Results of the 2022 New Zealand regional council elections

2022 New Zealand regional council elections
8 October 2022
Turnout844,405 (43.09% Decrease 2.06 pp)
Council control
11 regional councils
Party Councils +/–
No majority

11 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Councillors
131 regional councillors
Party Seats +/–
Independent

120 +2
Green

7 +4
The People's Choice

2 −2
Te Pāti Māori

1 +1
Labour

1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Elections for the regional councils of New Zealand were held on 11 October 2022 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 131 regional councillors were elected across all 11 regions.

Summary

Table

Party Seats +/- Councils +/-
No majority 11 Steady 0
Independent 120 Increase 2
Green[a] 7 Increase 4 0 Steady 0
The People's Choice 2 Decrease 2 0 Steady 0
Te Pāti Māori 1 Increase 1 0 Steady 0
Labour 1 Steady 0 0 Steady 0
The Common Good 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0
The Wellington Party 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0

Northland Regional Council

2022 Northland Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout49,181 (42.46%)
9 seats on the Northland Regional Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

8 −1
Independent Green

1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Nine councillors were elected to the Northland Regional Council across seven general constituencies and one Māori constituency.

Far North general constituency

Far North general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Joe Carr 2,585 36.58
Independent Marty Yuretich 1,662 23.52
Independent Justin Blaikie 1,649 23.33
Independent Clyde Samson 475 6.72
Informal 336 4.75
Blank 360 5.09
Turnout 7,067 45.29
Registered 15,605
Independent win (new constituency)

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Marty Robinson 2,390 32.64
Independent Tania McInnes 2,322 31.71
Sovereign.nz Phil Gentry 1,023 13.97
Independent Peter Gill 869 11.87
Informal 344 4.70
Blank 375 5.12
Turnout 7,323 46.20
Registered 15,850
Independent win (new constituency)

Kaipara general constituency

Kaipara general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent John Blackwell 3,198 48.43
Independent Penny Smart 2,969 44.96
Informal 53 0.80
Blank 384 5.81
Turnout 6,604 47.20
Registered 13,991
Independent gain from Independent

Mid North general constituency

Mid North general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Geoff Crawford 3,087 47.15
Independent Lesley Adcock 1,180 18.02
Independent William Sullivan 881 13.46
Independent John McCaw 766 11.7
Informal 53 0.81
Blank 580 8.86
Turnout 6,547 45.99
Registered 14,236
Independent win (new constituency)

Coastal Central general constituency

Coastal Central general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Amy MacDonald 4,384 55.55
Independent Paul Anthony Dimery 2,352 29.80
Independent Christine Woods 662 8.39
Informal 15 0.19
Blank 479 6.07
Turnout 7,892 51.23
Registered 15,404
Independent hold

Coastal South general constituency

Coastal South general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Rick Stolwerk Unopposed
Registered 15,831
Independent hold

Whangārei Central general constituency

Whangārei Central general constituency[1]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Jack Craw 4,062 62.14
Independent Tony Savage 1,661 25.41
Informal 6 0.09
Blank 808 12.36
Turnout 6,537 42.02
Registered 15,556
Independent win (new constituency)

Te Raki Māori constituency

Te Raki Māori constituency[1][2]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Green Tui Shortland 4,922 68.26
Independent Peter-Lucas Jones 3,597 49.88
Independent Lance Bryers 2,209 30.63
Independent Robin Grieve 423 5.87
Informal 127 1.76
Blank 289 4.01
Turnout 7,211 28.64
Registered 25,174
Independent Green win (new constituency)
Independent win (new constituency)

Chair selection

Tui Shortland was appointed chair unopposed as no other councillor wanted the position.[3]

Waikato Regional Council

2022 Waikato Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout103,420 (38.67%)
14 seats on the Waikato Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

14 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Fourteen councillors were elected to the Waikato Regional Council across six general constituencies and two Māori constituencies.

