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2001 Auckland City mayoral election

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2001 Auckland City mayoral election

← 1998 13 October 2001 2004 →
Turnout107,928 (42.73%)
 
Candidate John Banks Christine Fletcher Matt McCarten
Party Independent Independent Alliance
Popular vote 47,059 31,699 15,785
Percentage 43.60 29.37 14.62

Mayor before election

Christine Fletcher

Elected mayor

John Banks

The 2001 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 2001, 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.

Mayoralty results

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The following table gives the election results:

2001 Auckland mayoral election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Banks 47,059 43.60
Independent Christine Fletcher 31,699 29.37 −10.92
Alliance Matt McCarten 15,785 14.62
Independent Tony Gibson 5,714 5.29
Green Metiria Turei 2,213 2.05
Independent Sue Henry 1,761 1.63 +0.86
Christians Against Abortion Phil O'Connor 1,258 1.16 +0.24
One NZ Walter Christie 1,189 1.10
Communist League Felicity Coggan 610 0.56 +0.30
Independent Fran Van Helmond 437 0.40
Informal votes 203 0.18
Majority 15,397 14.26
Turnout 107,928 42.73 −8.47

Ward results

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

Party/ticket Councillors
Citizens & Ratepayers 9
City Vision 4
Labour 2
Independent 3

References

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  1. ^ "Banks beats Fletcher for hearts of Aucklanders". The New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Final Official Election Results". Archived from the original on 27 June 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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