title: 1977 Dunedin mayoral election
text: # 1977 Dunedin mayoral election
  
  The 1977 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
  
  ## Background
  
  Councillor Cliff Skeggs was elected Mayor of Dunedin to succeed Jim Barnes, who stood down from the mayoralty but was elected as a councillor. He defeated councillor Dorothy Fraser of the Labour Party, who was re-elected to the Hospital Board of which she was chairman. Former Citizens' councillor Iona Williams also contested to mayoralty, polling higher than any independent mayoral candidate since 1933.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table shows the results for the election:
  
  1977 Dunedin mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Citizens | Cliff Skeggs | 11,216 | 44.44 | |
  | | Labour | Dorothy Fraser | 7,590 | 30.07 | |
  | | Independent | Iona Williams | 6,171 | 24.45 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 259 | 1.02 | -1.23 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,626 | 14.36 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,236 | 54.16 | |
  