1998 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1998 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections of that year. Garry Moore of the centre-left Christchurch 2021 ticket was elected over thirteen other candidates, and replaced Vicki Buck as Mayor.

1998 Christchurch mayoral election

10 October 1998

Candidate Garry Moore Morgan Fahey Margaret Murray Party Christchurch 2021 Independent Citizens' Popular vote 37,377 29,321 15,444 Percentage 31.90 25.03 13.18

Mayor before election Vicki Buck Elected Mayor Garry Moore

Results

The final results were as follows

1998 Christchurch mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Christchurch 2021	Garry Moore	37,377	31.90
	Independent	Morgan Fahey	29,321	25.03
	Citizens'	Margaret Murray	15,444	13.18
	Independent	Gordon Freeman	12,522	10.69
	Pick the Berry Team	Graham Berry	8,948	7.64
	Making it Happen For You	Derek Anderson	6,205	5.30
	Legalise Cannabis	Kevin O'Connell	1,517	1.29
	Save Assets Spend Wisely	Peter Wakeman	904	0.77
	Independent	Bill Greenwood	776	0.66
	Natural Law	Carolyn Drake	635	0.54
	The Black Lodge	Graham Fraser	574	0.49
	Communist League	Ruth Gray	549	0.47	-0.15
	One Nation	Paul Telfer	361	0.31	-0.73
	Economic Euthenics	Tubby Hansen	207	0.18	-0.30
Informal votes			2,050	1.85	-0.07
Majority			8,056	6.87
Turnout			115,340