1998 Christchurch mayoral election
# 1998 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1998 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections of that year. Garry Moore of the centre-left Christchurch 2021 ticket was elected over thirteen other candidates, and replaced Vicki Buck as Mayor.

## Results

The final results were as follows

1998 Christchurch mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Christchurch 2021 | Garry Moore | 37,377 | 31.90 | |
| | Independent | Morgan Fahey | 29,321 | 25.03 | |
| | Citizens' | Margaret Murray | 15,444 | 13.18 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Freeman | 12,522 | 10.69 | |
| | Pick the Berry Team | Graham Berry | 8,948 | 7.64 | |
| | Making it Happen For You | Derek Anderson | 6,205 | 5.30 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Kevin O'Connell | 1,517 | 1.29 | |
| | Save Assets Spend Wisely | Peter Wakeman | 904 | 0.77 | |
| | Independent | Bill Greenwood | 776 | 0.66 | |
| | Natural Law | Carolyn Drake | 635 | 0.54 | |
| | The Black Lodge | Graham Fraser | 574 | 0.49 | |
| | Communist League | Ruth Gray | 549 | 0.47 | -0.15 |
| | One Nation | Paul Telfer | 361 | 0.31 | -0.73 |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | 207 | 0.18 | -0.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,050 | 1.85 | -0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,056 | 6.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,340 | | |
