2001 Wellington City mayoral election

2001 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	58,642 (47.78%)
Mayor before election; Mark Blumsky;	Elected mayor ; Kerry Prendergast;

The 2001 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the 2001 New Zealand local elections held at that time. 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. This was the last Wellington mayoral election that used the First past the post method.

Results

2001 Wellington mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kerry Prendergast	19,782	33.73
	Green	Mary Varnham	11,097	18.92
	Independent	John Morrison	10,289	17.54
	Independent	Andy Foster	3,982	6.79
	Alliance	Stephanie Cook	3,648	6.22	−16.24
	Independent	Merepeka Raukawa-Tait	3,174	5.41
	Independent	Rob Goulden	1,827	3.11
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	1,714	2.92	−9.95
	Independent	Ollie Tafua	745	1.27
	Independent	Kent Clark	693	1.18
	Independent	Lindsay Milkop	290	0.49
	Independent	Josie Bullock	259	0.44
	Independent	Hugh Baker-Boyd	134	0.22	−2.16
	Independent	Thomas Morgan	134	0.22
Informal votes			874	1.49
Majority			8,685	14.81
Turnout			58,642	47.78	−0.68
Registered electors			122,730

Ward results

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

Party/ticket		Councillors
	Independent	11
	Three for North	3
	Labour	2
	Greens	1
	Alliance	1
	Independent Citizens	1

References

^ ^a ^b "Final Results for Wellington City Elections". Archived from the original on 19 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

"Stephanie Cook's campaign website". Archived from the original on 31 October 2001. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

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[Results-1] "Final Results for Wellington City Elections". Archived from the original on 19 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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