2007 Auckland City mayoral election

The 2007 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including nineteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

2007 Auckland City mayoral election
13 October 2007
Turnout111,759
 
Candidate John Banks Dick Hubbard
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 45,387 35,314
Percentage 40.61 31.59
Mayor before election

Dick Hubbard

 Elected Mayor

John Banks

Background

The election saw one-term Mayor Dick Hubbard defeated by his predecessor John Banks. Hubbard was the third consecutive mayor voted out after only one term and Banks became the first former mayor of Auckland to reclaim the position since Dove-Myer Robinson in 1968.

This was to be the last election for municipal offices to the Auckland City Council. By 2010 it had merged to become part of the new Auckland Council. Banks stood for the newly created office of Mayor of Auckland but lost to former Mayor of Manukau City Len Brown.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

2007 Auckland mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent John Banks 45,387 40.61 +4.23
Independent Dick Hubbard 35,314 31.59 -19.19
Independent Alex Swney 10,677 9.55
Independent John Hinchcliff 5,151 4.60
Independent Steve Crow 5,101 4.56
Independent Elaine West 2,286 2.04
Independent Lisa Prager 2,183 1.95
Christians Against Abortion Phil O'Connor 1,087 0.97 +0.17
Independent Glen Snelgar 836 0.74
Communist League Felicity Coggan 735 0.65 +0.30
Independent Coralie Van Camp 716 0.64
Independent Scruff Ralph 712 0.63
Independent Raymond Presland 497 0.44
Direct Democracy Steve Taylor 438 0.39
Independent Susan Roberts 299 0.26
Informal votes 340 0.30 +0.09
Majority 10,073 9.01
Turnout 111,759

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.

Party/ticketCouncillors
Citizens & Ratepayers11
City Vision3
Labour2
Independent2
Focus Eden-Albert1
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References
  1. "Declaration of Results". Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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