The 2022 Dunedin mayoral election between 16 September and 8 October 2022 was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections. Voters preferred former city councillor Jules Radich to the incumbent Aaron Hawkins.
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The Mayor's role is 'to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform civic duties'.[1] Voting was held using Single Transferable Vote (STV).[2] Ballots were accepted until midday on 8 October by post or by dropping off completed voting papers.[3] The mayoral election was combined with elections for the Dunedin City Council, Community Boards, and the Otago Regional Council.[3]
Candidates
editDeclared candidates
editPolicies are outlined in candidate profiles [4] and policies on major issues.[5]
- Bill Acklin, former city councillor[6]
- Sophie Barker, city councillor[7]
- Jett Groshinski[7]
- Aaron Hawkins, incumbent mayor[8]
- Carmen Houlahan, city councillor[9]
- Mandy Mayhem-Bullock, Waikouaiti Coast Community Board member[10]
- David Milne[7]
- Jules Radich, city councillor[9]
- Rich Seager[7]
- Lee Vandervis, city councillor[9]
- Pamela Taylor[11]
Declined to be candidates
edit- David Benson-Pope, city councillor (endorsed Hawkins)[12]
- Clare Curran, former Labour MP[13]
- Christine Garey, deputy mayor (endorsed Hawkins)[13]
- Jim O'Malley, city councillor[14]
- Ian Taylor, businessman[9]
- Steve Walker, city councillor (endorsed Hawkins)[13]
- Andrew Whiley, city councillor[9] (endorsed Radich)[13]
- Michael Woodhouse, National MP[13]
Results
editParty | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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Team Dunedin | Jules Radich | 36.32 | 17,184 | 17,224 | 17,250 | 17,396 | 17,487 | 17,793 | 18,126 | 18,622 | 21,286 | |
Green Ōtepoti | Aaron Hawkins | 22.08 | 10,445 | 10,451 | 10,530 | 10,562 | 10,920 | 11,019 | 11,087 | 11,241 | 11,388 | |
Independent | Sophie Barker | 15.52 | 7,345 | 7,389 | 7,423 | 7,496 | 7,756 | 7,969 | 8,271 | 8,892 | 9,574 | |
Independent | Lee Vandervis | 12.64 | 5,980 | 6,058 | 6,072 | 6,113 | 6,155 | 6,250 | 6,432 | 6,574 | ||
Independent | Carmen Houlahan | 3.34 | 1,582 | 1,593 | 1,633 | 1,676 | 1,782 | 1,916 | 2,087 | |||
Independent | Bill Acklin | 2.80 | 1,326 | 1,355 | 1,362 | 1,400 | 1,440 | 1,519 | ||||
Independent | David Joseph Milne | 2.30 | 1,090 | 1,104 | 1,121 | 1,231 | 1,266 | |||||
Independent | Mandy Mayhem-Bullock | 2.29 | 1,082 | 1,099 | 1,164 | 1,181 | ||||||
Southern Independents | Richard Seager | 1.29 | 612 | 641 | 651 | |||||||
Independent | Jett Groshinski | 0.70 | 333 | 335 | ||||||||
Independent | Pamela Taylor | 0.70 | 332 | |||||||||
Valid: 47,311 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 21,124 (final) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Department of Internal Affairs. "Councillors and Mayors". Local Councils. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Single Transferable Vote". The Department of Internal Affairs, NZ. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 Elections". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Dunedin City Council. "Nominations received". 2022 Elections. DCC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Mayor of Dunedin". policy.nz Local Elections 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Miller, Grant (11 June 2022). "Acklin throws hat in the ring for mayoralty". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ a b c d "Nominations for Dunedin City Council 2022 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
- ^ Lewis, John (4 April 2022). "'Plenty to get on with': Hawkins to stand for re-election". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Grant (12 October 2021). "Radich launches Team Dunedin local body election bid". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ Miller, Grant (16 July 2022). "Pair first to enter council election race". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ "Local Body 2022 - Meet the Mayors Dunedin - Show B". Otago Daily Times. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Miller, Grant (2 May 2022). "Councillors look to re-election — or not". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ a b c d e McNeilly, Hamish (17 March 2022). "'I'd rather put a hot needle in my eye than stand for mayor of Dunedin'". Stuff.
- ^ Miller, Grant (27 November 2021). "Hawkins under pressure from all sides". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ "Dunedin City Council – 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 22 October 2022.