2013 Rangitikei mayoral election

2013 Rangitikei mayoral election
12 October 2013
 
Candidate Andy Watson Chalky Leary
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,983 1,497
Percentage 41.47 31.30
Mayor before election

Chalky Leary

 Elected mayor

Andy Watson

The 2013 Rangitikei mayoral election was part of the Rangitikei and wider New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the Mayor of Rangitikei and other local government roles. The incumbent, Robert "Chalky" Leary, ran against three other candidates and lost re-election to Andy Watson who was elected with 41.5% of the vote, a 486-vote majority over Leary whose vote share succumbed to 31.3%.

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