2022 Hamilton, New Zealand mayoral election
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The 2022 Hamilton mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first time, the election was held under the single transferable vote system.[1] Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate was re-elected.
Candidates[edit]
Declared candidates[edit]
- Lee Bloor[2]
- Lachlan Coleman[2]
- Jack Gielen, former deputy leader of The Republic of New Zealand Party and serial election candidate[2]
- Horiana Henderson[2]
- Riki Manarangi[2]
- Donna Pokere-Phillips, co-leader of the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party[3]
- Paula Southgate, incumbent mayor[4]
- Geoff Taylor, deputy mayor[5]
Declined to be candidates[edit]
- Louise Hutt, 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
- Angela O'Leary, city councillor[4]
- Ewan Wilson, city councillor[4]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Paula Southgate | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 15,880 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Taylor | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 14,043 | ||
| Independent | Horiana Henderson | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1,789 | |||
| Outdoors | Donna Pokere-Phillips | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1,248 | ||||
| Independent | Lachlan Coleman | ? | ? | ? | 1,109 | |||||
| Independent | Riki Manarangi | ? | ? | 969 | ||||||
| The Peoples Voice | Jack Gielen | ? | 517 | |||||||
| Independent | Lee Bloor | 416 | ||||||||
| Quota: 14,962 | ||||||||||
Aftermath[edit]
On 14 October 2022, Southgate named Angela O'Leary as deputy mayor.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Mather, Mike (7 August 2020). "'White male privilege' a worry as HCC switches to STV for elections". Waikato Times. Stuff.
- ^ a b c d e "Nominees". Your City Elections. Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Ward, Stephen (31 July 2022). "Names trickle in for city and regional council elections". Waikato Times. Stuff.
- ^ a b c Leaman, Aaron (18 March 2022). "City Hall showdown – Hamilton city councillors reveal their political ambitions". Waikato Times. Stuff.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (11 May 2022). "Hamilton deputy mayor Geoff Taylor to challenge mayor for top job at upcoming election". RNZ.
- ^ "Louise Hutt standing for Hamilton City Council". Voxy.co.nz. 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton City Council Final results for the 2022 Election" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Ward, Stephen (14 October 2022). "Southgate names new Hamilton deputy mayor and committee chairperson line-up". Waikato Times. Retrieved 16 October 2022.