2019 Hawke's Bay local elections

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2019 Hawke's Bay local elections
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 201612 October 2019 2022  

The 2019 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 12 October 2019 as part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities, a district health board, a licensing trust, and a rural community board.

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Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 9 regional councillors for the 2019–2022 term.

Wairoa constituency

The Wairoa constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Wairoa constituency election [1]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneCharles Lambert136550.1
IndependentFenton Wilson126646.5
Informal: 1 Blank: 93 Total voters: 2725 [2]

Napier constituency

The Napier constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.

2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Napier constituency election [1]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Protecting our waterwaysOrmsby HinewaI1183852.8
NoneNeil Kirton1157651.7
NoneMartin Williams1031246.0
NoneNichola Nicholson866838.7
IndependentPaul Bailey688030.7
NoneJohn Smith22029.8
Informal: 20 Blank: 727 Total voters: 22402 [2]

Hastings constituency

The Hastings constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.

2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Hastings constituency election [1]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneRick Barker707541.0
NoneRex Graham679939.4
The right balanceCraig Foss648637.6
NoneTom Belford582533.9
NonePeter Guerin555932.2
Honest independentTim Gilbertson462026.8
IndependentMary O'Neill413123.9
IndependentGrant R Seton234413.6
Informal: 55 Blank: 804 Total voters: 17259 [2]

Ngaruroro constituency

The Ngaruroro constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Ngaruroro constituency election [1]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentJerf van Beek415758.3
IndependentGuy Wellwood239633.6
Informal: 3 Blank: 578 Total voters: 7136 [2]

Central Hawke's Bay constituency

The Central Hawke's Bay constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Central Hawke's Bay constituency election [1]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Sustainable TomorrowWill Foley359259.7
The GardenerTony Kuklinski164327.3
Informal: 4 Blank: 201 Total voters: 6013 [2]

Wairoa District Council

The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 councillors and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Mayor

2019 Wairoa mayoral election [3]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneCraig Little197371.5
NoneWaipatu Winitana52118.9
NoneJennifer Takuta-Moses1796.5
Informal: 4 Blank: 82 Total voters: 2759 [2]

General ward

The general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2019 Wairoa District Council - General ward election [3]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneDenise Eaglesome-Karekare119067.4
IndependentJeremy Harker113764.4
NoneHine Beth Flood86749.1
IndependentDave Evans65136.9
NoneWaipatu Winitana45425.7
NoneMurray Olsen36520.7
Informal: 2 Blank: 24 Total voters: 1766 [2]

Māori ward

The Māori ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2019 Wairoa District Council - Māori ward election [3]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneChaans Tumataroa-Clarke66166.6
NoneMelissa Kaimoana51852.2
NoneDanika Goldsack34434.6
NoneHinenui Tipoki-Lawton27828.0
NoneKurawari Panere19219.3
NoneCarol Grant15515.6
NoneJennifer Takuta-Moses13914.0
NoneWayne Taylor13713.8
NoneKuini Beatti11211.3
Informal: 2 Blank: 14 Total voters: 993 [2]

Napier City Council

The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 councillors and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Mayor

2019 Napier mayoral election [4]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentKirsten Wise1396762.3
NoneChris Tremain513822.9
Ratepayers action groupSteve Gibson241110.7
Forward TogetherDavid Hannay6042.7
Informal: 28 Blank: 281 Total voters: 22429 [2]

Ahuriri ward

The Ahuriri ward returned two councillors to the city council.

2019 Napier City Council - Ahuriri ward election [4]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneHayler Browne (née Young)285362.5
IndependentKeith Price141230.9
More of a sayJames Crow132729.1
IndependentMatthew Bonnett117925.8
New Independent - time for a changeCraig Morley112624.7
Informal: 17 Blank: 152 Total voters: 4563 [2]

Onekawa-Tamatea ward

The Onekawa-Tamatea ward returned two councillors to the city council.

2019 Napier City Council - Onekawa-Tamatea ward election [4]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Local and listeningRichard McGrath244771.2
Independent and working for usAnnette Brosnan194456.5
Ratepayers action groupSteve Gibson141141.0
Informal: 0 Blank: 61 Total voters: 3439 [2]

Nelson Park ward

The Nelson Park ward returned four councillors to the city council.

2019 Napier City Council - Nelson Park ward election [4]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Supporting the communityMaxine Boag296566.4
Consultation, Collaboration, Community(Api) Apiata Tapine241454.1
For a thriving NapierSally Crown190442.6
Independent - Vote NewGreg (Grego) Mawson174239.0
IndependentWill Jenkins167137.4
NoneChris Stewart164936.9
Informal: 2 Blank: 145 Total voters: 4466 [2]

Taradale ward

The Taradale ward returned four councillors to the city council.

