1993 Invercargill mayoral by-election
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The 1993 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 20 March 1993 as a result of the death of Mayor Eve Poole on Boxing Day the previous year.
Background[edit]
Since losing the Waitemata City mayoralty in 1989, Tim Shadbolt had made several unsuccessful electoral runs, including 1992 mayoral elections in Auckland and Dunedin, in both of which he placed third.
The election attracted an unusually large pool of 14 candidates, including the incumbent deputy mayor and the two deputy mayors preceding him. Former Southland County Council chairman and father of candidate Janet Malloch,[1] Sir Erskine Bowmar, described it as "a bit of a joke".[2]
Polling[edit]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Neil Boniface |
Mirek Cvigr |
Janet Malloch |
Bruce Pagan |
Geoff Piercy |
Tim Shadbolt |
Dougal Soper |
Anne Stoddart |
Mark Winter |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Southland Times[3] | 1 March 1993 | 519 | ± 4.5% | 2% | 8.86% | 4.24% | 12.91% | 3.47% | 21.39% | 7.13% | 3.47% | 6.94% | 22% |
| The Southland Times[4] | 10 March 1993 | 615 | ± 4.5% | 1.6% | 8.9% | 3.4% | 16.1% | 2.4% | 26.2% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 10.2% | 17% |
Results[edit]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tim Shadbolt | 10,078 | 33.35 | ||
| Independent | Bruce Pagan | 5,752 | 19.03 | -16.16 | |
| Independent | Mark Winter | 4,795 | 15.87 | ||
| Independent | Mirek Cvigr | 3,915 | 12.95 | -13.96 | |
| Independent | Dougal Soper | 1,972 | 6.52 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Piercy | 1,221 | 4.04 | ||
| Independent | Janet Malloch | 765 | 2.53 | ||
| Independent | Anne Stoddart | 718 | 2.37 | ||
| Independent | Neil Boniface | 416 | 1.37 | ||
| Independent | Marjory Jones | 268 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | George Ngatai | 116 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Katherine Hart | 55 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Richard Osborn | 50 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Owen Houliston | 42 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 4,326 | 14.32 | |||
| Turnout | 30,211 | 79.45 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Malloch, Janet (1992). From the tops: a daughter reminisces on the life of Erskine Bowmar. OCLC 154215383.
- ^ "Nominations Now Open For Local Government Candidates". 20 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Poll puts Shadbolt in front". The Southland Times. 6 March 1993.
- ^ "26pc support for Shadbolt in poll". The Southland Times. 13 March 1993.
- ^ "Tim Shadbolt to be sworn in tomorrow". The Southland Times. 24 March 1993.
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