DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Mayoralty, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 13,099 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny BRASH |
|
5,088 | (38.8%) | |
| Gregory FORTUIN |
|
3,076 | (23.5%) | |
| Kevin WATSON |
|
2,038 | (15.6%) | |
| Euon MURRELL |
|
1,493 | (11.4%) | |
| Robert SHAW |
|
1,278 | (9.8%) | |
| Paul HOPKINSON |
|
126 | (1.0%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Paul HOPKINSON) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Mayoralty, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 13,099 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny BRASH |
|
5,106 | (39.1%) | |
| Gregory FORTUIN |
|
3,106 | (23.8%) | |
| Kevin WATSON |
|
2,053 | (15.7%) | |
| Euon MURRELL |
|
1,503 | (11.5%) | |
| Robert SHAW |
|
1,295 | (9.9%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Robert SHAW) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Mayoralty, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 13,099 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny BRASH |
|
5,516 | (42.9%) | |
| Gregory FORTUIN |
|
3,316 | (25.8%) | |
| Kevin WATSON |
|
2,288 | (17.8%) | |
| Euon MURRELL |
|
1,726 | (13.4%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Euon MURRELL) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Mayoralty, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 13,099 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny BRASH |
|
6,027 | (48.5%) | |
| Gregory FORTUIN |
|
3,828 | (30.8%) | |
| Kevin WATSON |
|
2,561 | (20.6%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Kevin WATSON) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Mayoralty, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 13,099 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny BRASH |
|
7,156 | (61.7%) | Elected |
| Gregory FORTUIN |
|
4,442 | (38.3%) | Defeated |
Jenny BRASH has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 54.6% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 38.8% 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, Porirua City, Mayoralty, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 13,099 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 |
|
71.1% | |
| 2nd |
|
19.3% | |
| 3rd |
|
7.9% | |
| 4th |
|
1.4% | |
| 5th |
|
0.3% | |