The 2019 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 12 October 2019.[1]
Most of the local elections were run by one of two companies on behalf of individual local bodies. Sometimes the company also provides the electoral officer.[2]
Key dates relating to the general election were as follows:[3]
1 July 2019
Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
19 July 2019
Nominations open for candidates. Rolls open for inspection at council offices and other sites locally.
16 August 2019
Nominations close at 12:00. Rolls close.
21 August 2019
Election date and candidates' names publicised by electoral officers.
20–25 September 2019
Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
12 October 2019
Polling day — The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at 12:00. Preliminary results will be available as soon as possible afterwards.
17–23 October 2019
Official results declared
Results
In Auckland, Phil Goff was re-elected Mayor and at least 16 of the city's 20 councillors retained their seats, with two new councillors winning seats which were vacated by retirement.[4][5][6] In Hamilton, incumbent mayor Andrew King lost to Paula Southgate, who previously challenged him in 2016,[7] while four controversial councillors were voted out of office.[6] In Wellington incumbent mayor Justin Lester was unseated by Andy Foster, who received a high-profile endorsement from filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson.[4][5][6] The election also marked the first time a Green Party member was elected to serve as a mayor in New Zealand, with Aaron Hawkins being elected Mayor of Dunedin.[4][5][6]
According to The Spinoff's editor Toby Manhire, the 2019 local elections had the lowest number of candidate nominations relative to the total number of available seats. Of the 572 local body elections held that year, 101 seats and positions were not contested while 235 candidates were elected unopposed.[8]
There are sixteen regions for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils and five are administered by unitary authorities: Auckland, Gisborne, Tasman, Nelson, and Marlborough. In unitary authorities, the local mayor is the head of government. In the remaining regional councils, the elected members vote for their chair and deputy.[44]
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January 21, 2023
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The 2019 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 a general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year from the date the Act came into effect in 2001 meaning 12 October 2019 1 2019 New Zealand local elections 2016 12 October 2019 2022 Most of the local elections were run by one of two companies on behalf of individual local bodies Sometimes the company also provides the electoral officer 2 Contents 1 Election schedule 2 Results 3 Mayoral election summary 4 Regional council chairs 5 Detailed information 6 ReferencesElection schedule EditKey dates relating to the general election were as follows 3 1 July 2019 Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts 19 July 2019 Nominations open for candidates Rolls open for inspection at council offices and other sites locally 16 August 2019 Nominations close at 12 00 Rolls close 21 August 2019 Election date and candidates names publicised by electoral officers 20 25 September 2019 Voting documents delivered to households Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted 12 October 2019 Polling day The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at 12 00 Preliminary results will be available as soon as possible afterwards 17 23 October 2019 Official results declaredResults EditIn Auckland Phil Goff was re elected Mayor and at least 16 of the city s 20 councillors retained their seats with two new councillors winning seats which were vacated by retirement 4 5 6 In Hamilton incumbent mayor Andrew King lost to Paula Southgate who previously challenged him in 2016 7 while four controversial councillors were voted out of office 6 In Wellington incumbent mayor Justin Lester was unseated by Andy Foster who received a high profile endorsement from filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson 4 5 6 The election also marked the first time a Green Party member was elected to serve as a mayor in New Zealand with Aaron Hawkins being elected Mayor of Dunedin 4 5 6 According to The Spinoff s editor Toby Manhire the 2019 local elections had the lowest number of candidate nominations relative to the total number of available seats Of the 572 local body elections held that year 101 seats and positions were not contested while 235 candidates were elected unopposed 8 Mayoral election summary EditTerritorial authority Incumbent Winner Runner up Third placeFar North District 9 John Carter Tania Mccinnes Dave Bear HookwayWhangarei District 9 Sheryl Mai Tony Savage Alex WrightKaipara District 10 Jason Smith Moemoea Mohoawhenua only two candidatesAuckland 11 Phil Goff John Tamihere Craig LordThames Coromandel District 12 Sandra Goudie Len Salt Ben ParsonsHauraki District 13 John Tregidga Toby Adams Josie Anderson only two candidatesWaikato District 14 15 Allan Sanson Korikori Hawkins Simon ThomsonMatamata Piako District 14 Jan Barnes Ash Tanner Jan Barnes only two candidatesHamilton City 14 Andrew King Paula Southgate Andrew King Angela O LearyWaipa District 16 Jim Mylchreest elected unopposedOtorohanga District 14 Max Baxter Leveson Gower Doreen de HaanSouth Waikato District 17 Jenny Shattock elected unopposedWaitomo District 18 Brian Hanna John Robertson Brian Hanna only two candidatesTaupo District David Trewvas Zane Cozens Christine RankinWestern Bay of Plenty District 19 Gary Webber Margaret Murray Benge Stephen FawcettTauranga City Greg Brownless Tenby Powell Greg Brownless Kelvin CloutRotorua District Steve Chadwick Reynold MacPherson Rob KentWhakatane District 20 Tony Bonne Judy Turner Victor Luca Lesley ImminkKawerau District 21 Malcolm Campbell Tracy Hill only two candidatesOpotiki District 22 John Forbes Lyn Riesterer Alex Dobie Louis RapihanaGisborne District 23 Rehette Stoltz acting Rehette Stoltz Meredith Akuhata Brown Ross MeurantWairoa District 24 Craig Little Waipatu Winitana Jennifer Takuta MosesHastings District 25 Sandra Hazlehurst Damon Harvey only two candidatesNapier City Bill Dalton Kirsten Wise Chris Tremain Steve GibsonCentral Hawke s Bay District 26 Alex Walker Darcie Scowen only two candidatesNew Plymouth District 27 Neil Holdem Max Brough Joanne KuvarjiStratford District 28 Neil Volzke Graham Kelly Rawinia HendersonSouth Taranaki District 29 Ross Dunlop Phil Nixon Craig Baylis Clem CoxheadRuapehu District 30 Don Cameron Jacques Windell only two candidatesWhanganui District 31 Hamish McDouall elected unopposedRangitikei District 32 Andy Watson elected unopposedManawatu District Helen Worboys Shane Casey Russell JohnsonPalmerston North City Grant Smith Teanau Tuiono Andy AsquithTararua District 33 Tracey Collis James Harold Mitch McHardyHorowhenua District Michael Feyen Bernie Wanden Victoria Kaye Simmons Michael FeyenKapiti Coast District K Gurunathan Gwynn Compton Jackie ElliottPorirua City 34 Mike Tana Anita Baker Mike Tana Izzy FordUpper Hutt City Wayne Guppy Angela Mcleod Steve TaylorLower Hutt City 11 Ray Wallace Campbell Barry Ray Wallace James AndersonWellington City 11 Justin Lester Andy Foster Justin Lester Diane CalvertMasterton District Lyn Patterson Tina Nixon Cory BurlingCarterton District John Booth Greg Lang Jill Greathead Bernard BottrillSouth Wairarapa District Viv Napier Alex Beijen Viv Napier Dayle HarwoodTasman District Richard Kempthorne Tim King Brent Maru Dean McNamaraNelson City Rachel Reece Mel Courtney Bill DahlbergMarlborough District John Leggett Jamie Arbuckle Rick IrelandBuller District Gary Howard Jamie Cleine Pat O Dea Doug TaffsGrey District Tony Kokshoorn Tania Gibson Cliff Sandrey Andrew RobbWestland District Bruce Smith Latham Martin Gray EatwellKaikoura District Winston Gray Craig Mackle John Diver Darlene MorganHurunui District Winton Dalley Marie Black Julia McLean Peggy BurrowsWaimakariri District David Ayers Dan Gordon Paul Williams Oliver SandersonChristchurch City 35 Lianne Dalziel Darryll Park John MintoSelwyn District 36 Sam Broughton Bill Woods only two candidatesAshburton District Donna Favel Neil Brown Tony Todd Donna