1993 Invercargill mayoral by-election

The 1993 Invercargill mayoral by-election was held on 20 March 1993 as a result of the death of Mayor Eve Poole on Boxing Day the previous year.

1993 Invercargill mayoral by-election

20 March 1993
Turnout	30,159
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Bruce Pagan Mark Winter Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 10,049 5,739 4,791 Percentage 33.32 19.03 15.88   Candidate Mirek Cvigr Dougal Soper Party Independent Independent Popular vote 3,910 1,971 Percentage 12.98 6.53
Mayor before election Dougal Soper (acting) Elected Mayor Tim Shadbolt

Background

Since losing the Waitemata City mayoralty in 1989, Tim Shadbolt had made several unsuccessful electoral runs, including 1992 mayoral elections in Auckland and Dunedin, in both of which he placed third.

The election attracted an unusually large pool of 14 candidates, including the incumbent deputy mayor and the two deputy mayors preceding him. Former Southland County Council chairman and father of candidate Janet Malloch,[1] Sir Erskine Bowmar, described it as "a bit of a joke".

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1993 Invercargill mayoral by-election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tim Shadbolt	10,049	33.32
	Independent	Bruce Pagan	5,739	19.03	-16.16
	Independent	Mark Winter	4,791	15.88
	Independent	Mirek Cvigr	3,910	12.98	-13.96
	Independent	Dougal Soper	1,971	6.53
	Independent	Geoff Piercy	1,221	4.04
	Independent	Janet Malloch	762	2.52
	Independent	Anne Stoddart	718	2.38
	Independent	Neil Boniface	415	1.37
	Independent	Marjory Jones	268	0.88
	Independent	George Ngatai	114	0.37
	Independent	Katherine Hart	55	0.18
	Independent	Richard Osborn	50	0.16
	Independent	Owen Houliston	42	0.14
Majority			4,310	14.29
Turnout			30,159

References

1. Malloch, Janet (1992). From the tops: a daughter reminisces on the life of Erskine Bowmar. OCLC 154215383.
2. "Nominations Now Open For Local Government Candidates". 20 July 2019.