1992 Dunedin mayoral election

1992 Dunedin mayoral election

10 October 1992
Turnout	47,896
Candidate Richard Walls Stephen Boock Party Independent Independent Popular vote 23,148 16,093 Percentage 48.32 33.59
Mayor before election Richard Walls Elected mayor Richard Walls

The 1992 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1992, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

Mayor Richard Walls was re-elected, seeing off a high-profile challenge from former cricketer Stephen Boock, who was elected to the council for the Southern ward.

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1992 Dunedin mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Walls	23,148	48.32	−14.46
	Independent	Stephen Boock	16,093	33.59
	Independent	Tim Shadbolt	3,946	8.23
	Independent	Alan William McDonald	3,905	8.15
	Independent	Geoffrey Aitken	465	0.97
Informal votes			339	0.70	+0.15
Majority			7,055	14.72	+0.74
Turnout			47,896