The 2010 Dunedin mayoral election occurred on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the Single Transferable Voting system.

The candidates for mayor included Peter Chin, the incumbent who contested for a third consecutive term. He faced six other candidates. Of these, three stood in the 2007 mayoral race (former councillor Lee Vandervis, who came second, Olivier Lequeux, who came fifth, and Jimmy Knowles, who finished last). Other candidates include incumbent city councillor Dave Cull, Aaron Hawkins and Kevin Dwyer.

Dave Cull won the mayoral election becoming Dunedin's 57th mayor.

Opinion polling

Source Date (published) Chin Cull Vandervis ODT (27 September) 37.4% 45.9% 11% ODT 6 October 31% 54.2% 11.8%

Results 44770 Candidate Affiliation First Preference Last Iteration Votes % Votes % Dave Cull Greater Dunedin 21,757 48.60 22,832 51.89 Peter Chin Independent 14,084 31.46 14,453 32.86 Lee Vandervis 5,917 13.22 6,692 15.21 Aaron Hawkins Independent 1,527 3.41 (469) - Olivier Lequeux 1,164 2.60 (227) - Kevin Dwyer 197 0.44 (60) - Jimmy Knowles 124 0.28 (37) - Informal votes 57 Turnout 45,218 52.34

See also 2010 Dunedin local elections

References

External links Dunedin City Council Results