2001 Wellington mayoral election

The 2001 Wellington mayoral election was part of the 2001 New Zealand local elections held at that time. Elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast, the former deputy mayor, was elected as mayor of Wellington replacing Mark Blumsky who had retired. This was the last Wellington mayoral election that used the first-past-the-post method.

2001 Wellington mayoral election

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Turnout	58,642 (47.78%)
Candidate Kerry Prendergast Mary Varnham John Morrison Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 19,782 11,097 10,289 Percentage 33.73% 18.92% 17.54%
Mayor before election Mark Blumsky Elected mayor Kerry Prendergast

Results

2001 Wellington mayoral election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kerry Prendergast	19,782	33.73
	Independent	Mary Varnham	11,097	18.92
	Independent	John Morrison	10,289	17.54
	Independent	Andy Foster	3,982	6.79
	Alliance	Stephanie Cook	3,648	6.22	−16.24
	Independent	Merepeka Raukawa-Tait	3,174	5.41
	Independent	Rob Goulden	1,827	3.11
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	1,714	2.92	−9.95
	Independent	Ollie Tafua	745	1.27
	Independent	Kent Clark	693	1.18
	Independent	Lindsay Milkop	290	0.49
	Independent	Josie Bullock	259	0.44
	Independent	Hugh Baker-Boyd	134	0.22	−2.16
	Independent	Thomas Morgan	134	0.22
Informal votes			874	1.49
Majority			8,685	14.81
Turnout			58,642	47.78	−0.68
Registered electors			122,730

Ward results

See also: 2001 Wellington City local elections

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.^[1]

Party/ticket		Councillors
	Independent	11
	Three for North	3
	Labour	2
	Greens	1
	Alliance	1
	Independent Citizens	1