Hamilton general constituency

Hamilton general constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Angela Strange 18,155 59.71
Independent Bruce Clarkson 14,864 48.89
Independent Jennifer Nickel 13,937 45.84
Independent Chris Hughes 13,282 43.68
Independent Russ Rimmington 12,716 41.82
Independent Meshweyla MacDonald 11,054 36.35
Informal 205 0.67
Blank 1,528 5.03
Turnout 30,406 31.37
Registered 96,936
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Taupō‐Rotorua general constituency

Taupō‐Rotorua general constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Mich'eal Downard 6,319 49.67
Independent Simone Stevenson 4,079 32.06
Independent Peter Kidd 584 4.59
Informal 13 0.10
Blank 1,728 13.58
Turnout 12,723 50.40
Registered 25,242
Independent gain from Independent

Thames‐Coromandel general constituency

Thames-Coromandel general constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Warren Maher 6,979 45.87
Independent Denis Tegg 6,542 43.00
Informal 5 0.03
Blank 1,689 11.10
Turnout 15,215 50.24
Registered 30,284
Independent gain from Independent

Waihou general constituency

Waihou general constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Ben Dunbar-Smith 7,957 85.04
Independent Robert Cookson 6,596 70.49
Independent Philip Sherwood 5,943 63.51
Independent Anita Goodman 3,532 37.75
Independent Anaru Adams 2,585 27.63
Independent Chris van der Aa 2,303 24.61
Independent David Waine 2,303 24.61
Independent Justus Katzur 1,082 11.56
Informal 166 1.77
Blank 2,008 21.46
Turnout 9,357 44.60
Registered 20,979
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Waikato general constituency

Waikato general constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Noel Smith 7,389 47.34
Independent Pamela Storey 7,315 46.86
Independent Fred Lichtwark 5,994 38.40
Independent Jennifer Hayman 4,272 27.37
Informal 7 0.04
Blank 1,053 6.75
Turnout 15,610 33.24
Registered 46,968
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Waipa-King Country general constituency

Waipa-King Country general constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Stu Kneebone 10,332 51.60
Independent Clyde Graf 8,467 42.28
Independent Judy Sherriff 7,438 37.15
Independent Barry Quayle 5,905 29.49
Informal 82 0.41
Blank 1,280 6.39
Turnout 20,024 42.58
Registered 47,031
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Ngā Hau e Whā Māori constituency

Ngā Hau e Whā Māori constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Tipa Mahuta Unopposed
Registered 20,621
Independent hold

Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency

Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Kataraina Hodge Unopposed
Registered 14,843
Independent hold

Chair selection

Pamela Storey and Stu Kneebone were deadlocked for the position of chair 7-to-7; a coin toss decided in Storey's favour.[5]

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

2022 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout77,924 (36.63%)
14 seats on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

12 −2
Te Pāti Māori

1 +1
Independent Green

1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Fourteen councillors were elected to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council across four general constituencies and three Māori constituencies.

Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency

Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Malcolm Campbell 7,651 63.87
Independent Doug Leeder 5,716 47.72
Independent Sarah Jane van der Boom 4,358 36.38
Independent Russell Orr 2,961 24.72
Independent Mawera Karetai 2,382 19.88
Informal 18 0.15
Blank 569 4.75
Turnout 11,979 53.91
Registered 22,219
Independent win (new constituency)
Independent win (new constituency)

Rotorua general constituency

Rotorua general constituency[6][7]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Kevin Winters 7,102 38.35
Independent Lyall Thurston 6,612 35.70
Independent Tim Smith 5,286 28.54
Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers Mark Gould 5,190 28.03
Independent Katie Priscilla Paul 3,719 20.08
Independent Green Radhika Dahya 2,817 15.21
Informal 27 0.15
Blank 1,139 6.15
Turnout 18,519 52.78
Registered 35,085
Independent hold
Independent hold

Tauranga general constituency

Tauranga general constituency[6][2]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Stuart Crosby 12,316 44.97
Independent Ron Scott 10,983 40.11
Independent Paula Thompson 10,029 36.62
Independent Andrew von Dadelszen 9,050 33.05
Independent Green Kat MacMillan 8,834 32.26
Independent Mark Wassung 8,539 31.18
Independent David Love 7,848 28.66
Independent Murray Guy 7,342 26.81
Independent Matt Cooney 6,825 24.92
Independent Jason Nicholls-Faitele 6,198 22.63
Independent Phil Ross 6,022 21.99
Independent Jos Nagels 5,465 19.96
Independent Larry Baldock 4,628 16.90
Independent Murray White 4,529 16.54
Independent Mark Fogerty 3,567 13.03
Independent Stephen Wheeler 1,734 6.33
Independent Bryan Deuchar 1,718 6.27
Informal 60 0.22
Blank 37 0.14
Turnout 27,385 28.45
Registered 96,244
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent Green gain from Independent

