Wellington City mayoral election, 2007
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The Wellington City mayoral election, 2007 was part of the New Zealand local elections, 2007
. On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington
plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast
was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.
Summary of the 13 October 2007 election results
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left rowspan=2 colspan=2 valign=top|Candidates – Parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2|1st round
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2|last round
|-
!width="75" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |Votes
!width="30" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |%
!width="75" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |Votes
!width="30" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |%
|-
|align=left|Kerry Prendergast
|align=left|'
|17,910
|34.89%
|21,868
|50.98%
|-
|align=left|Ray Ahipene-Mercer
|align=left|
|6,954
|13.55%
|10,899
|25.41%
|-
|align=left| Bryan Pepperell
|align=left|
|5,680
|11.07%
|10,125
|23.61%
|colspan="2" rowspan="10" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
|align=left|Helen Ritchie
|align=left|
|5,559
|10.83%
|-
|align=left|Jack Ruben
|align=left|
|3,930
|7.66%
|-
|align=left|Rob Goulden
|align=left|
|3,187
|6.21%
|-
|align=left|John McGrath
|align=left|
|3106
|6.05%
|-
|align=left|Carl Gifford
|align=left|
|1,730
|3.37%
|-
|align=left|Paul Bailey
|align=left|
|1,512
|2.95%
|-
|align=left|Nick Kelly
|align=left|
|932
|1.82%
|-
|align=left|Nick Wang
|align=left|
|838
|1.63%
|-
|align=left|Non transferable
|align=left|
|0
|0%
|8436
|16.43%
|-
| align=left colspan=6 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|align=left colspan=2 |Total
|51,328
| 100%
|51,328
| 100%
|}
New Zealand local elections, 2007
Triennial elections for all 73 cities, districts, twelve Regional Councils and all District Health Boards in New Zealand were held on 13 October 2007...
. On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington
Mayor of Wellington
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...
plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast
Kerry Prendergast
Kerry Leigh Prendergast, CNZM was the 33rd Mayor of Wellington . She was the second woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington, succeeding Mark Blumsky.-Before politics:...
was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.
Results
The following table shows detailed results:Summary of the 13 October 2007 election results
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left rowspan=2 colspan=2 valign=top|Candidates – Parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2|1st round
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2|last round
|-
!width="75" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |Votes
!width="30" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |%
!width="75" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |Votes
!width="30" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center |%
|-
|align=left|Kerry Prendergast
Kerry Prendergast
Kerry Leigh Prendergast, CNZM was the 33rd Mayor of Wellington . She was the second woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington, succeeding Mark Blumsky.-Before politics:...
|align=left|'
|17,910
|34.89%
|21,868
|50.98%
|-
|align=left|Ray Ahipene-Mercer
Ray Ahipene-Mercer
Ray Ahipene-Mercer is a New Zealand politician currently serving as city councillor in Wellington, only the second Māori to be elected to the Wellington City Council and the first Māori to be elected since 1962...
|align=left|
|6,954
|13.55%
|10,899
|25.41%
|-
|align=left| Bryan Pepperell
|align=left|
|5,680
|11.07%
|10,125
|23.61%
|colspan="2" rowspan="10" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
|align=left|Helen Ritchie
|align=left|
|5,559
|10.83%
|-
|align=left|Jack Ruben
|align=left|
|3,930
|7.66%
|-
|align=left|Rob Goulden
|align=left|
|3,187
|6.21%
|-
|align=left|John McGrath
|align=left|
|3106
|6.05%
|-
|align=left|Carl Gifford
|align=left|
|1,730
|3.37%
|-
|align=left|Paul Bailey
|align=left|
|1,512
|2.95%
|-
|align=left|Nick Kelly
|align=left|
|932
|1.82%
|-
|align=left|Nick Wang
|align=left|
|838
|1.63%
|-
|align=left|Non transferable
|align=left|
|0
|0%
|8436
|16.43%
|-
| align=left colspan=6 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|align=left colspan=2 |Total
|51,328
| 100%
|51,328
| 100%
|}