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1977 Dunedin mayoral election

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of the Labour Party, who was re-elected to the Hospital Board of which she was chairman. Former Citizens' councillor Iona Williams also contested to mayoralty, polling higher than any independent mayoral candidate since 1933.
445: 430: 425: 52: 42: 435: 214:
plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard
215: 440: 305: 126: 231: 180: 327: 131: 210:
was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, elections were held for the
404: 234:, who stood down from the mayoralty but was elected as a councillor. He defeated councillor 211: 310: 235: 110: 419: 372: 87: 283: 227: 192: 105: 28: 80: 94: 268: 247:
The following table shows the results for the election:
63: 171: 408:. No. 35865. 10 October 1977. p. 5. 8: 21: 249: 20: 230:was elected Mayor of Dunedin to succeed 394: 371: 255: 7: 446:October 1977 events in New Zealand 14: 323: 301: 273: 93: 86: 79: 27: 251:1977 Dunedin mayoral election 1: 431:1977 elections in New Zealand 208:1977 Dunedin mayoral election 22:1977 Dunedin mayoral election 426:Mayoral elections in Dunedin 16:New Zealand mayoral election 462: 358: 344: 267: 264: 261: 258: 169: 71: 36: 26: 176:Mayor before election 436:Politics of Dunedin 252: 216:first-past-the-post 23: 402:"Mayoral Voting". 250: 218:electoral method. 138:Popular vote 405:Otago Daily Times 386: 385: 204: 203: 200: 199: 165: 164: 59: 58: 453: 441:1970s in Dunedin 410: 409: 399: 270: 253: 212:Mayor of Dunedin 172: 97: 90: 83: 73: 72: 38: 37: 31: 24: 461: 460: 456: 455: 454: 452: 451: 450: 416: 415: 414: 413: 401: 400: 396: 391: 345:Informal votes 245: 224: 195: 190: 183: 178: 170: 67:25,236 (54.16%) 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 459: 457: 449: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 418: 417: 412: 411: 393: 392: 390: 387: 384: 383: 381: 378: 375: 369: 368: 366: 363: 360: 356: 355: 352: 349: 346: 342: 341: 339: 336: 333: 332:Iona Williams 330: 325: 322: 321: 319: 316: 313: 311:Dorothy Fraser 308: 303: 300: 299: 297: 292: 287: 280: 275: 272: 271: 266: 263: 260: 257: 244: 241: 236:Dorothy Fraser 223: 220: 202: 201: 198: 197: 185: 167: 166: 163: 162: 159: 156: 153: 149: 148: 145: 142: 139: 135: 134: 129: 124: 121: 117: 116: 115:Iona Williams 113: 111:Dorothy Fraser 108: 103: 99: 98: 91: 84: 77: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 57: 56: 50: 48:8 October 1977 45: 34: 33: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 458: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 423: 421: 407: 406: 398: 395: 388: 382: 379: 376: 374: 370: 367: 364: 361: 357: 353: 350: 347: 343: 340: 337: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 320: 317: 314: 312: 309: 307: 304: 302: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 285: 281: 279: 276: 274: 254: 248: 242: 240: 237: 233: 229: 221: 219: 217: 213: 209: 196: 194: 189: 188:Elected mayor 186: 184: 182: 177: 174: 173: 168: 160: 157: 154: 151: 150: 146: 143: 140: 137: 136: 133: 130: 128: 125: 122: 119: 118: 114: 112: 109: 107: 104: 101: 100: 96: 92: 89: 85: 82: 78: 75: 74: 70: 66: 62: 55: → 54: 51: 49: 46: 44: 41:←  40: 39: 35: 30: 25: 19: 403: 397: 294: 289: 284:Cliff Skeggs 282: 277: 246: 228:Cliff Skeggs 225: 207: 205: 193:Cliff Skeggs 191: 187: 179: 175: 106:Cliff Skeggs 47: 18: 328:Independent 226:Councillor 152:Percentage 132:Independent 420:Categories 389:References 259:Candidate 232:Jim Barnes 222:Background 181:Jim Barnes 123:Citizens' 102:Candidate 359:Majority 278:Citizens 377:25,236 373:Turnout 243:Results 141:11,216 76:  64:Turnout 380:54.16 365:14.36 362:3,626 354:−1.23 338:24.45 335:6,171 318:30.07 315:7,590 306:Labour 290:11,216 262:Votes 256:Party 161:24.45 158:30.07 155:44.44 147:6,171 144:7,590 127:Labour 120:Party 351:1.02 295:44.44 348:259 206:The 53:1980 43:1974 422:: 269:±% 265:%

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Cliff Skeggs
Dorothy Fraser
Labour
Independent
Jim Barnes
Cliff Skeggs
Mayor of Dunedin
first-past-the-post
Cliff Skeggs
Jim Barnes
Dorothy Fraser
Cliff Skeggs
Labour
Dorothy Fraser
Independent
Turnout
Otago Daily Times
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Mayoral elections in Dunedin
1977 elections in New Zealand
Politics of Dunedin
1970s in Dunedin
October 1977 events in New Zealand

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