2022 Dunedin City Council election

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2022 Dunedin City Council election
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The 2022 Dunedin City Council election was held via postal voting between September and October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections.

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Council

The Dunedin City Council used the single transferable voting system to elect the Mayor of Dunedin and city councillors for the 2022-2025 term. [1] Voter turnout was 48.21%. [2] The positions of mayor and fourteen city councillors elected at-large were contested by the following candidates:

Mayor

Former city councillor Jules Radich was returned as mayor, defeating incumbent Aaron Hawkins.

2022 Dunedin mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Team Dunedin Jules Radich 36.32%17,18417,224 17,250 17,396 17,487 17,793 18,126 18,622 21,286
Green Ōtepoti Aaron Hawkins†22.08%10,44510,451 10,530 10,562 10,920 11,019 11,087 11,241 11,388
Independent Sophie Barker15.52%7,3457,389 7,423 7,496 7,756 7,969 8,271 8,892 9,574
Independent Lee Vandervis 12.64%5,9806,058 6,072 6,113 6,155 6,250 6,432 6,574
Independent Carmen Houlahan3.34%1,5821,593 1,633 1,676 1,782 1,916 2,087
Independent Bill Acklin2.8%1,3261,355 1,362 1,400 1,440 1,519
Independent David Joseph Milne2.3%1,0901,104 1,121 1,231 1,266
Independent Mandy Mayhem-Bullock2.29%1,0821,099 1,164 1,181
Southern IndependentsRichard Seager1.29%612641 651
Independent Jett Groshinski0.7%333335
Independent Pamela Taylor0.7%332
Valid: 47311  Spoilt: 106 + 400 blank  Quota: 1st iteration: 23,656; final iteration: 21,124  

    †Incumbent candidate

    Councillors

    2022 Dunedin City Council – Council at-large election [2]
    PartyCandidateFirst countFPv%IterQuotaResult
    Independent Sophie Barker†7,36113,044.13Elected
    IndependentLee Vandervis†6,37213,044.13Elected
    Team Dunedin Brent Weatherall3,81613,044.13Elected
    Green Ōtepoti Marie Laufiso †3,46113,044.13Elected
    Team DunedinAndrew Whiley†3,08213,044.13Elected
    IndependentBill Acklin1,542422,909.76Elected
    IndependentChristine Garey†1,866422,909.76Elected
    Labour Steve Walker†1,903512,885.64Elected
    IndependentJim O'Malley†1,385522,884.62Elected
    IndependentCarmen Houlahan†1,453532,862.65Elected
    Team DunedinKevin Gilbert870582,835.64Elected
    IndependentMandy Mayhem-Bullock1,274672,751.44Elected
    Independent David Benson-Pope †1,077682,743.25Elected
    IndependentCherry Lucas940732,721.58Elected
    IndependentRachel Elder†820732,721.58Excluded
    IndependentRobyn McLean896642,797.13Excluded
    Team DunedinLynette Scott470572,851.02Excluded
    IndependentChris McBride693522,884.62Excluded
    LabourJoy Davis699492,895.87Excluded
    Team DunedinCallum Steele393472,906.51Excluded
    Southern IndependentsRichard Seager541412,918.83Excluded
    IndependentDoug Hall Jr†536372,933.22Excluded
    IndependentRandal Scott612342,943.70Excluded
    IndependentJett Groshinski537332,948.61Excluded
    IndependentRichard Knights510312,953.48Excluded
    Team DunedinCheryl May Neill312292,957.98Excluded
    IndependentBruce Mitchell371272,967.02Excluded
    IndependentTracey Pita277252,975.48Excluded
    IndependentPeter Barron319222,977.34Excluded
    IndependentVick Veera272192,981.41Excluded
    IndependentPamela Taylor234172,985.35Excluded
    IndependentMichael Lee182152,987.67Excluded
    IndependentChriss Hamilton162142,988.71Excluded
    Pro-Freedom Jedi Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle120132,989.52Excluded
    IndependentRob Waide81122,990.57Excluded
    IndependentMarita Johnson76112,991.10Excluded
    IndependentNathan Gordon7292,991.89Excluded
    IndependentVeronica Jackman6462,992.57Excluded
    IndependentDavid Smith1152,992.71Excluded
    Team DunedinJules Radich†--13,044.13Withdrawn*
    Valid votes:45662; Spoilt: 961 + 860 blank

    *Withdrawn due to being elected as mayor
    †Incumbent candidate

    Other local elections

    Depending on where in Dunedin they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the: [1] [3] [4]

    and

    and/or

    References

    1. 1 2 "2022 Elections". www.dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    2. 1 2 3 "2022 Triennial Elections | DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Dunedin City Council . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    3. ↑ Council, Dunedin City. "Elections map". www.dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    4. ↑ "Otago Regional Constituencies" (PDF). www.orc.govt.nz. Otago Regional Council . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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