2019 Wellington City mayoral election

2019 Wellington City mayoral election
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Turnout59,461 (40.12%)[1]
 
Candidate Andy Foster Justin Lester Diane Calvert
Party Independent Labour Independent
Primary vote 19,323 20,830 8,385
Percentage 31.9% 34.4% 13.8%
Final count 27,364 27,302
Percentage 50.02% 49.98%
Mayor before election

Justin Lester
Labour

Elected mayor

Andy Foster
Independent

The 2019 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was held on 12 October to determine who would serve as Mayor of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Andy Foster, who unseated the incumbent Justin Lester by 62 votes.

  1. ^ "Wellington City Council 2019 Triennial Elections – Election Returns". electionz.com. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.