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Sophie Barker

Currently serving: Mayor, Dunedin City Council Independent - working for you
Party Independent - working for you
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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Contested 4 races — 2 elected 1 not elected 1 withdrawn

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Council - At Large
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent - working for you
    [email protected] 022 601 2778 Ballot name: Sophie Barker
    Policy Source
    Final Withdrawn
    Vote share • 0.0%
    0 votes
  • Mayor
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent - working for you
    [email protected] 022 601 2778 Ballot name: Sophie Barker
    Policy Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 29.1%
    16,874 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Council - At Large
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 10.7%
    7,361 votes
  • Mayor
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Source
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 16.9%
    9,574 votes
Offices held
  • Mayor
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent - working for you
    Oct 2025 – present
  • Council - At Large
    Dunedin City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Oct 2019 – Oct 2025
In the News
From a castle to the mayoralty: The rise of Sophie Barker
Stuff — October 14, 2025

She grew up in a castle, nearly died after brain surgery and is now Dunedin’s new mayor.

Sophie Barker choses Dunedin deputy mayor, meeting with councillors already
RNZ — October 13, 2025

Barker has chosen a deputy and started meeting with incoming councillors.

Sophie Barker confirmed as Dunedin's next mayor
RNZ — October 13, 2025

Preliminary 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, 2025

Incumbent 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, 2025

In 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 .

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