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1995 Invercargill mayoral election

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1995 Invercargill mayoral election
← 1993 14 October 1995 1998 →
Turnout25,507 (66%)[1]
 
Candidate David Harrington Tim Shadbolt
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 14,247 6,449
Percentage 55.85 25.28

Mayor before election

Tim Shadbolt

Elected mayor

David Harrington

The 1995 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 14 October 1995 as part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, and was conducted under the First Past the Post system.

Background

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Incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt had been elected in a 1993 by-election as a result of the death of Eve Poole in 1992. His re-election bid was unsuccessful, with ILT chairman David Harrington getting more than double his number of votes. This was seen as part of a wave of conservatism in the south. With 50% of the vote counted, Shadbolt conceded at 7 pm that night.[1] After his loss Shadbolt promised to run again in the next election.

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
David
Harrington
Lou
Harrison-Smith
Lindsay
Hazley
Barry
Hodge
Terry
King
Don
Mowat
Tim
Shadbolt
Undecided
The Southland Times[2] 25–28 September 1995 506 ± 4.4% 34.19% 2.57% 4.94% 0.79% 1.58% 5.34% 19.37% 29.64%

Results

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The following table gives the election results:

1995 Invercargill mayoral election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Harrington 14,247 55.85
Independent Tim Shadbolt 6,449 25.28 −8.07
Independent Don Mowat 1,821 7.13
Independent Lindsay Hazley 1,560 6.11
Independent Lou Harrison-Smith 609 2.38
Independent Terry King 510 1.99
Independent Barry Hodge 311 1.21
Majority 7,798 30.57
Turnout 25,507 66 −13.45

References

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  1. ^ a b Madgwick, Paul (16 October 1995). "A tick for conservatism". The Southland Times.
  2. ^ "Harrington tops mayoral poll". The Southland Times. 30 September 1995.
  3. ^ "Election '95". The Southland Times. 16 October 1995. p. 5.