1995 Dunedin mayoral election

1995 Dunedin mayoral election

14 October 1995
Turnout	50,323
Candidate Sukhi Turner Richard Walls Party Green Independent Popular vote 24,143 21,733 Percentage 47.97 43.18
Mayor before election Richard Walls Elected mayor Sukhi Turner

The 1995 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1995, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

Incumbent mayor Richard Walls was defeated by councillor Sukhi Turner in a surprise result.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1995 Dunedin mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sukhi Turner	24,143	47.97
	Independent	Richard Walls	21,733	43.18	−5.14
	Independent	Alan William McDonald	3,864	7.67	−0.48
Informal votes			583	1.15	+0.45
Majority			2,410	4.78
Turnout			50,323