2019 Dunedin mayoral election

2019 Dunedin mayoral election

12 October 2019
 
Candidate Aaron Hawkins Lee Vandervis
Party Green Independent
Popular vote 17,222 14,351
Percentage 54.54 45.46

Mayor before election

Dave Cull

Elected mayor

Aaron Hawkins

The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system. Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019.