An election was held for the

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in September and October 2016, closing on 8 October, as part of the 2016 Auckland local government elections.

Phil Goff Philip Bruce Goff (born 22 June 1953) is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition between 11 No ...

was elected.

Background

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, previously the

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, was elected to three-year terms as

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and

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, following the merger of several councils, including Manukau City Council, to form

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in 2010. He did not stand in 2016.

Candidates

*Mario Alupis. *Aileen Austin (Independent). *

Penny Bright Penny Bright (8 September 1954 – 4 October 2018) was a New Zealand activist who protested for increased government transparency, against the Spring Bok tour, and for other left-wing issues. Biography Bright studied at Kuranui College, and orga ...

(Independent), activist and 2013 mayoral candidate. *Patrick Brown (Communist League). *Tricia Cheel (STOP). *Victoria Crone (Independent), New Zealand managing director of Xero; announced candidacy on 14 December 2015. *

(Independent),

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MP for

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; announced candidacy on 22 November 2015. *David Hay (Independent), former

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parliamentary candidate for Rodney and

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and former policy analyst for

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and

; announced candidacy on 20 November 2015. *Alezix Heneti. *Adam Holland (Auckland Legalise Cannabis),

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*Susanna Kruger *Stan Martin (Independent). *Bin Thanh Nguyen (Independent). *Phil O'Conner (Christians Against Abortion). *John Palino (Independent), entrepreneur and 2013 mayoral runner-up; confirmed candidacy on 29 February 2016. *Tyrone Raumati (Greater Auckland), West Auckland based community leader. *

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(Independent),

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double graduate, journalist, and entrepreneur; announced candidacy on 4 July 2016. *Mark Thomas (Independent), deputy chair of the

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; announced candidacy on 24 September 2015. During September he asked to withdraw from the race, conceding that it was "inevitable" that Phil Goff would win the election. Although he could not be removed from the ballot papers, Thomas refocused his campaign on Goff. *Wayne Young.

Prospective candidates who did not stand

, incumbent mayor *

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, former

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, former

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MP for Whangarei, ACT MP for

and 2010 mayoral candidate *Michael Barnett, CEO of the

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* Stephen Berry (Affordable Auckland), second runner-up in 2013 mayoral election and ACT candidate for parliamentary electorate of Upper Harbour in 2014 general election; announced candidacy on 11 April 2015 for the mayor as well as council seat for the

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. Withdrew from mayoral race on 21 March 2016 and endorsed John Palino. *

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, Auckland councillor for the

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, founder and former leader of the

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*Tex Edwards, co-founder of mobile telecommunications company

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, former CEO of

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* Paul Henry, broadcaster *

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, incumbent deputy mayor of Auckland *

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, National MP for

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Debates

A debate held on 15 February was attended by Goff, Crone, Bright, Thomas,

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and Hay. Goff promoted the public-private partnership construction of a light rail network in Auckland, while

described the idea as fiscally irresponsible and out of date. Maria Slade of

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opined the debate outcome as a victory for Goff. Goff, Crone and Thomas participated in a 17 June debate, in which

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was discussed, and Goff lamented the late commitment to the

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as an example of poor investment in public infrastructure. A debate was scheduled for 8 September at the

's School of Architecture and Planning, to be chaired by journalist

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Opinion polling

Results

By local board

Source:

Notes

References

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