerry4wgtn	Kerry Prendergast	19,782	34.24
	Independent	Mary Varnham	11,097	19.21
	Independent	John Morrison	10,289	17.81
	Independent	Andy Foster	3,982	6.89
	Alliance	Stephanie Cook	3,648	6.31
	Independent	Merepeka Raukawa-Tait	3,174	5.49
	Independent	Rob Goulden	1,827	3.16
	For The Public Interest	Bryan Pepperell	1,714	2.97
	Independent	Ollie Tafua	745	1.29
	Independent Choice	Kent Clark	693	1.20
	Independent	Lindsay Milkop	290	0.50
	Independent	Josie Bullock	259	0.45
	Independent	Hugh Baker-Boyd	134	0.23
	Independent	Thomas Morgan	134	0.23

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.^[1]

Party/ticket	Councillors
Independent	9
Three for North	3
Labour	2
Green	1
Alliance	1
Independent Citizens	1
Proven Commitment	1
For The Public Interest	1

References

1. "Election Results - 2001". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2010.