2007 Topstad mayoral election

The 2007 Topstad mayoral election will be held on June 30, 2007, and will elect Matthew Graham's successor as Mayor of Topstad. In accordance with the Local Government Act, the election will be held on June 30, 2007, and will take place simultaneously with several other local government elections. The election will be the first in which the Mayor will be elected with a instant-runoff voting system.

Candidates
A total of eleven candidates will run in the election. All major and most minor parties are running candidates. The closing date for nominations was January 30.

Liberal Democratic Party of the United Islands
In addition to Collins, former Mayor Stuart Hinton,city councillor Candice Clifton, Federal District LDP President Barry Jessup and local media personality Alan Grossman all nominated for the position in the LDP preselection contest held on January 4-6. Collins won the preselection contest handily, in part due to his grassroots campaigning and media exposure due to his work on housing issues.
 * David Collins, 56, councillor for the city's 6th Ward since 1994.

Conservative Party of Georgeland
Two other candidates sought preselection - Chamber of Commerce president Nat Yates and businessman Ian Drury.
 * Gary Trent, 43, councillor for the city's 1st Ward since 2002.

Georgeland Alliance
Gould narrowly defeated reform activist Martin Kennedy for Alliance preselection
 * June Gould, 50, Federal District President of the Georgeland Alliance party since 2004.

Green Party of Georgeland

 * Melissa Gates, 26, Greenpeace activist. Gates, if elected (though this is highly unlikely) would be the youngest Mayor in Georgeland's history.