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Wanganui Mayor

Wanganui District Mayoral Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Annette Main	9,438	53.1	+17.1
	Action & Democracy	Michael Laws	6,788	38.2
	Independent	Ray Stevens	1,539	8.7	−10.4
Rejected ballots			370
Majority			2,650	14.9	+13.7
Turnout			17,765