Candidates
There were eleven candidates in the election:[2]
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 2000
- Paul Bailey, a strategic marketing business consultant
- Carl Gifford, an artist and stonemason
- Rob Goulden, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 1998
- Nick Kelly, a bus driver, trade unionist and former chairperson of the Rimutaka electorate committee of the Labour Party stood for the Workers Party
- John McGrath, a local restaurateur
- Bryan Pepperell, Councillor for the Southern Ward since 1996
- Kerry Prendergast, Incumbent Mayor since 2001
- Helene Ritchie, Councillor for the Northern Ward since 1998
- Jack Ruben, former city councillor
- Nick Wang, a journalist and the editor of the Capital Chinese News
Campaign
McGrath's campaign was filled with controversies. During the campaign he used an image of Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard on a billboard without permission and was forced to admit he owed up to $40,000 from the launch of his bar which he later sold. His campaign manager resigned, claiming he owed her money. After the election he failed to file his candidate spending figures, blaming it on his accountant.[3]
Results
The following table shows detailed results:
2007 Wellington City mayoral election[4]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|
| Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 34.89 | 17,910 | 18,008 | 18,110 | 18,327 | 18,521 | 19,274 | 19,925 | 20,516 | 21,868 |
| Independent | Ray Ahipene-Mercer | 13.55 | 6,954 | 7,065 | 7,168 | 7,360 | 7,642 | 8,003 | 8,632 | 9,389 | 10,899 |
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 11.07 | 5,680 | 5,752 | 5,861 | 5,966 | 6,187 | 6,458 | 7,070 | 8,335 | 10,125 |
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 10.83 | 5,559 | 5,633 | 5,755 | 5,865 | 6,050 | 6,346 | 6,754 | 7,643 | |
| Independent | Jack Ruben | 7.66 | 3,930 | 3,996 | 4,076 | 4,228 | 4,424 | 4,723 | 5,348 | | |
| Independent | Rob Goulden | 6.21 | 3,187 | 3,241 | 3,299 | 3,515 | 3,708 | 4,213 | | | |
| Independent | John McGrath | 6.05 | 3,106 | 3,155 | 3,188 | 3,344 | 3,473 | | | | |
| Independent | Carl Gifford | 3.37 | 1,730 | 1,779 | 1,901 | 2,015 | | | | | |
| Independent | Paul Bailey | 2.95 | 1,512 | 1,546 | 1,584 | | | | | | |
| Workers Party | Nick Kelly | 1.82 | 932 | 988 | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Nick Wang | 1.63 | 838 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 132,051 Valid: 51,328 Spoilt: 218 Quota: 21446 Turnout: 39.76 |
Ward results
References
