Mayor of Selwyn

Mayor of Selwyn
Sam Broughton in 2018
Incumbent
Sam Broughton
since 8 October 2016
StyleHis Worship
SeatRolleston
AppointerElected
Inaugural holderAnn Hurford
Formation1989
Websitewww.selwyn.govt.nz/your-council/mayor-And-council
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The Mayor of Selwyn is the head of the municipal government of Selwyn District in New Zealand's South Island. The mayor is directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system.[1] The immediate past mayor, Kelvin Coe,[2] did not stand for re-election in the 2016 New Zealand local elections. The district's fifth mayor, Sam Broughton, was elected on 8 October 2016 in the 2016 New Zealand local elections.[3] The longest-serving mayor was Michael McEvedy, serving for twelve years.

  1. ^ "Election Statistics". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Contact a Councillor". Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ Small, Jamie (9 October 2016). "Sam Broughton is Selwyn's new mayor". The Press. Retrieved 21 October 2016.