2019 Napier City Council - Taradale ward election [4]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentRonda Chrystal478048.0
IndependentTania Wright464646.6
IndependentNigel Simpson451445.3
NoneGraeme Taylor451445.3
IndependentCatherine Hawkins440044.2
NoneGary Wise439744.1
NoneJake Brookie338735.0
Informal: 4 Blank: 272 Total voters: 9961 [2]

Hastings District Council

The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 14 councillors, 6 licensing trust members, 4 community board members and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Mayor

Hazlehurst in 2021 Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst.jpg
Hazlehurst in 2021
2019 Hastings mayoral election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Independent Sandra Hazlehurst 1318854.0
Change Up HastingsDamon Harvey1012041.4
Informal: 10 Blank: 1105 Total voters: 24423 [2]

Mohaka ward

The Mohaka ward returned one councillor to the district council.

2019 Hastings District Council - Mohaka ward election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneTania Kerr117365.7
NoneStuart Perry55531.1
Informal: 0 Blank: 58 Total voters: 1786 [2]

Heretaunga ward

The Heretaunga ward returned two councillors to the district council.

2019 Hastings District Council - Heretaunga ward election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneAnn Redstone231254.9
IndependentAlwyn Corban172441.0
NoneOlive Taylor117027.8
IndependentKeith Newman107225.5
NoneJason Whaitiri106625.3
Informal: 7 Blank: 175 Total voters: 4208 [2]

Hastings-Havelock North ward

The Hastings-Havelock North ward returned eight councillors to the district council.

2019 Hastings District Council - Hastings-Havelock North ward election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneEileen Lawson886961.7
NoneDamon Harvey851959.3
NoneMalcolm Dixon781954.4
NoneKelvin Watkins763853.2
NoneBayden Barber762953.1
NoneGeraldine Travers746652.0
IndependentWendy Schollum701148.8
NoneSimon J H Nixon626743.6
NoneRizwaana (Riz) Latiff531437.0
NoneRebecca Burn463732.2
NoneSayeed Ahmed376926.2
NoneRion Roben313521.8
Informal: 15 Blank: 262 Total voters: 14367 [2]

Flaxmere ward

The Flaxmere ward returned two councillors to the district council.

2019 Hastings District Council - Flaxmere ward election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Labour Peleti Oli114055.0
NoneHenare O'Keefe89343.1
NoneJacoby Poulain84240.6
IndependentPaula Morgan Mihaka44921.7
NoneMelanie Petrowski35817.3
NoneGerraldine Kelly Tahere1728.
Informal: 5 Blank: 19 Total voters: 2073 [2]

Kahuranaki ward

The Kahuranaki ward returned one councillor to the district council. Sophie Siers was elected uncontested.

Rural Community Board

The Hastings District Council's Rural Community Board was created in 1992 to represent the district's rural communities. Four of the boards seven members are elected from the rural subdivisions of Kaweka, Maraekākaho, Poukawa, and Tūtira. [6]

Poukawa community subdivision

The Poukawa community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board.

2019 HDC Rural Community Board - Poukawa community subdivision election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneMarcus Buddo89077.9
NoneCharmaine Tuhaka12310.8
Informal: 1 Blank: 128 Total voters: 1142 [2]

Maraekākaho community subdivision

The Maraekākaho community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board.

2019 HDC Rural Community Board - Maraekākaho community subdivision election [5]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneJonathan Stockley50659.6
NoneLesley Wilson28733.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 56 Total voters: 849 [2]

Tūtira community subdivision

The Tūtira community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board. Sue Maxwell was re-elected uncontested

Kaweka community subdivision

The Kaweka community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board. Nick Dawson was re-elected uncontested.

Central Hawke's Bay District Council

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 councillors and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Mayor

2019 Central Hawke's Bay mayoral election [7]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneAlex Walker498491.3
NoneDarcie Meremere Tu Ahiahi Scowen3346.1
Informal: 4 Blank: 136 Total voters: 5458 [2]

Aramoana-Ruahine ward

The Aramoana-Ruahine ward returned four councillors to the district council.

2019 Central Hawke's Bay District Council - Aramoana-Ruahine ward election [7]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneKate Taylor211878.3
NoneTim Aitken184368.1
NoneJerry Greer181967.2
NoneBrent Muggeridge168662.3
NoneHirani Maaka74227.4
NoneDarcie Meremere Tu Ahiahi Scowen32211.9
Informal: 2 Blank: 58 Total voters: 2706 [2]

Ruataniwha ward

The Ruataniwha ward returned four councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Kelly Annand, Tim Chote, Gerard Minehan, and Exham Wichman were declared elected.

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