2013 Wellington mayoral election

2013 Wellington mayoral election
12 October 2013
Turnout25,931 (40.85%)
 
Candidate Celia Wade-Brown John Morrison Jack Yan
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 27,171 24,691 9,996
Percentage 52.39
(Last iteration) 		47.61
(Last iteration)
Mayor before election

Celia Wade-Brown

 Elected mayor

Celia Wade-Brown

The 2013 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Celia Wade-Brown was re-elected.

At the time, Wellington was one of eight local bodies in New Zealand that used the Single transferable vote system to elect its mayor and councillors. The 2013 local government election was the first time that the Greater Wellington Regional Council used STV in it elections, and the first time a regional council used STV for elections in New Zealand.

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