Western Bay of Plenty general constituency

Western Bay of Plenty general constituency[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Jane Nees 8,264 59.93
Independent Ken Shirley 6,380 46.27
Independent Sean Newland 4,217 30.58
Independent Julian Fitter 3,290 23.86
Informal 18 0.13
Blank 1,087 7.88
Turnout 13,789 38.75
Registered 35,586
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Māuao Māori constituency

Māuao Māori constituency[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Matemoana McDonald 1,281 56.71
Independent Buddy Mikaere 901 39.88
Informal 5 0.22
Blank 64 2.83
Turnout 2,259 19.54
Registered 11,560
Independent hold

Ōkurei Māori constituency

Ōkurei Māori constituency[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Te Taru White 1,809 45.30
Independent Raina M Meha 1,791 44.85
Informal 1 0.03
Blank 362 9.07
Turnout 3,993 33.13
Registered 12,051
Independent hold

Kohi Māori constituency

Kohi Māori constituency[6][8]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Te Pāti Māori Toi Kai Rākau Iti Unopposed
Registered 9,980
Te Pāti Māori gain from Independent (incumbent changed affiliation)

Chair selection

Two candidates for chair were nominated Doug Leeder and Te Taru White. Leeder was elected by majority of a show of hands.[9]

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

2022 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout34,137 (39.16%)
11 seats on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

11 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Eleven councillors were elected to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council across five general constituencies and two Māori constituencies.

Wairoa general constituency

Wairoa general constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Di Roadley 1,182 63.82
Independent Apiata Tapine 534 28.83
Informal 0 0.00
Blank 183 9.88
Turnout 1,852 57.86
Registered 3,201
Independent gain from Independent

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Neil Kirton 12,261 69.46
Independent Martin Williams 11,446 64.84
Independent Hinewai Ormsby 9,323 52.82
Independent Mark Barham 6,362 36.04
Informal 5 0.03
Blank 651 3.69
Turnout 17,652 42.70
Registered 41,344
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Jock Mackintosh 7,604 59.74
Independent Sophie Siers 7,132 56.03
Independent Xan Harding 5,921 46.52
Independent Craig Foss 5,491 43.14
Independent Steve Gibson 4,381 34.42
Informal 18 0.14
Blank 487 3.83
Turnout 12,729 36.21
Registered 35,149
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Ngaruroro general constituency

Ngaruroro general constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Jerf van Beek Unopposed
Registered 14,505
Independent hold

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Will Foley Unopposed
Registered 10,695
Independent hold

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Charles Lambert 988 51.89
Independent Michelle McIlroy 789 41.44
Informal 2 0.11
Blank 162 8.51
Turnout 1,904 25.43
Registered 7,486
Independent win (new constituency)

Māui ki te Tonga Māori constituency

Māui ki te Tonga Māori constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Thompson Hokianga Unopposed
Registered 9,060
Independent win (new constituency)

Chair selection

Hinewai Ormsby was the sole nominee and was thus elected unopposed to the chair position.[11]

Taranaki Regional Council

2022 Taranaki Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout35,564 (44.55%)
11 seats on the Taranaki Regional Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

11 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Eleven councillors were elected to the Taranaki Regional Council across four general constituencies and one Māori constituency.

New Plymouth general constituency

New Plymouth general constituency[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Susan Hughes 10,537 52.63
Independent Charlotte Littlewood 10,239 51.14
Independent Tom Cloke 10,012 50.00
Independent Craig Williamson 8,188 40.90
Independent David Lloyd Lean 8,121 40.56
Independent Elvisa van der Leden 6,025 30.09
Independent Allen Juffermans 5,619 28.06
Independent Rusty Kane 3,403 17.00
Independent Chris Wilkes 3,194 15.95
Independent Lyall James Field 2,848 14.22
Independent Darrel Nicholas 2,402 12.00
Informal 265 1.32
Blank 1,450 7.24
Turnout 20,022 46.79
Registered 42,794
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

North Taranaki general constituency

North Taranaki general constituency[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Mike Davey 4,137 65.69
Independent Donald Hugh McIntyre 3,422 54.33
Independent Tama Blackburn 2,166 34.39
Informal 125 1.98
Blank 418 6.64
Turnout 6,298 44.86
Registered 14,038
Independent hold
Independent hold

