2004 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election

2004 Christchurch mayoral election

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Turnout| 91,102 (38.61%)
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Candidate  | Garry Moore | Aaron Keown  | Jamie Gough
Party  | Christchurch 2021 | Independent | Independent
Popular vote  | 61,170  | 11,476  | 7,200
Percentage  | 69.70  | 13.08  | 8.20

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| Mayor before election

Garry Moore

| Elected mayor

Garry Moore

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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]

## Results

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2004 Christchurch mayoral election[1][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Christchurch 2021 | Garry Moore | 61,170  | 69.70  | +27.15
| Independent | Aaron Keown  | 11,476  | 13.08  | +9.09
| Independent | Jamie Gough  | 7,200  | 8.20  |
| Independent | Bob Nimmo  | 2,378  | 2.71  |
| National Front | Kyle Chapman | 1,665  | 1.90  |
| Independent | Paul Telfer  | 1,560  | 1.78  | +1.51
| Independent | Blair Anderson  | 823  | 0.94  |
| Anti-Capitalist Alliance | Sam Kingi  | 719  | 0.82  |
| Communist League | Annalucia Vermunt  | 395  | 0.45  | +0.12
| Independent | Michael Hansen  | 372  | 0.42  | +0.24
Informal votes  | 255  |  |
Rejected ballots  | 3,344  | 3.67  |
Majority  | 49,694  | 56.63  |
Turnout | 91,102  | 38.61  | −9.71

## Voting statistics

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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]

| 1989  | 1992  | 1995  | 1998  | 2001  | 2004

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Electors on rolls | 200,915 | 208,533 | 215,621 | 223,832 | 227,793 | 235,930
Voters | 121,680 | 105,982 | 107,450 | 116,511 | 110,068 | 91,0271
Percentage voted | 60.56% | 50.82% | 49.83% | 52.05% | 48.32% | 38.58%

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.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Robertson, Max (20 October 2004). "Declaration of Results of Elections" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
2. ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties (2008)". Elections New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
3. ^ "Three rivals for Christchurch mayor". The New Zealand Herald. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
4. ^ Gates, Charlie (29 January 2011). "'Lord Gough's' brush with the bogans". The Press. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
5. ^ "Carter goes top of Christchurch council class". The Press. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
6. ^ a b Robertson, Max (20 October 2004). "Report of the Electoral Officer" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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* Christchurch Land Office (1862–1887)
* Our City (1887–1924)
* The Civic (1924–1980)
* Tuam Street civic offices (1980–2010)
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Companies and assets|

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* City Care (100%)
* Ecocentral Ltd (100%)
* Enable Networks (100%)
* Christchurch Airport (75%)
* Lyttelton Port Company (79.3%)
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* Red Bus (100%)

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Mayors (1868–present)|

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elected at large|

* Fred Hobbs
* James Gapes
* Henry Thomson
* Charles Thomas Ick
* James Gapes (2nd)
* George Ruddenklau
* Charles Hulbert
* Aaron Ayers
* Charles Louisson
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* Robert Macfarlane
* Ernest Andrews
* Robert Macfarlane (2nd)
* George Manning
* Ron Guthrey
* Neville Pickering
* Hamish Hay
* Vicki Buck
* Garry Moore
* Bob Parker
* Lianne Dalziel
* Phil Mauger

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