sentences:  Dahya challenged him twice more, in 1995 and 1998, but Poynter easily resisted these challenges, assisted by his handling of the Moutoa Gardens occupation of 1995 and the unfortunate death of his wife of 40 years, Joy, four months prior to the 1998 election.By 2001, the writing was on the wall and he regained the mayoralty with just 27% of the vote, warding off four councillor challengers.In 2004, he stood again and was defeated, polling third behind media personality Michael Laws and businessman John Martin with just 20% of the vote.