2022 Hamilton, New Zealand mayoral election

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2022 Hamilton mayoral election
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  2019 8 October 20222025 
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Candidate Paula Southgate Geoff Taylor
Popular vote15,88014,043
Percentage53.07%46.93%

Mayor before election

Paula Southgate

Elected Mayor

Paula Southgate

The 2022 Hamilton mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first time, the election was held under the single transferable vote system. [1] Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate was re-elected.

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Candidates

Declared candidates

Declined to be candidates

Results

2022 Hamilton mayoral election [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Paula Southgate  ?? ? ? ? ? 15,880
Independent Geoff Taylor ?? ? ? ? ? 14,043
Independent Horiana Henderson ?? ? ? ? 1,789  
Outdoors Donna Pokere-Phillips  ?? ? ? 1,248   
Independent Lachlan Coleman ?? ? 1,109    
Independent Riki Manarangi ?? 969     
The Peoples VoiceJack Gielen ?517      
Independent Lee Bloor416      
Valid: Quota: 14,962  

    Aftermath

    On 14 October 2022, Southgate named Angela O'Leary as deputy mayor. [8]

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