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Mandy Mayhem

Currently serving: Council - At Large, Dunedin City Council Independent
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Mandy Mayhem’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 4 races — 2 elected 2 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Council - At Large
    Dunedin City Council
    [email protected] 021 919 555 Ballot name: Mandy Mayhem
    Policy
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 3.8%
    2,651 votes
  • Mayor
    Dunedin City Council
    [email protected] 021 919 555 Ballot name: Mandy Mayhem
    Policy
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 2.6%
    1,480 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Council - At Large
    Dunedin City Council
    Ballot name: MAYHEM-BULLOCK Mandy
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 4.1%
    2,818 votes
  • Mayor
    Dunedin City Council
    Ballot name: MAYHEM-BULLOCK Mandy
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 3.2%
    1,811 votes
Offices held
  • Council - At Large
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Oct 2022 – present
In the News
DCC takes hybrid route on governance
Otago Daily Times — November 24, 2025

PHOTO: NICOLA WILHELMSEN/KELK PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolios have been assigned at the start of the 2025-28 term for the Dunedin City Council. Elected members are (from left) Crs Benedict Ong (technology deputy lead), Mickey Treadwell (environment and youth deputy), Andrew Simms (economic development co-lead), Brent Weatherall (heritage lead), Mandy Mayhem (culture and arts deputy), Jules Radich (infrastructure lead), Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker (economic development co-lead), Cr Lee Vandervis, deputy mayor Cherry Lucas, Crs Doug Hall (technology lead), Christine Garey (culture and arts lead), Marie Laufiso (hauora health and wellbeing lead), Steve Walker (environment and youth lead), Russell Lund (heritage deputy) and John Chambers (hauora health and wellbeing deputy). A different style of council governance has been catching on in the South. It is touted as being more efficient but has also been called problematic. Grant Miller reports.

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The Spinoff — August 14, 2025

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