Auckland mayoral election, 2016

Auckland mayoral election, 2016

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Registered	1,031,667
Turnout	37.9%
Candidate Phil Goff Victoria Crone Party Independent Independent Popular vote 187,622 111,731 Percentage 47.3 28.2
Winning margin by local board:   Goff – 0–10%   Goff – 10–20%   Goff – 20–30%   Goff – 30–40%   Goff – 40–50%   Goff – >50%   Crone – 0–10%
Mayor before election Len Brown Elected Mayor Phil Goff

Len Brown

Phil Goff

An election was held for the Mayor of Auckland in September and October 2016, closing on 8 October, as part of the 2016 Auckland local government elections.Phil Goff was elected.

Len Brown, previously the Mayor of Manukau City, was elected to three-year terms as Mayor of Auckland in 2010 and 2013, following the merger of several councils, including Manukau City Council, to form Auckland Council in 2010. He did not stand in 2016.

A debate held on 15 February was attended by Goff, Crone, Bright, Thomas, Berry and Hay. Goff promoted the public-private partnership construction of a light rail network in Auckland, while Berry described the idea as fiscally irresponsible and out of date. Maria Slade of Stuff.co.nz opined the debate outcome as a victory for Goff.

Goff, Crone and Thomas participated in a 17 June debate, in which traffic congestion was discussed, and Goff lamented the late commitment to the City Rail Link as an example of poor investment in public infrastructure. A debate was scheduled for 8 September at the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning, to be chaired by journalist Rod Oram.

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