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Dalziel was elected [[Mayor of Christchurch]] in the [[2013 Christchurch mayoral election|October 2013 mayoral election]], with a margin of almost 50,000 votes over the next candidate, businessman Paul Lonsdale.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Elections 2013: Final declaration of results |url=http://ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2013/201310181.aspx |publisher=[[Christchurch City Council]] |accessdate=20 October 2013 |date=18 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022215008/http://ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2013/201310181.aspx |archivedate=22 October 2013}}</ref> She was sworn in on 24 October,<ref>{{cite news |last=Cairns |first=Lois |title=Dalziel chained into office |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/local-elections-2013/9325054/Dalziel-chained-into-office |accessdate=26 October 2013 |work=[[The Press]] |date=25 October 2013 |page=A2}}</ref> with a past mayor, [[Vicki Buck]] as her deputy.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-body-elections/9312098/Vicki-Buck-named-deputy-mayor Vicki Buck named deputy mayor]. ''Fairfax NZ News''. 22 October 2013.</ref> At the [[2019 Christchurch mayoral election|2019 local election]], she won the mayoralty for a third time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Law |first1=Tina |title=Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel holds on for third term |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-body-elections/116524121/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-holds-on-for-another-term?rm=a |accessdate=14 October 2019 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=12 October 2019}}</ref>
In late February 2020, the New Zealand Police referred Dalziel's election expenses during the [[2019 Christchurch mayoral election]] to the [[Serious Fraud Office (New Zealand)|Serious Fraud Office]]. Two complainants, including rival mayoral candidate [[John Minto]], had filed a complaint regarding donations by six people that exceeded the $1,500 limit under the Local Electoral Act.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses referred to the Serious Fraud Office |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410591/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-s-election-expenses-referred-to-the-serious-fraud-office |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Dominic |last2=MacDonald |first2=Liz |title=Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel under scrutiny as expenses complaint referred to Serious Fraud Office |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119888495/expenses-complaint-about-christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-referred-to-serious-fraud-office |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Serious Fraud Office confirms it is assessing Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12312545 |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel blames husband for donor non-disclosure|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/405852/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-blames-husband-for-donor-non-disclosure|access-date=2020-06-10|website=RNZ|language=en-nz}}</ref> On 17 December, the Serious Fraud Office cleared Mayor Dalziel, stating that it found no evidence of criminal conduct relating to donations made to the Mayor by several Chinese businessmen during the 2019 mayoral election.<ref>{{cite news |author1=[[Radio New Zealand]] |title=SFO clears Christchurch Mayor over election donation complaint |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sfo-clears-christchurch-mayor-over-election-donation-complaint |access-date=17 December 2020 |work=[[1 News]] |date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=
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