Stratford general constituency

Stratford general constituency[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Alan Jamieson 741 30.02
Independent Mary Bourke 623 25.24
Independent Matthew McDonald 582 23.58
Independent Andrew Wood 463 18.76
Informal 9 0.36
Blank 50 2.03
Turnout 2,468 38.2
Registered 6,461
Independent gain from Independent

South Taranaki general constituency

South Taranaki general constituency[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Neil William Walker 3,354 49.50
Independent Donna Cram 2,873 42.40
Independent Alan Murray 2,476 36.54
Independent Deborah Clough 1,944 28.69
Independent Urs Signer 1,030 15.20
Informal 40 0.59
Blank 287 4.24
Turnout 6,776 40.97
Registered 16,540
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Taranaki Māori constituency

Taranaki Māori general constituency[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Bonita Bigham Unopposed
Registered 7,097
Independent win (new constituency)

Chair selection

Charlotte Littlewood was the sole nominee and was thus elected unopposed to the chair position.[13]

Horizons Regional Council

2022 Horizons Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout66,541 (43.47%)
14 seats on the Horizons Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

13 +2
Independent Green

1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Fourteen councillors were elected to the Horizons Regional Council (also known as Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council) across six general constituencies and two Māori constituencies.

Horowhenua general constituency

Horowhenua general constituency[14][2]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Emma Clarke 6,853 62.46
Independent Green Sam Ferguson 6,261 57.06
Independent Donald Hayes 4,071 37.10
Informal 2 0.02
Blank 754 6.87
Turnout 10,972 48.10
Registered 22,811
Independent hold
Independent Green hold

Manawatū-Rangitīkei general constituency

Manawatū-Rangitīkei general constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Bruce Gordon 6,154 42.94
Independent Gordon McKellar 6,114 42.66
Independent Peter Wells 5,414 37.78
Independent Paul Bayly 3,795 26.48
Independent Don Ravine 2,273 15.86
Informal 110 0.77
Blank 1,095 7.64
Turnout 14,331 47.33
Registered 30,276
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Palmerston North general constituency

Palmerston North general constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Jono Naylor 13,345 62.56
Independent Rachel Keedwell 13,148 61.64
Independent Fiona Gordon 10,844 50.83
Independent Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe 9,606 45.03
Independent Bal Ghimire 5,300 24.85
Informal 264 1.24
Blank 1,209 1.24
Turnout 21,332 38.56
Registered 55,327
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Ruapehu general constituency

Ruapehu general constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Nikki Riley 1,707 48.60
Independent Gail Gray 1,206 34.34
Informal 60 1.71
Blank 515 14.66
Turnout 3,512 53.10
Registered 6,614
Independent gain from Independent

Whanganui general constituency

Whanganui general constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent David Cotton 8,613 57.84
Independent Alan Taylor 7,416 49.80
Independent Allan Wrigglesworth 6,457 43.36
Informal 10 0.08
Blank 1,360 9.07
Turnout 14,892 50.95
Registered 29,228
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Tararua general constituency

Tararua general constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Allan Benbow Unopposed
Registered 11,569
Independent hold

Raki Māori constituency

Raki Māori constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Independent Turuhia (Jim) Edmonds Unopposed
Registered 9,694
Independent win (new constituency)

Tonga Māori constituency

Tonga Māori constituency[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Te Kenehi Teira 1,310 87.22
Independent Warwick Gernhoefer 400 26.63
Informal 12 0.8
Blank 227 15.11
Turnout 1,502 17.19
Registered 8,739
Independent win (new constituency)

Chair selection

The council was divided between support for Rachel Keedwell and Bruce Gordon for the position of chair. Keedwell won the vote of members 8-to-6.[15]

Council vote on chair selection[15]
Keedwell Gordon
Rachel Keedwell Bruce Gordon
Sam Ferguson Fiona Gordon
Jim Edmonds David Cotton
Jono Naylor Allan Benbow
Alan Taylor Gordon McKellar
Emma Clarke Nikki Riley
Wiremu Te Awe Awe
Te Kenei Teira
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Greater Wellington Regional Council

Main article: 2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout154,290 (43.41%)
13 seats on the Greater Wellington Regional Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

9 0
Green

3 +1
Labour

1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Thirteen councillors were elected to the Greater Wellington Regional Council (also known as Wellington Regional Council) across six general constituencies.

