Christine Garey
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Christine Garey’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 2 races — 2 elected
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal ElectedVote share • 3.8%2,592 votes
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal ElectedVote share • 4.3%2,930 votes
Offices held
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Council - At LargeDunedin City CouncilAffiliation: IndependentOct 2022 – present
In the News
DCC takes hybrid route on governance
Otago Daily Times — November 24, 2025PHOTO: 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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