2016 New Zealand local elections

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The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 8 October 2016.

Electoral systems

The local elections were held using postal ballots. Most city and district councils and all but one regional council used the first-past-the-post (FPP) voting system, with the exception of the following six city and district councils that use the single transferable vote (STV) voting system:

The Wellington Regional Council was the sole regional council to use the STV system.

Environment Canterbury was under statutory management and no elections were held. Statutory management in Kaipara District ended and it held its first elections since 2010. All District Health Boards used the STV system.

Mayoral elections summary

Since the 2013 local elections, two new mayors have been elected. Carterton mayor Ron Mark and Palmerston North mayor Jono Naylor resigned after being elected to Parliament in the 2014 election, with John Booth elected unopposed as the new Carterton mayor and Grant Smith elected in a by-election as the new Palmerston North mayor.

Council Incumbent Winner
Ashburton District Angus McKay Donna Favel
Auckland (details) Len Brown[nb 1] Phil Goff
Buller District Garry Howard[nb 2]
Carterton District John Booth
Central Hawke's Bay District Peter Butler[nb 1] Alex Walker
Central Otago District Tony Lepper Tim Cadogan
Chatham Islands Alfred Preece
Christchurch City (details) Lianne Dalziel
Clutha District Bryan Cadogan[nb 2]
Dunedin City (details) Dave Cull
Far North District John Carter
Gisborne District Meng Foon
Gore District Tracy Hicks
Grey District Tony Kokshoorn[nb 2]
Hamilton City (details) Julie Hardaker[nb 1] Andrew King
Hastings District Lawrence Yule
Hauraki District John Tregidga
Horowhenua District Brendan Duffy Michael Feyen
Hurunui District Winton Dalley[nb 2]
Hutt City Ray Wallace
Invercargill City Tim Shadbolt
Kaikōura District Winston Gray
Kaipara District John Robertson[nb 3] Greg Gent
Kāpiti Coast District Ross Church K Gurunathan
Kawerau District Malcolm Campbell
Mackenzie District Claire Barlow[nb 1] Graham Smith
Manawatū District Margaret Kouvelis Helen Worboys
Marlborough District Alistair Sowman[nb 1] John Leggett
Masterton District Lyn Patterson[nb 2]
Matamata-Piako District Jan Barnes[nb 2]
Napier City Bill Dalton[nb 2]
Nelson City Rachel Reese
New Plymouth District Andrew Judd[nb 1] Neil Holdom
Opotiki District John Forbes
Otorohanga District Max Baxter[nb 2]
Palmerston North City Grant Smith
Porirua City Nick Leggett[nb 4] Mike Tana
Queenstown-Lakes District Vanessa van Uden[nb 1] Jim Boult
Rangitikei District (details) Andy Watson
Rotorua Lakes Steve Chadwick
Ruapehu District Don Cameron
Selwyn District Kelvin Coe[nb 1] Sam Broughton
South Taranaki District Ross Dunlop[nb 2]
South Waikato District Neil Sinclair[nb 1] Jenny Shattock
South Wairarapa District Adrienne Staples[nb 1] Viv Napier
Southland District Gary Tong
Stratford District Neil Volzke[nb 2]
Tararua District Roly Ellis[nb 1] Tracey Collis
Tasman District Richard Kempthorne
Taupō District David Trewavas
Tauranga City Stuart Crosby[nb 1] Greg Brownless
Thames-Coromandel District Glenn Leach[nb 1] Sandra Goudie
Timaru District Damon Odey
Upper Hutt City Wayne Guppy
Waikato District Allan Sanson
Waimakariri District David Ayers
Waimate District Craig Rowley
Waipa District Jim Mylchreest
Wairoa District Craig Little
Waitaki District Gary Kircher
Waitomo District Brian Hanna
Wellington City (details) Celia Wade-Brown[nb 1] Justin Lester
Western Bay of Plenty District Ross Paterson[nb 1] Garry Webber
Westland District Mike Havill Bruce Smith
Whakatane District Tony Bonne
Whanganui District Annette Main[nb 1] Hamish McDouall
Whangarei District Sheryl Mai

Results by region

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Did not seek re-election
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Elected unopposed
  3. ^ Robertson was appointed by commission; he was not elected. However, in 2016 a mayoral election did take place.
  4. ^ Did not seek re-election in Porirua City. however contested the Wellington City Council mayoralty

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