2007 Wellington City mayoral election
New Zealand mayoral election
2007 Wellington City mayoral election Turnout 51,328 (39.76%)
The 2007 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections . On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.[ 1]
Candidates
There were eleven candidates in the election:[ 2]
Ray Ahipene-Mercer , Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 2000
Paul Bailey, a strategic marketing business consultant
Carl Gifford, an artist and stonemason
Rob Goulden, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 1998
Nick Kelly, a bus driver, trade unionist and former chairperson of the Rimutaka electorate committee of the Labour Party stood for the Workers Party
John McGrath, a local restaurateur
Bryan Pepperell, Councillor for the Southern Ward since 1996
Kerry Prendergast , Incumbent Mayor since 2001
Helene Ritchie , Councillor for the Northern Ward since 1998
Jack Ruben, former city councillor
Nick Wang, a journalist and the editor of the Capital Chinese News
Campaign
McGrath's campaign was filled with controversies. During the campaign he used an image of Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard on a billboard without permission and was forced to admit he owed up to $40,000 from the launch of his bar which he later sold. His campaign manager resigned, claiming he owed her money. After the election he failed to file his candidate spending figures, blaming it on his accountant.[ 3]
Results
The following table shows detailed results:
2007 Wellington City mayoral election[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Independent
Kerry Prendergast
34.89
17,910
18,008
18,110
18,327
18,521
19,274
19,925
20,516
21,868
Independent
Ray Ahipene-Mercer
13.55
6,954
7,065
7,168
7,360
7,642
8,003
8,632
9,389
10,899
Independent
Bryan Pepperell
11.07
5,680
5,752
5,861
5,966
6,187
6,458
7,070
8,335
10,125
Independent
Helene Ritchie
10.83
5,559
5,633
5,755
5,865
6,050
6,346
6,754
7,643
Independent
Jack Ruben
7.66
3,930
3,996
4,076
4,228
4,424
4,723
5,348
Independent
Rob Goulden
6.21
3,187
3,241
3,299
3,515
3,708
4,213
Independent
John McGrath
6.05
3,106
3,155
3,188
3,344
3,473
Independent
Carl Gifford
3.37
1,730
1,779
1,901
2,015
Independent
Paul Bailey
2.95
1,512
1,546
1,584
Workers Party
Nick Kelly
1.82
932
988
Independent
Nick Wang
1.63
838
Electorate: 132,051 Valid: 51,328 Spoilt: 218 Quota: 21446 Turnout: 39.76
Ward results
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council .
References
Mayors
elected by councillors elected at large
Mayoral elections
Annual term Biennial term Triennial term
Local elections
† Elected unopposed
‡ By-election