FlavelTimaru District 37 Damon Odey Nigel Bowen Gordon Handy Janie AnnearMackenzie District 38 Graham Smith Julian Lee only two candidatesWaimate District 39 Craig Rowley Murray Ludemann only two candidatesChatham Islands Territory 40 Alfred Preece Monique Croon Greg Horler Jack DaymondWaitaki District Gary Kircher Katrina Hazelhurst Paul MutchCentral Otago District 41 Tim Cadogan Victoria Bonham only two candidatesQueenstown Lakes District Jim Boult Nick Kiddle Al AngusDunedin City 11 Dave Cull Aaron Hawkins Lee Vandervis Andrew WhileyClutha District 42 Bryan Cadogan elected unopposedSouthland District Gary Tong Don Byars Tim HannaGore District 43 Tracey Hicks elected unopposedInvercargill City 11 Tim Shadbolt Darren Ludlow Becs AmundsenRegional council chairs EditThere are sixteen regions for local government purposes Eleven are administered by regional councils and five are administered by unitary authorities Auckland Gisborne Tasman Nelson and Marlborough In unitary authorities the local mayor is the head of government In the remaining regional councils the elected members vote for their chair and deputy 44 Regional council Incumbent ChairNorthland Regional Council Bill Shepherd 45 Penny Smart 46 Waikato Regional Council Alan Livingston Russ Rimmington 47 Bay of Plenty Regional Council Doug Leeder 48 Hawke s Bay Regional Council Rex Graham 49 Taranaki Regional Council David MacLeod 50 Horizons Regional Council Bruce Gordon Rachel Keedwell 51 Greater Wellington Regional Council Chris Laidlaw 52 Daran Ponter 53 West Coast Regional Council Andrew Robb Allan BirchfieldCanterbury Regional Council Steve Lowndes Jenny Hughey 54 Otago Regional Council Stephen Woodhead Marian Hobbs 55 Southland Regional Council Nicol Horrell 56 Detailed information Edit2019 Northland local elections 2019 Auckland local elections 2019 Waikato local elections 2019 Bay of Plenty local elections 2019 Gisborne local elections 2019 Hawke s Bay local elections 2019 Taranaki local elections 2019 Manawatu Whanganui local elections 2019 Wellington local elections 2019 Tasman local elections 2019 Nelson local elections 2019 Marlborough local elections 2019 West Coast local elections 2019 Canterbury local elections 2019 Otago local elections 2019 Southland local electionsReferences Edit Local Electoral Act 2001 Parliamentary Counsel Office Retrieved 18 September 2013 Behind the scenes of the companies running the country s local body elections Stuff Fairfax 17 August 2019 About your 2019 local elections a b c Winners losers big losers and gigantic losers from the 2019 local elections 13 October 2019 a b c As it happened New Zealand local body election results 2019 Newshub 10 December 2019 a b c d Live blog Results of the 2019 local elections The Spinoff 12 October 2019 Paula Southgate has won the Hamilton mayoralty The New Zealand Herald Manhire Toby 10 August 2022 Not enough people are standing in local elections The Spinoff Archived from the original on 10 August 2022 Retrieved 13 August 2022 a b Earley Melanie 12 October 2019 Northland local body election results Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai wins third term Stuff Retrieved 14 October 2019 Kaipara District Council 13 October 2019 Preliminary local election results for Kaipara District Press release Dargaville Scoop Retrieved 14 October 2019 a b c d e The major results from the 2019 local body elections Stuff 12 October 2019 Retrieved 14 October 2019 Sandra Goudie retains the top job for Thames Coromandel Stuff 14 October 2019 Retrieved 14 October 2019 Hauraki s deputy mayor Toby Adams moves into district s top job Stuff 14 October 2019 Retrieved 14 October 2019 a b c d Leaman Aaron 12 October 2019 Paula Southgate elected Hamilton s new mayor Stuff Retrieved 14 October 2019 LGE 2019 Preliminary PDF Waikato District Council Retrieved 16 October 2019 Final Nominations for Waipa District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Final Nominations for South Waikato District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Final Nominations for Waitomo District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Elections 2019 Preliminary Results Western Bay of Plenty District