New Zealand mayoral election
2004 Christchurch mayoral election|
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Turnout | 91,102 (38.61%) |
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The 2004 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2004 New Zealand local elections. On 9 October of that year, elections were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles. Incumbent Garry Moore successfully contested a third term in office with a decisive majority. The second-placed candidate, Aaron Keown, received almost 50,000 fewer votes than Moore.[1] Keown ran as an Independent, but contested the 2008 general election for ACT New Zealand, standing in the Waimakariri electorate.[2] The third-placed candidate, Jamie Gough, was only 18 years old at the time.[3]
Both Keown and Gough were elected Christchurch City Councillors at the 2010 local elections.[4][5]
Voting statistics
Participation in local elections has been falling for years. In the 2004 local election, only 38.6% of registered voters cast their vote. The following table shows the voting statistics since the 1989 local elections:[6]
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1989
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1992
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1995
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1998
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2001
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2004
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Electors on rolls |
200,915 |
208,533 |
215,621 |
223,832 |
227,793 |
235,930
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Voters |
121,680 |
105,982 |
107,450 |
116,511 |
110,068 |
91,0271
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Percentage voted |
60.56% |
50.82% |
49.83% |
52.05% |
48.32% |
38.58%
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Table notes:
1 Note that the number of voters reported in the summary report differs by 75 compared to the declaration of results of election.