Poneke/Wellington constituency

2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election: Poneke/Wellington constituency[16]
Affiliation Candidate Primary vote % Final vote[b]
Independent Simon Woolfe 10,061 14.67 9,804
Green Yadana Saw 9,734 14.19 9,807
Green Thomas Nash 9,396 13.70 9,808
Labour Daran Ponter 7,373 10.75 9,806
Independent David Lee 5,458 7.96 9,804
Independent Roger Blakeley 6,375 9.3 9,782
Independent Glenda Hughes 4,206 6.13 0
Independent Jake Arthur 4,206 6.13 0
Independent Chris Calvi-Freeman 3,611 5.27 0
Independent Chris Montgomerie 1,428 2.08 0
Independent Thomas Bryan 1,320 1.92 0
Independent Leigh Catley 1,270 1.85 0
Informal 358 0.52
Blank 3,888 5.67
Turnout 68,575 45.89
Registered 149,422
Independent gain from The Wellington Party
Green gain from Independent
Green hold
Labour hold
Independent hold

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency

2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election: Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency[16]
Affiliation Candidate Primary vote % Final vote[b]
Independent David Bassett 7,119 22.26 7,405
Independent Ken Laban 7,086 22.16 7,327
Green Quentin Duthie 6,477 20.26 7,282
Labour Alex Voutratzis 3,259 10.19 3,639
Independent Michael Stevenson 2,736 8.56 3,313
Independent Peggy Luke-Ngaheke 1,514 4.74 0
Independent Tracey Buick 1,241 3.88 0
Informal 895 2.8
Blank 1,637 5.12
Turnout 31,974 40.98
Registered 78,030
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Green hold

Porirua-Tawa constituency

2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election: Porirua-Tawa constituency[16]
Affiliation Candidate Primary vote % Final vote[b]
Independent Chris Kirk-Burnnand 5,527 27.65 5,867
Independent Hikitia Ropata 3,903 19.53 5,925
Independent Roger Watkin 4,215 21.09 5,575
Green Robyn Smith 3,852 19.27 0
Independent Lynette Itani 1,092 5.46 0
Informal 187 0.94
Blank 2,204 11.03
Turnout 19,986 37.89
Registered 52,749
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Kāpiti Coast constituency

2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election: Kāpiti Coast constituency[16][2]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Penny Gaylor 10,216 52.46
Independent Green Asher Wilson-Goldman 7,824 40.18
Informal 12 0.06
Blank 1,366 7.01
Turnout 19,474 45.58
Registered 42,721
Independent hold

Wairarapa constituency

2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election: Wairarapa constituency[16]
Affiliation Candidate Vote
Independent Adrienne Staples Unopposed
Registered 42,721
Independent hold

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency

2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election: Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency[16]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Ros Connelly 7,376 51.65
Independent Steve Taylor 4,321 30.26
Independent Peter Hayes 1,453. 10.17
Informal 23 0.16
Blank 1,072 7.51
Turnout 14,281 43.93
Registered 32,510
Independent hold

Chair selection

Daran Ponter, a Labour councillor, was elected as chair unopposed.[17]

West Coast Regional Council

2022 West Coast Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout12,601 (52.18%)
7 seats on the West Coast Regional Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Seven councillors were elected to the West Coast Regional Council across three general constituencies.

Buller constituency

Buller constituency[18]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Frank Dooley 1,769 46.30
Independent Mark McIntyre 849 22.22
Independent Dave Hawes 794 20.78
Independent Paul Reynolds 732 19.16
Independent Rosco Moore 687 17.98
Independent Stephen Griffin 678 17.74
Independent Graham Howard-Mills 489 12.80
Independent Charlie Bruning 309 8.09
Independent Kair Lippiatt 285 7.46
Independent Paul Finlay 173 4.53
Independent Matt Ambler 89 2.33
Informal 36 0.94
Blank 106 2.77
Turnout 3,821 49.20
Registered 7,767
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Grey constituency

Grey constituency[18]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Peter Ewen 3,225 65.14
Independent Allan John Birchfield 3,168 63.99
Independent Brett Cummings 3,047 61.54
Independent Mel Sutherland 1,908 38.54
Informal 1 0.02
Blank 257 5.19
Turnout 4,951 49.32
Registered 10,039
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Westland constituency