Council Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 16 October 2019 Elections 2019 Results Whakatane District Council 2 October 2019 Retrieved 16 October 2019 LGE 2019 Preliminary PDF Kawerau District Council Retrieved 16 October 2019 Elections Ōpōtiki District Council Archived from the original on 29 October 2019 Retrieved 17 October 2019 Landslide win for Mayor Rehette Stoltz Gisborne Herald 12 October 2019 Archived from the original on 15 October 2019 Retrieved 17 October 2019 2019 Election Results amp Expenses Wairoa District Council Retrieved 17 October 2019 Final Nominations for Hastings District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Final Nominations for Central Hawkes Bay District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Persico Christina 13 October 2019 Holdom back as mayor in NPDC election preliminary results Taranaki Daily News Retrieved 17 October 2019 Persico Christina 13 October 2019 10 year incumbent Stratford mayor re elected Taranaki Daily News Retrieved 17 October 2019 Persico Christina 12 October 2019 Phil Nixon wins South Taranaki mayoralty by large margin Taranaki Daily News Retrieved 17 October 2019 Final Nominations for Ruapehu District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Whanganui mayor re elected unopposed RNZ 21 August 2019 Retrieved 21 September 2019 Final Nominations for Rangitikei District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Tararua District Council 2019 Triennial Elections Declaration of Results PDF Tararua District Council Retrieved 20 October 2019 2019 Election results Porirua City Council Retrieved 20 October 2019 Law Tina 12 October 2019 Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel holds on for third term Stuff Retrieved 14 October 2019 Final Nominations for Selwyn District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Littlewood Matthew 13 October 2019 Timaru s new mayor Nigel Bowen elated to be in top position The Timaru Herald Retrieved 20 October 2019 Final Nominations for Mackenzie District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Final Nominations for Waimate District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Elections 2019 Chatham Islands Council 14 October 2019 Archived from the original on 20 October 2019 Retrieved 20 October 2019 Final Nominations for Central Otago District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Preston Nikki 20 August 2019 Mayors councillors confirmed month before local election voting even opens ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 21 September 2019 Final Nominations for Gore District Council 2019 Triennial Elections www electionz com Retrieved 20 September 2019 Councillors and Mayors Department of Internal Affairs Retrieved 23 October 2019 Your Councillors Archived from the original on 21 October 2014 Retrieved 23 October 2014 Penny Smart to chair new regional council Northland Regional Council 29 October 2019 Piddock Gerald 23 October 2019 Russ Rimmington elected as new Waikato Regional Council chairman Waikato Times Retrieved 23 October 2019 Leeder reappointed to chair of BOPRC Sunlive 22 October 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Rex Graham re elected as HBRC Chair Hawke s Bay Regional Council 30 October 2019 Long serving TRC Chair back with new deputy voxy co nz 30 October 2019 Galuszka Jono 22 October 2019 Horizons divided as it elects Rachel Keedwell as its chairwoman Stuff Retrieved 23 October 2019 Forbes Michael 30 June 2015 Chris Laidlaw elected new GWRC chairman rates set at 9 8 per cent The Dominion Post Retrieved 1 July 2015 Long Jessica 30 October 2019 Daran Ponter promises to fix Wellington s bus system as Greater Wellington Regional Council chairman Stuff Retrieved 30 October 2019 Day Louis 24 October 2019 ECan chair elected unopposed The Star Retrieved 24 October 2019 Edwards Jono 23 October 2019 From Labour minister to ORC chairwoman Otago Daily Times Retrieved 23 October 2019 Regional Council chairman re elected Southland Regional Council 29 October 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 New Zealand local elections amp oldid 1107173190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,