Jules Radich
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Jules Radich’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Contested 4 races — 2 elected 1 not elected 1 withdrawn
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal ElectedVote share • 4.2%2,916 votes
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MayorDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal Not electedVote share • 7.2%4,174 votes
Offices held
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentOct 2025 – present
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MayorDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: Team DunedinOct 2022 – Oct 2025
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilOct 2019 – Oct 2022
In the News
The local election results, by the numbers
The Spinoff — October 16, 2025We trawl through preliminary results data to bring you fascinating insights and a whole lot of maps.
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.
A tour of New Zealand via some of the best local election websites
The Spinoff — September 26, 2025Come local elections, come janky web design, random family pictures and endless wells of fun facts about candidates (at least the ones who decide to make their own websites). It’s easy to think that we live in a time where the personal website has died: no more is it possible to find out about someone by going to a funkily arranged blog, because everyone uses the bland interfaces of social media instead.
The best, worst and weirdest local elections hoardings of 2025, reviewed
The Spinoff — September 26, 2025As local elections fever grips the nation, council candidates are jostling for your vote the best way they know how: by chucking up great big bloody signs on the side of the road. Here are The Spinoff’s top picks from around the motu. Oh oh oh, Ohakune (David “Rabbit” Nottage, Ruapehu District Council) Here’s a man who knows his colour wheel, with the plummy purples of his tie and shiny (!) leopard print (!) shirt popping beautifully against the egg yolk yellow of whatever the hell that is behind him (choco eclair tank?).
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