The 2022 Tasman District Council election was held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. One mayor and thirteen district councillors were elected in Tasman District,as well as the members of two community boards.
The two incumbents in the Golden Bay ward, Chris Hill and Celia Butler, were re-elected with large majorities.[6] Phil Smith had withdrawn from the contest after the nominations closed, hence his name did appear on the voting forms.[7]
In the Lakes–Murchison ward, Stuart Bryant was successful. He had first been elected as a Tasman District councillor in a June 1999 by-election following the death of councillor Murray Borlase.[4] There were four candidates for the single seat available, with Bryant's closest challenger, Dean McNamara, gaining fewer than half of his votes. McNamara was an incumbent councillor who had represented the Moutere–Waimea ward in the previous two terms.[8]
In the Moutere–Waimea ward, six candidates contested three available seats. Christeen MacKenzie was the only incumbent returned alongside two newcomers.[8]
In the Motueka ward, Trindi Walker and Barry Dowler were incumbent councillors who were re-elected. The poll was topped by Brent Maru, who had previously chaired the Motueka Community Board. A further five candidates had contested this ward.[8]
In the Richmond ward, there were four vacancies contested by ten candidates. Kit Maling and Mark Greening were two incumbents who got re-elected, joined by two newcomers.[8] Joni Tomsett, who had previously served one term on the Motueka Community Board, just missed out on a seat, being 21 votes behind the fourth-placed candidate. Tomsett was the youngest candidate; she turned 29 on election day.[9]
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