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The 2022 Dunedin local elections were held via postal voting between September and October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections. Elections in Dunedin covered one territorial authority, the Dunedin City Council, and six community boards.
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:
Former city councillor Jules Radich was returned as mayor, defeating incumbent Aaron Hawkins.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Team Dunedin | Jules Radich | 36.32% | 17,184 | 17,224 | 17,250 | 17,396 | 17,487 | 17,793 | 18,126 | 18,622 | 21,286 | |
| Green Ōtepoti | Aaron Hawkins† | 22.08% | 10,445 | 10,451 | 10,530 | 10,562 | 10,920 | 11,019 | 11,087 | 11,241 | 11,388 | |
| Independent | Sophie Barker | 15.52% | 7,345 | 7,389 | 7,423 | 7,496 | 7,756 | 7,969 | 8,271 | 8,892 | 9,574 | |
| Independent | Lee Vandervis | 12.64% | 5,980 | 6,058 | 6,072 | 6,113 | 6,155 | 6,250 | 6,432 | 6,574 | ||
| Independent | Carmen Houlahan | 3.34% | 1,582 | 1,593 | 1,633 | 1,676 | 1,782 | 1,916 | 2,087 | |||
| Independent | Bill Acklin | 2.8% | 1,326 | 1,355 | 1,362 | 1,400 | 1,440 | 1,519 | ||||
| Independent | David Joseph Milne | 2.3% | 1,090 | 1,104 | 1,121 | 1,231 | 1,266 | |||||
| Independent | Mandy Mayhem-Bullock | 2.29% | 1,082 | 1,099 | 1,164 | 1,181 | ||||||
| Southern Independents | Richard Seager | 1.29% | 612 | 641 | 651 | |||||||
| Independent | Jett Groshinski | 0.7% | 333 | 335 | ||||||||
| Independent | Pamela Taylor | 0.7% | 332 | |||||||||
| Valid: 47311 Spoilt: 106 + 400 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 23,656; final iteration: 21,124 | ||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate
| Party | Candidate | First count | FPv% | Iter | Quota | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sophie Barker† | 7,361 | 16.12% | 1 | 3,044.13 | Elected | |
| Independent | Lee Vandervis† | 6,372 | 13.95% | 1 | 3,044.13 | Elected | |
| Team Dunedin | Brent Weatherall | 3,816 | 8.36% | 1 | 3,044.13 | Elected | |
| Green Ōtepoti | Marie Laufiso† | 3,461 | 7.58% | 1 | 3,044.13 | Elected | |
| Team Dunedin | Andrew Whiley† | 3,082 | 6.75% | 1 | 3,044.13 | Elected | |
| Independent | Bill Acklin | 1,542 | 3.38% | 42 | 2,909.76 | Elected | |
| Independent | Christine Garey† | 1,866 | 4.09% | 42 | 2,909.76 | Elected | |
| Labour | Steve Walker† | 1,903 | 4.17% | 51 | 2,885.64 | Elected | |
| Independent | Jim O'Malley† | 1,385 | 3.03% | 52 | 2,884.62 | Elected | |
| Independent | Carmen Houlahan† | 1,453 | 3.18% | 53 | 2,862.65 | Elected | |
| Team Dunedin | Kevin Gilbert | 870 | 1.91% | 58 | 2,835.64 | Elected | |
| Independent | Mandy Mayhem-Bullock | 1,274 | 2.79% | 67 | 2,751.44 | Elected | |
| Independent | David Benson-Pope † | 1,077 | 2.36% | 68 | 2,743.25 | Elected | |
| Independent | Cherry Lucas | 940 | 2.06% | 73 | 2,721.58 | Elected | |
| Independent | Rachel Elder† | 820 | 1.8% | 73 | 2,721.58 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Robyn McLean | 896 | 1.96% | 64 | 2,797.13 | Excluded | |
| Team Dunedin | Lynette Scott | 470 | 1.03% | 57 | 2,851.02 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Chris McBride | 693 | 1.52% | 52 | 2,884.62 | Excluded | |
| Labour | Joy Davis | 699 | 1.53% | 49 | 2,895.87 | Excluded | |
| Team Dunedin | Callum Steele | 393 | 0.86% | 47 | 2,906.51 | Excluded | |
| Southern Independents | Richard Seager | 541 | 1.18% | 41 | 2,918.83 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Doug Hall Jr† | 536 | 1.17% | 37 | 2,933.22 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Randal Scott | 612 | 1.34% | 34 | 2,943.70 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Jett Groshinski | 537 | 1.18% | 33 | 2,948.61 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Richard Knights | 510 | 1.12% | 31 | 2,953.48 | Excluded | |
| Team Dunedin | Cheryl May Neill | 312 | 0.68% | 29 | 2,957.98 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Bruce Mitchell | 371 | 0.81% | 27 | 2,967.02 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Tracey Pita | 277 | 0.61% | 25 | 2,975.48 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Peter Barron | 319 | 0.7% | 22 | 2,977.34 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Vick Veera | 272 | 0.6% | 19 | 2,981.41 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Pamela Taylor | 234 | 0.51% | 17 | 2,985.35 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Michael Lee | 182 | 0.4% | 15 | 2,987.67 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Chriss Hamilton | 162 | 0.35% | 14 | 2,988.71 | Excluded | |
| Pro-Freedom Jedi | Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle | 120 | 0.26% | 13 | 2,989.52 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Rob Waide | 81 | 0.18% | 12 | 2,990.57 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Marita Johnson | 76 | 0.17% | 11 | 2,991.10 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Nathan Gordon | 72 | 0.16% | 9 | 2,991.89 | Excluded | |
| Independent | Veronica Jackman | 64 | 0.14% | 6 | 2,992.57 | Excluded | |
| Independent | David Smith | 11 | 0.02% | 5 | 2,992.71 | Excluded | |
| Team Dunedin | Jules Radich† | - | - | 1 | 3,044.13 | Withdrawn* | |
| Valid votes:45662; Spoilt: 961 + 860 blank | |||||||
*Withdrawn due to being elected as mayor
†Incumbent candidate
Depending on where in Dunedin they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the: [1] [3] [4]
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