2019 Hamilton mayoral election

Last updated September 12, 2019

The 2019 Hamilton City mayoral election is part of the New Zealand local elections and will be held on 12 October 2019 to determine the next Mayor of Hamilton.

The 2019 New Zealand local elections will be triennial 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 12 October 2019.

The Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand is the head of the municipal government of Hamilton, New Zealand, and presides over the Hamilton City Council.

Key dates

Key dates for the election are:^[1]

1 July: Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
19 July: Nominations open for candidates. Rolls open for inspection.
16 August: Nominations close at 12 noon. Rolls close.
21 August: Election date and candidates' names announced.
20 to 25 September: Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
12 October: Polling day. Voting documents must be at council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results will be available as soon as all ordinary votes are counted.
17 to 23 October: Official results, including all valid ordinary and special votes, declared.

Candidates

Declared candidates

James Casson, Hamilton City Councillor^[2]
Jack Gielen^[3]
Louise Hutt^[4]
Andrew King, incumbent Mayor of Hamilton^[5]
Lisa Lewis^[6]
Angela O'Leary, Hamilton City Councillor^[7]
Paula Southgate, Hamilton City Councillor^[2]
Mike West^[3]

Declined to be candidates

Martin Gallagher, Deputy Mayor of Hamilton^[7]
Geoff Taylor, Hamilton City Councillor^[7]^[3]

Martin Owen Gallagher is a New Zealand politician and was Labour member of Parliament representing the Hamilton West electorate until November 2008. Currently, he is councillor on the Hamilton City Council West Ward as well as Deputy Mayor of Hamilton.

Endorsements

Louise Hutt was endorsed by Organise Aotearoa after surveying all the candidates.^[8]

Organise Aotearoa is a New Zealand socialist organisation formed in 2016 and widely publicised in October 2018. The group describes itself as a movement "for liberation and socialism" with an extra-parliamentary focus, and a membership composed of various prison-abolitionist, anti-imperialist and anti-poverty activists.

Campaign

The Employers and Manufacturers Association hosted a debate at Wintec on 4 September 2019. Hutt, King, O'Leary, Southgate and West attended.^[9]

Wintec is an Australian saddle manufacturer known for the first synthetic saddles.

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References

↑ "Race for the mayoralty: What you need to know". Radio NZ. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
1 2 "Councillor Paula Southgate joins Hamilton mayoralty race". 29 March 2019.
1 2 3 "Hamilton City Council election candidates announced". 17 August 2019.
↑ "Hamilton mayoralty candidate calls millennials to action". 17 May 2019.
↑ "Hamilton Mayor Andrew King goes for second term, sets up showdown for the city". 8 January 2019.
↑ "High-profile Kiwi sex worker Lisa Lewis launches Hamilton mayoralty campaign". 3 June 2019.
1 2 3 "Cr Angela O'Leary takes election challenge to Hamilton Mayor". 16 January 2019.
↑ "Hamilton mayoral election 2019 answers". Organise Aotearoa . Organise Aotearoa. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
↑ Leaman, Aaron (5 September 2019). "EMA-hosted debate draws out differences between Hamilton's mayoral hopefuls". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.

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[1] "Race for the mayoralty: What you need to know". Radio NZ. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[ref1-2] 1 2 "Councillor Paula Southgate joins Hamilton mayoralty race". 29 March 2019.

[ref3-3] 1 2 3 "Hamilton City Council election candidates announced". 17 August 2019.

[4] "Hamilton mayoralty candidate calls millennials to action". 17 May 2019.

[5] "Hamilton Mayor Andrew King goes for second term, sets up showdown for the city". 8 January 2019.

[6] "High-profile Kiwi sex worker Lisa Lewis launches Hamilton mayoralty campaign". 3 June 2019.

[ref2-7] 1 2 3 "Cr Angela O'Leary takes election challenge to Hamilton Mayor". 16 January 2019.

[8] "Hamilton mayoral election 2019 answers". Organise Aotearoa . Organise Aotearoa. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[9] Leaman, Aaron (5 September 2019). "EMA-hosted debate draws out differences between Hamilton's mayoral hopefuls". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.