Sophie Barker
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Sophie Barker’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
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: Independent - working for youFinal Not elected
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MayorDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: Independent - working for youFinal Elected
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal Elected
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MayorDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal Not elected
Offices held
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MayorDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: Independent - working for youOct 2025 – present
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentOct 2019 – Oct 2025
In the News
Sophie Barker confirmed as Dunedin's next mayor
RNZ — October 13, 2025Preliminary results showed Barker ahead by more than 700 votes, incumbent Jules Radich lost his bid for a second term.
Dunedin mayoralty on knife-edge with slim margin between two frontrunners
RNZ — October 11, 2025Incumbent Jules Radich confirmed his bid for a second term was unsuccessful, with Sophie Barker and Andrew Simms in the lead.
Dunedin’s mayor confident as momentum gathers behind former deputy
Newsroom — September 22, 2025In a packed race, voters weigh incumbent Jules Radich’s infrastructure track record against councilor Sophie Barker’s promise of a steady hand The post Dunedin’s mayor confident as momentum gathers behind former deputy appeared first on Newsroom .
‘Let the vampire speak’: A night with the Dunedin mayoral candidates
The Spinoff — September 17, 2025Tara Ward attends the final mayoral debate in Dunedin to find out what a vampire would do for the city. There was standing room only in First Church’s Burns Hall last night for the final event in the Dunedin Area Citizens Association’s series of local election debates.
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