2022 Queenstown-Lakes District Council election

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2022 Queenstown-Lakes District Council election
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Turnout44.47% Decrease2.svg 5.81 pp
(12,492 out of 28,088 enrolled voters)
Mayoral election
 
Candidate Glyn Lewers Jon Mitchell
Party Independent Communities First
Popular Vote4,3823,796
Percentage35.08%30.39%
Mayor before election

Jim Boult
Independent

Elected mayor

Glyn Lewers
Independent

Council election
All 11 seats available
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Independents 11+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2022 Queenstown-Lakes District Council election took place between 16 September and 8 October 2022 via postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections. [1]

Contents

Electoral System

Alongside the mayor, there are eleven councillors elected across three wards. The three wards are Queenstown-Whakatipu (four councillors), Wānaka-Upper Clutha (four councillors), and Arrowtown-Kawarau (three councillors). The ward arrangements are new following a representation review in 2021. [2]

This replaced the previous structure of three wards: Queenstown-Wakatipu (six councillors), Arrowtown (one councillor), and Wānaka (three councillors). Wānaka-Upper Clutha retains the same boundaries as the former Wānaka ward, but was renamed and gained an additional councillor. [2] Queenstown-Whakatipu largely covers the same area as Queenstown-Wakatipu, although it transferred its eastern area (including the settlements of Gibbston, Arthurs Point, Shotover Country and Lake Hayes Estate) to the newly created Arrowtown-Kawarau. [3]

All officials were elected through a first-past-the-post system via postal voting. [4]

Mayoral Election

The incumbent Mayor, Jim Boult, decided not to stand after serving two terms. [5] [6] Glyn Lewers, a sitting councillor was elected mayor. [7]

Results

2022 Queenstown-Lakes mayoral election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Glyn Lewers 4,382 35.08
Communities FirstJon Mitchell3,79630.39
Fresh Thinking. Innovation. TransparencyOlivia Wensley2,53120.26
IndependentAl Angus8216.57−4.77
IndependentNeeta Shetty5414.33
IndependentDaniel Shand2011.61
Informal votes200.16−0.03
Blank ballots2001.600.02
Majority 5864.69
Turnout 12,49244.47−5.81

Council

Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward

The Queenstown-Whakatipu ward returned four councillors to the district council. Councillors Valerie Miller and Penny Clark who represented the former Queenstown-Wakatipu ward decided not to stand for re-election. [6]

At-large ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Matt Wong 2,338 20.94
Independent Esther Whitehead 1,972 17.66
Independent Gavin Bartlett 1,705 15.27
Independent Niki Gladding 1,626 14.56
Independent Peter Newport1,1019.86
Independent Claire Turnham1,0499.39
Independent Tony Dorner6255.60
Independent Mary Weston3753.36
Independent Stevey Chernishov1691.51
Informal votes30.03
Blank ballots2041.83
Majority 525

Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward

The Arrowtown-Kawarau ward returned three councillors to the district council.

At-large ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Craig Ferguson 2,540 29.67
Independent Lisa Guy 1,893 22.11
Independent Neeta Shetty 1,542 18.01
Independent Nell Hunter1,16213.57
Independent Melissa White1,08112.63
Independent Daniel Duvnjak2022.36
Informal votes20.02
Blank ballots1401.64
Majority 380

Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward

The Wānaka-Upper Clutha ward returned four councillors to the district council. Incumbent councillors Calum MacLeod and Niamh Shaw decided not to stand for re-election. [8] [9] [10] [11]

At-large ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Quentin Smith 3,583 21.89
Independent Barry Bruce 2,658 16.24
Independent Lyal Cocks 2,464 15.06
Independent Cody Tucker 2,369 14.48
Independent John Wellington2,14113.08
Independent Ross McCarthy1,87911.48
Independent Daniel Shand7924.84
Independent Olly Burke4182.55
Informal votes20.01
Blank ballots600.37
Majority 228

Other local elections

Depending on where in Queenstown-Lakes they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:

References

  1. ↑ "QLDC launches campaign to encourage voting". Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Representation Review". Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Queenstown-Lakes District Ward Boundaries". Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2022 Local Body Election". Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Queenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult not standing for re-election". RNZ. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 Roxburgh, Tracey. "'Massive' issues for new Queenstown mayor". odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Local elections: Glyn Lewers wins Queenstown mayoralty race, will lead district for the next three years". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Shaw not standing for council again". www.odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Bowden, Kim. "Niamh Shaw steps down - says 'gentle revolutionaries' needed for QLDC". crux.org.nz. Crux. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Calum MacLeod not seeking re-election". odt.xo.nz. Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Harker, Maddy. "Calum MacLeod calls time on council, more candidates sought". wanakaapp.nz. The Wānaka App. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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