1998 Dunedin mayoral election
# 1998 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1998 Dunedin mayoral election re-elected Sukhi Turner as Mayor of Dunedin for a second term. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1998 Dunedin mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Sukhi Turner | 24,143 | 43.50 | -4.47 |
| | Independent | Clive Matthewson | 20,229 | 36.44 | |
| | Independent | Paul Hudson | 6,397 | 11.52 | |
| | Independent | Neil Collins | 2,796 | 5.03 | |
| | Independent | Alan William McDonald | 658 | 1.18 | -6.49 |
| | Independent | d'ugh Mackie | 404 | 0.72 | |
| | Independent | Gregor Campbell | 165 | 0.29 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 706 | 1.27 | +0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,914 | 7.05 | -2.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,498 | 65.45 | |
