New Zealand mayoral election
1998 Dunedin mayoral election
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Turnout | 55,498 (65.45%) |
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| | | Candidate | Sukhi Turner | Clive Matthewson | Party | Green | Independent | Popular vote | 24,143 | 20,229 | Percentage | 43.50 | 36.44 | |
Mayor before election Sukhi Turner | Elected Mayor Sukhi Turner | |
The 1998 Dunedin mayoral election re-elected Sukhi Turner as Mayor of Dunedin for a second term. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Results
The following table shows the results for the election:
1998 Dunedin mayoral election[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Sukhi Turner | 24,143 | 43.50 | −4.47 |
| Independent | Clive Matthewson | 20,229 | 36.44 | |
| Independent | Paul Hudson | 6,397 | 11.52 | |
| Independent | Neil Collins | 2,796 | 5.03 | |
| Independent | Alan William McDonald | 658 | 1.18 | −6.49 |
| Independent | d'ugh Mackie | 404 | 0.72 | |
| Independent | Gregor Campbell | 165 | 0.29 | |
Informal votes | 706 | 1.27 | +0.12 |
Majority | 3,914 | 7.05 | −2.27 |
Turnout | 55,498 | 65.45 | |
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