2016 Invercargill mayoral election

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2016 Invercargill mayoral election

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Turnout	20,934 (54.9%)
Candidate Tim Shadbolt Tom Conroy Karen Arnold Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 11,618 6,118 3,198 Percentage 55.49 29.22 15.27
Mayor before election Tim Shadbolt Elected mayor Tim Shadbolt

The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.

The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.^[1]