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The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.
The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Tim Shadbolt | 11,618 | 55.49 | −13.33 | |
| Independent | Tom Conroy | 6,118 | 29.22 | ||
| Independent | Karen Arnold | 3,198 | 15.27 | ||
| Majority | 5,500 | 26.27 | −14.41 | ||
| Turnout | 20,934 | 54.9 | |||
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