2022 Dunedin mayoral election

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2022 Dunedin mayoral election
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Turnout47,417
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Candidate Jules Radich Aaron Hawkins Sophie Barker
Party Team Dunedin Green Ōtepoti Independent
Primary vote17,18410,4457,345
Percentage36.32%22.08%15.52%
Final count21,28611,3889,574
Percentage50.38%26.96%22.66%
Mayor before election

Aaron Hawkins

Elected mayor

Jules Radich

The 2022 Dunedin mayoral election between 16 September and 8 October 2022 was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections. Voters preferred former city councillor Jules Radich to the incumbent Aaron Hawkins.

Contents

The Mayor's role is 'to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform civic duties'. [1] Voting was held using Single Transferable Vote (STV). [2] Ballots were accepted until midday on 8 October by post or by dropping off completed voting papers. [3] The mayoral election was combined with elections for the Dunedin City Council, Community Boards, and the Otago Regional Council. [3]

Candidates

Declared candidates

Policies are outlined in candidate profiles [4] and policies on major issues. [5]

Declined to be candidates

Results

2022 Dunedin mayoral election [15]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Team Dunedin Jules Radich 36.3217,18417,22417,25017,39617,48717,79318,12618,62221,286
Green Ōtepoti Aaron Hawkins 22.0810,44510,451 10,530 10,562 10,920 11,019 11,087 11,241 11,388
Independent Sophie Barker15.527,3457,389 7,423 7,496 7,756 7,969 8,271 8,892 9,574
Independent Lee Vandervis 12.645,9806,058 6,072 6,113 6,155 6,250 6,432 6,574
Independent Carmen Houlahan3.341,5821,593 1,633 1,676 1,782 1,916 2,087
Independent Bill Acklin2.801,3261,355 1,362 1,400 1,440 1,519
Independent David Joseph Milne2.301,0901,104 1,121 1,231 1,266
Independent Mandy Mayhem-Bullock2.291,0821,099 1,164 1,181
Southern IndependentsRichard Seager1.29612641 651
Independent Jett Groshinski0.70333335
Independent Pamela Taylor0.70332
Valid: 47,311  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 21,124 (final)  

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Department of Internal Affairs. "Councillors and Mayors". Local Councils. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
    2. ↑ "Single Transferable Vote". The Department of Internal Affairs, NZ. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
    3. 1 2 "2022 Elections". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
    4. ↑ Dunedin City Council. "Nominations received". 2022 Elections. DCC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
    5. ↑ "Mayor of Dunedin". policy.nz Local Elections 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
    6. ↑ Miller, Grant (11 June 2022). "Acklin throws hat in the ring for mayoralty". Otago Daily Times .
    7. 1 2 3 4 "Nominations for Dunedin City Council 2022 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
    8. ↑ Lewis, John (4 April 2022). "'Plenty to get on with': Hawkins to stand for re-election". Otago Daily Times .
    9. 1 2 3 4 5 Miller, Grant (12 October 2021). "Radich launches Team Dunedin local body election bid". Otago Daily Times .
    10. ↑ Miller, Grant (16 July 2022). "Pair first to enter council election race". Otago Daily Times .
    11. ↑ "Local Body 2022 - Meet the Mayors Dunedin - Show B". Otago Daily Times . 8 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
    12. ↑ Miller, Grant (2 May 2022). "Councillors look to re-election — or not". Otago Daily Times .
    13. 1 2 3 4 5 McNeilly, Hamish (17 March 2022). "'I'd rather put a hot needle in my eye than stand for mayor of Dunedin'". Stuff .
    14. ↑ Miller, Grant (27 November 2021). "Hawkins under pressure from all sides". Otago Daily Times .
    15. ↑ "Dunedin City Council – 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Dunedin City Council . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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