Westland constituency[18]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Andy Campbell 1,603 41.86
Independent Peter Haddock 1,501 39.20
Independent Stuart Challenger 1,382 36.09
Independent Debra Magner 1,315 34.34
Independent Fritha Templeton 491 12.82
Informal 11 0.29
Blank 167 4.36
Turnout 3,829 60.38
Registered 6,342
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Chair selection

Allan Birchfield was elected to the position of chair.[19]

Environment Canterbury

2022 Environment Canterbury election
8 October 2022
Turnout202,264 (45.37%)
14 seats of Environment Canterbury
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

12 +3
The People's Choice

2 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Fourteen councillors were elected to Environment Canterbury (also known as Canterbury Regional Council) across seven general constituencies.

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke constituency

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke constituency[20]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Claire McKay 13,453 49.28
Independent Grant Edge 11,577 42.41
Independent Shaun Lissington 9,222 33.78
Independent Rachel Vaughan 9,152 33.53
Informal 22 0.08
Blank 3,157 11.57
Turnout 27,297 46.06
Registered 59,265
Independent hold
Independent hold

Christchurch West/Ōpuna constituency

Christchurch West/Ōpuna constituency[20][7]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
The People's Choice Craig Pauling 13,534 40.55
Independent Deon Swiggs 11,132 33.36
Independent John Stringer 10,485 31.42
Independent Paul Franicevic 8,543 25.6
Independent Andrea Davis (Murray) 7,456 22.34
Informal 7 0.02
Blank 3,221 9.65
Turnout 33,374 45.74
Registered 72,971
The People's Choice hold
Independent gain from Independent

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpakihi constituency

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpakihi constituency[20]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Ian MacKenzie 18,760 57.55
Independent John Sunckell 16,557 50.79
Independent Peter Trolove 11,624 35.66
Independent Matt Coffey 6,546 20.08
Informal 117 0.36
Blank 2,171 6.66
Turnout 32,600 45.68
Registered 71,362
Independent hold
Independent hold

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency[20]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Nick Ward 10,985 49.20
Independent Peter Scott 10,574 47.36
Independent Elizabeth McKenzie 10,166 45.53
Independent Roy Teweringa Snow 3,805 17.04
Informal 25 0.11
Blank 2,364 10.59
Turnout 22,326 50.32
Registered 44,372
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Christchurch North East/Ōrei constituency

Christchurch North East/Ōrei constituency[20]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent David East 15,512 49.57
The People's Choice – Labour Joe Davies 9,963 31.84
Independent Ashley Campbell 8,011 25.60
Independent Tane Apanui 7,622 24.36
Independent John Knox 6,515 20.82
Informal 5 0.02
Blank 2,648 8.46
Turnout 31,295 44.36
Registered 70,555
Independent gain from Independent
The People's Choice – Labour hold

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency[20]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Greg Byrnes 10,871 43.24
Independent Genevieve Robinson 10,693 42.53
The People's Choice Brynlea Stocks 9,556 38.01
Independent Murray Wiig 5,840 23.23
Independent Lindon Boyce 1,771 7.04
Informal 8 0.03
Blank 2,537 10.09
Turnout 25,142 37.99
Registered 66,188
Independent gain from The Common Good
Independent gain from The People's Choice – Labour

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga constituency

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga constituency[20][7]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Vicky Southworth 17,844 59.03
Independent Paul Dietsche 10,612 35.10
The People's Choice Chrys Horn 9,535 31.54
Independent James Macbeth Dann 7,973 26.37
Informal 8 0.03
Blank 2,948 9.75
Turnout 30,230 49.50
Registered 61,070
Independent hold
Independent gain from The People's Choice – Labour

Chair selection

Councillors Peter Scott and Craig Pauling were nominated for the position. The votes being 7-to-7, a coin toss was held which Scott won and he was thus elected chair.[21]

Otago Regional Council

2022 Otago Regional Council election
8 October 2022
Turnout75,251 (48.82%)
12 seats of Otago Regional Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

11 0
Green

1 +1
Labour

0 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Twelve councillors were elected to the Otago Regional Council across four general constituencies.

