1989 Invercargill mayoral election

1989 Invercargill mayoral election

14 October 1989
Turnout	26,208
Candidate Eve Poole Bruce Pagan Bob Simpson Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 14,657 6,911 3,070 Percentage 55.92 26.36 11.71
Mayor before election Eve Poole Elected mayor Eve Poole

The 1989 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 14 October 1989 as part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, and was conducted under the First Past the Post system. It was the first election in Invercargill to include postal voting.^[1]

Incumbent mayor Eve Poole was re-elected with a reduced majority.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1989 Invercargill mayoral election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eve Poole	14,657	55.92	−9.24
	Independent	Bruce Pagan	6,911	26.36
	Independent	Bob Simpson	3,070	11.71
	Independent	Terry King	1,570	5.99	−28.84
Majority			7,746	29.55	−0.78
Turnout			26,208

References

1. Allan, Vivienne (2020). Leading Lady: Eve Poole, A Life in the Spotlight. Quentin Wilson Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-9951329-0-0.
2. Invercargill – Local Government election results (PDF) (Report). Invercargill Public Library. 10 January 1990.