DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Dunedin Mayor, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 45,720 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wing Ho CHIN |
|
19,862 | (43.4%) | |
| Malcolm Saba FARRY |
|
17,674 | (38.7%) | |
| Leah MCBEY |
|
3,688 | (8.1%) | |
| Teresa STEVENSON |
|
2,893 | (6.3%) | |
| Lee VANDERVIS |
|
1,414 | (3.1%) | |
| Jimmy KNOWLES |
|
189 | (0.4%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Jimmy KNOWLES) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Dunedin Mayor, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 45,720 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wing Ho CHIN |
|
19,886 | (43.5%) | |
| Malcolm Saba FARRY |
|
17,692 | (38.7%) | |
| Leah MCBEY |
|
3,728 | (8.2%) | |
| Teresa STEVENSON |
|
2,926 | (6.4%) | |
| Lee VANDERVIS |
|
1,441 | (3.2%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Lee VANDERVIS) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Dunedin Mayor, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 45,720 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wing Ho CHIN |
|
20,248 | (44.6%) | |
| Malcolm Saba FARRY |
|
17,909 | (39.4%) | |
| Leah MCBEY |
|
3,935 | (8.7%) | |
| Teresa STEVENSON |
|
3,305 | (7.3%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Teresa STEVENSON) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Dunedin Mayor, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 45,720 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wing Ho CHIN |
|
21,046 | (47.1%) | |
| Malcolm Saba FARRY |
|
18,488 | (41.4%) | |
| Leah MCBEY |
|
5,135 | (11.5%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Leah MCBEY) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Dunedin Mayor, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 45,720 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wing Ho CHIN |
|
23,017 | (53.5%) | Elected |
| Malcolm Saba FARRY |
|
20,029 | (46.5%) | Defeated |
Peter Wing Ho CHIN has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 50.3% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 43.4% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Dunedin Mayor, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 45,720 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
86.3% | |
| 2nd |
|
8.7% | |
| 3rd |
|
3.3% | |
| 4th |
|
1.2% | |
| 5th |
|
0.5% | |