Despite being the incumbent , he initially polled behind his major challenger until the large 2010 Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010 . His high-profile handling of the civil emergency was widely praised , and polls taken later showed him taking the lead . It was announced on 9 October that Parker had been re-elected for a second term with 68,245 of the votes to Jim Anderton 's 51,566 based on 98 % of the votes counted
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
Bob Parker (mayor)