2022 Nelson local elections

2022 Nelson local elections

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City council election
Turnout	20,897 (53.2%)
Seats	11 Independents   1 Nelsons Citizens Alliance
Mayoral election

Nelson mayoral election ^{[1] [a]}

Affiliation	Political lean	Candidate	Votes at iteration					FPv%
			1	2	3	4	5
Independent	Right [b]	Nick Smith	9,582	9,590	9,608	9,709	10,569	45.85
None	Left [c]	Matt Lawrey	5,750	5,763	5,777	5,856	6,352	27.52
None	Left [d]	Rohan O'Neill-Stevens	2,642	2,650	2,669	2,712	2,921	12.64
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Right [e]	Tim Skinner	2,159	2,169	2,190	2,253		10.33
None	?	Kerry Neal	363	366	369			1.74
Money Free Party New Zealand	?	Richard Osmaston	90	94				0.43
None	?	John Wakelin	59					0.28
Informal			31					0.14
Blank			102					0.49
Turnout			20,897

Council

Summary of results

Ward	Incumbent [4]		Elected [1]
Whakatū Māori	New ward			Kahu Paki Paki
At large		Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
At large		Tim Skinner
At large		Rachel Sanson
Central [f]		Pete Rainey
Central	New ward			Aaron Stallard
Central	New ward			Matty Anderson
Central	New ward			James Hodgson
Stoke-Tāhunanui [f]		Mel Courtney
Stoke-Tāhunanui	New ward			Campbell Rollo
Stoke-Tāhunanui [f]		Trudie Brand
Stoke-Tāhunanui	New ward			Matthew Benge

Details

Whakatū Māori Ward ^{[1] [a]}

Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration	FPv%
		1
None	Kahu Paki Paki	240	58.54
Work 4 U	Bernie Goldsmith	125	30.49
Informal		6	1.46
Blank		33	8.05
Turnout		410

At large Ward ^{[1] [a]}

Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration															FPv%
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
None	Rohan O'Neill-Stevens	5,678	4,871	4,845	4,829	4,864	4,852	4,814	4,916	4,795	4,783	4,988	4,868	4,737	4,694	5,003	27.17
None	Tim Skinner	4,998	4,933	4,836	4,829	4,859	4,871	4,810	4,857	4,799	4,782	4,834	4,947	4,722	4,695	4,923	23.92
None	Rachel Sanson	2,942	3,285	3,314	3,314	3,371	3,409	3,436	3,541	3,604	3,612	3,800	4,055	4,169	4,196	4,607	14.08
Independent	Ian Williams	1,209	1,278	1,296	1,298	1,315	1,375	1,389	1,423	1,443	1,447	1,516	1,652	1,712	1,722	1,914	5.79
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Zoe Byrne	1,236	1,295	1,314	1,316	1,337	1,370	1,384	1,446	1,465	1,469	1,519	1,689	1,751	1,761	1,870	5.91
None	Mike Ward	1,141	1,252	1,266	1,269	1,287	1,315	1,327	1,406	1,430	1,434	1,501	1,616	1,667	1,678		5.46
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Mani Rai	638	685	697	699	709	744	753	789	803	805	855					3.05
Whiria te tāngata Weave together	Marie Lindaya	547	619	624	626	656	670	676	766	782	784						2.62
Work 4 U	Cindy Batt	518	562	567	568	597	611	616									2.48
Independent	Brent Pahl	263	279	283	283	293											1.26
None	Margot Haley	238	263	266	266												1.14
Informal		334															1.60
Blank		1,039															4.97
Turnout		20,897

Central Ward ^{[1] [a]}

Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration													FPv%
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Independent	Pete Rainey	2,661	2,098	1,924	1,854	1,842	1,842	1,854	1,819	1,794	1,807	1,815	1,758	1,704	25.29
Independent	Aaron Stallard	2,518	2,138	1,911	1,856	1,842	1,845	1,854	1,821	1,794	1,812	1,832	1,758	1,705	23.93
Independent	Matty Anderson	1,309	1,680	1,849	1,887	1,844	1,867	1,897	1,827	1,802	1,842	1,912	1,767	1,717	12.44
Nelson Citizens Alliance	James Hodgson	778	905	959	978	994	1,017	1,057	1,091	1,111	1,233	1,522	1,618	1,672	7.39
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Peter Win	883	953	980	990	995	1,038	1,080	1,094	1,103	1,244	1,444	1,484	1,506	8.40
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Cleo Cowdrey	470	537	565	576	585	606	650	671	683	807				4.47
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Murray Cameron	424	471	489	496	500	515	547	556	562					4.03
None	Sean Davis	250	277	288	293	299	318								2.38
Independent	Dai Mitchell	154	182	194	198	202									1.46
Informal		326													3.10
Blank		689													6.55
Turnout		10,524

Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward ^{[1] [a]}

Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration																		FPv%
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Independent	Mel Courtney	2,381	1,822	1,817	1,816	1,819	1,834	1,849	1,776	1,838	1,751	1,832	1,737	1,791	1,692	1,635	1,606	1,591	1,583	23.90
Independent	Campbell Rollo	1,138	1,220	1,230	1,254	1,277	1,371	1,498	1,511	1,656	1,673	1,856	1,744	1,956	1,695	1,654	1,612	1,594	1,585	11.42
Working For You	Trudie Brand	952	1,033	1,055	1,078	1,100	1,174	1,225	1,236	1,372	1,388	1,503	1,549	1,743	1,740	1,644	1,613	1,594	1,585	9.56
None	Matthew Benge	762	802	804	812	831	877	975	982	1,066	1,075	1,170	1,202	1,382	1,479	1,533	1,561	1,575	1,582	7.65
Time to work better together	Ian Barker	835	948	954	968	979	1,012	1,064	1,080	1,178	1,198	1,261	1,303	1,370	1,459	1,510	1,536	1,549	1,556	8.38
None	Valmai Palatchie	578	601	612	624	671	715	770	774	839	844	987	1,017							5.80
Independent	Harvey Ruru	635	669	677	688	698	722	779	784	806	812									6.37
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Allan Douglas Hoult	491	527	537	550	566	652	721	727											4.93
Independent	Mike Gane	485	523	527	543	551	582													4.87
Nelson Citizens Alliance	Harry Pearson	452	475	479	484	500														4.54
Independent	Sarah Minchington	163	174	180	191															1.64
None	Rhys Bromell	142	149	156																1.43
None	Lyndell Dodunski	97	103																	0.97
Informal		271																		2.72
Blank		533																		5.35
Turnout		9,963

Notes

1. Votes rounded to whole numbers
2. Was a National MP ^[2]
3. "Lawery, a left-leaning councillor" ^[3]
4. "O’Neill-Stevens, who is a Green Party member" ^[3]
5. "Tim Skinner, a right-leaning councilllor" ^[3]
6. Previously At large Ward

References

1. "Nelson City Council 2022 Triennial Elections Final Result and Expense Returns". Nelson City Council. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. Emma Hatton; Katie Scotcher (1 June 2021). "Nick Smith resignation: National Party MPs unaware of Parliamentary Service inquiry". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
3. Toby Manhire (13 September 2022). "The Queen, floods, toxic culture and dancefloor dicks – debate day in Nelson". The Spinoff. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
4. "Nelson City Council 2019 Triennial Elections Final Result and Expense Returns". Nelson City Council. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.