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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
Voting statistics
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
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
annual term biennial term triennial term
† Elected unopposed
‡ By-election
1 appointed following death of incumbent