Dunstan constituency

Dunstan constituency[22]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Gary Kelliher 9,885 48.22
Independent Alexa Forbes 9,874 48.17
Independent Michael Laws 9,517 46.43
Independent Tony Lepper 9,496 46.33
Independent Mike Barker 6,283 30.65
Informal 102 0.5
Blank 1,439 7.02
Turnout 20,498 45.43
Registered 45,116
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Moeraki constituency

Moeraki constituency[22]
Affiliation Candidate Vote
Independent Kevin Malcolm Unopposed
Registered 15,220
Independent hold

Molyneux constituency

Molyneux constituency[22]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Lloyd McCall 8,487 55.91
Independent Kate Wilson 6,763 44.55
Independent Carmen Felicity Hope (née Knowler) 6,460 42.55
Informal 123 0.81
Blank 2,025 13.34
Turnout 15,181 55.53
Registered 27,339
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Dunedin constituency

Dunedin constituency[22]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Gretchen Robertson 17,401 43.97
Independent Bryan Scott 15,172 38.34
Independent Andrew Noone 15,106 38.17
Independent Elliot Weir 12,517 31.63
Ōtepoti Green Alan Somerville 11,235 28.39
Independent Tim Mepham 11,114 28.09
Independent Richard Anderson 9,559 24.16
Independent Malcolm Budd 8,917 22.53
Labour Bill Southworth 8,722 22.04
Independent Ross Davies 8,654 21.87
Independent James Cockle 6,401 16.18
Independent Mathew Kiore 6,175 15.60
Independent Watson Pita 5,115 12.93
Independent Jenn Shulzitski 3,367 8.51
Informal 354 0.89
Blank 4,085 10.32
Turnout 39,572 107.2
Registered 81,628
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Labour
Ōtepoti Green gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Chair selection

Gretchen Robertson and Kevin Malcolm were nominated for the position of chair. Robertson won the vote of councillors 7-to-5.[23]

Environment Southland

2022 Environment Southland election
8 October 2022
Turnout33,232 (51.93%)
12 seats of Environment Southland
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

12 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Twelve councillors were elected to Environment Southland (also known as Southland Regional Council) across six general constituencies.

Fiordland constituency

Fiordland constituency[24]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Paul Evans 821 51.03
Independent Allan Baird 430 26.72
Informal 0 0.00
Blank 125 7.77
Turnout 1,609 56.54
Registered 2,846
Independent hold

Eastern-Dome constituency

Eastern-Dome constituency[24]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Jeremy McPhail 3,856 63.35
Independent Alastair Gibson 2,554 41.96
Independent Danny Mitchell 2,180 35.81
Informal 3 0.05
Blank 472 7.75
Turnout 6,087 52.64
Registered 11,564
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Hokonui constituency

Hokonui constituency[24]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Peter McDonald 1,244 47.79
Independent Russell Gordon MacPherson 928 35.65
Informal 1 0.04
Blank 195 7.49
Turnout 2,603 47.10
Registered 5,527
Independent gain from Independent

Southern constituency

Southern constituency[24]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Jon Pemberton 1,004 54.59
Independent Lloyd James McCallum 563 30.61
Informal 0 0.00
Blank 150 8.16
Turnout 1,839 41.29
Registered 4,454
Independent gain from Independent

Invercargill-Rakiura constituency

Invercargill-Rakiura constituency[24]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Eric Roy 10,191 48.31
Independent Lyndal Ludlow 8,632 40.92
Independent Maurice Rodway 8,620 40.86
Independent Neville Cook 8,242 39.07
Independent Phil Morrison 7,291 34.56
Independent Robert Guyton 7,054 33.44
Independent Bruce Pagan 6,995 33.16
Independent Gemma McGrath 5,489 26.02
Informal 11 0.05
Blank 1,582 7.5
Turnout 21,094 53.26
Registered 39,602
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Western constituency

Western constituency[24]
Affiliation Candidate Vote
Independent Nicol Horrell Unopposed
Registered 5,297
Independent hold

Chair selection

Nicol Horrell was re-elected chair for his third term in the position unopposed.[25]

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Green-endorsed Independent
  2. ^ a b c Rounded to whole number.

References

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  18. ^ a b c Electoral Officer (14 October 2022). "Declaration of Result" (PDF). West Coast Regional Council.
  19. ^ McMahon, Brendon (10 October 2022). "Westland election results victory for 'Trumpism', ousted councillor says". Radio New Zealand.
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