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The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Auckland Council:
Key
Independent | Citizens & Ratepayers | Labour | Auckland Future |
Ward | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Howick | 2011 | Jami-Lee Ross | Resignation | Dick Quax | ||
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki | 2018 | Denise Lee | Resignation | Josephine Bartley | ||
Howick | 2018 | Dick Quax | Death | Paul Young |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens & Ratepayers | Dick Quax | 11,600 | 41.32 | ||
Independent | Maggie Burrill | 7,023 | 25.01 | ||
Independent | David Collings | 5,393 | 19.21 | ||
Independent | Penny Bright | 1,491 | 5.31 | ||
Independent | Wayne Young | 1,349 | 4.80 | ||
Independent | Ram Parkash | 1,116 | 3.97 | ||
Informal votes | 37 | 0.13 | |||
Majority | 4,577 | 16.30 | |||
Turnout | 28,072 | 30.88 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josephine Bartley | 7,225 | 56.12 | ||
Auckland Future | Josh Beddell | 5,648 | 43.87 | ||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.06 | |||
Majority | 1,577 | 12.25 | |||
Turnout | 12,873 | 24.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Paul Young | 7,631 | 27.20 | ||
Independent | Jim Donald | 5,830 | 20.78 | ||
Independent | Phil Taylor | 5,606 | 19.98 | ||
Independent | Damian Light | 5,501 | 19.61 | ||
Independent | Jessica Collings | 1,786 | 6.36 | ||
Independent | Olivia Montgomery | 1,671 | 5.95 | ||
Informal votes | 25 | 0.08 | |||
Majority | 1,801 | 6.42 | |||
Turnout | 28,050 |
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