title: 2004 Invercargill mayoral election
text: # 2004 Invercargill mayoral election
  
  The 2004 Invercargill mayoral election commenced on Saturday, 9 October 2004 and was conducted under the First Past the Post system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2004 New Zealand local elections.
  
  The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt was comfortably returned to his position with 84% of the vote.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table gives the election results:
  
  2004 Invercargill mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Tim Shadbolt | 16,690 | 84.65 |
  | | Independent | Alan Swallow | 2,884 | 14.62 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 0.72 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,806 | 70.02 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,716 | |
  