2019_Bay_of_Plenty_local_elections
The 2019 Bay of Plenty local elections were part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Bay of Plenty elections cover one regional council (Bay of Plenty Regional Council), seven territorial authority (city and district) councils, two district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.
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Eastern Bay of Plenty General Constituency (2)
Both candidates were elected.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent |  Y Bill Clark |
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| Independent | Y Douglas Leeder |
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Kōhī Māori Constituency (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Toi Kai Rākau Iti |
2,450 | 60.81% | – | |
| Independent |  N Tiipene Marr |
1,579 | 39.19% | -14.15% | |
| Total valid votes | 4,029 | ||||
| Informal votes | 8 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,037 | ||||
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Mauāo Māori Constituency (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Matemoana McDonald |
1,547 | 58.00% | – | |
| Independent | N Riki Nelson |
1,120 | 41.99% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 2,667 | ||||
| Informal votes | 49 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,716 | ||||
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Ōkurei Māori Constituency (1)
The candidate was elected unopposed.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Te Taru White |
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Rotorua General Constituency (2)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Kevin Winters |
9,573 | 37.33% | +8.59% | |
| Independent | Y Lyall Thurston |
8,284 | 32.30% | +1.54% | |
| Living and Working for Rotorua | N Katie Priscilla Paul |
7,787 | 30.37% | +13.63% | |
| Total valid votes | 25,644 | ||||
| Informal votes | 5 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,649 | ||||
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Tauranga General Constituency (5)
All candidates were elected.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Stuart Crosby |
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| LOVE TAURANGA! | Y David Love |
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| Lets BANG This OUT | Y Stacey Rose |
n/a | |||
| Independent | Y Paula Thompson |
n/a | |||
| ACTION not WORDS | Y Andrew von Dadelszen |
n/a | |||
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Western Bay of Plenty General Constituency (2)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Jane Nees |
7,067 | 32.45% | – | |
| Independent | Y Norm Bruning |
5,608 | 25.75% | – | |
| Independent | N Matthew Farrell |
4,563 | 20.96% | – | |
| Independent | N Jenny Hobbs |
4,537 | 20.84% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 21,775 | ||||
| Informal votes | 40 | ||||
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Mayor (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Malcolm Campbell |
2,022 | 87.53% | +2.69% | |
| Independent | Tracey Hill | 288 | 12.47% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 2,310 | ||||
| Informal votes | 2 | ||||
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Council At-Large (8)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Faylene Tunui |
1,689 | 10.89% | +2.41% | |
| Independent | Y Berice Joyce Julian |
1,619 | 10.44% | +0.90% | |
| Independent | Y Sela Kingi |
1,581 | 10.20% | +2.84% | |
| Independent | Y Carolyn Ion |
1,522 | 9.82% | +0.78% | |
| Independent | Y Warwick Godfery |
1,499 | 9.67% | +1.59% | |
| Independent | Y Rex Savage |
1,370 | 8.84% | +0.92% | |
| Independent | Y Aaron Rangihika |
1,234 | 7.96% | – | |
| Independent | Y David Sparks |
1,171 | 7.55% | +0.46% | |
| Independent | Sneha Gray | 856 | 5.52% | – | |
| Independent | Mike Burrell | 807 | 5.21% | – | |
| Independent | Whaiora Patrick | 796 | 5.13% | – | |
| Independent | Derek Speirs | 507 | 3.27% | – | |
| Independent | Irma Maria Hoani | 481 | 3.10% | – | |
| Independent | Rae Geary | 371 | 2.39% | – | |
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| Informal votes | 4 | ||||
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Mayor (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Lyn Riesterer |
1,378 | 44.94% | ||
| Independent | Alex Dobie | 673 | 21.95% | ||
| Independent | Louis Rāpihana | 468 | 15.26% | ||
| Independent | Peter Irving | 247 | 8.06% | ||
| Independent | Haki McRoberts | 198 | 6.46% | ||
| Independent | Xiao Yu Chen | 76 | 2.48% | ||
| Independent | Les Keane | 26 | 0.85% | ||
| Total valid votes | 3,066 | ||||
| Informal votes | 12 | ||||
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Mayor (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Steve Chadwick |
9,221 | 43.82% | +1.03% | |
| Residents and Ratepayers | Reynold MacPherson | 6,579 | 31.26% | +2.10% | |
| Independent | Rob Kent | 2,689 | 12.78% | -3.06% | |
| Independent | Dennis Curtis | 2,554 | 12.14% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 21,043 | ||||
| Informal votes | 31 | ||||
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Council At-Large (10)
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Community boards
Rotorua Lakes Community Board (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Y Nick Chater |
952 | 22.38% | +5.07% | |
| Independent | Y Phill Thomass |
637 | 14.97% | +0.76% | |
| Independent | Y Jennifer Rothwell |
618 | 14.53% | – | |
| Independent | Y Sandra Goodwin |
609 | 14.32% | – | |
| Independent | Allan Estcourt | 567 | 13.33% | – | |
| Independent | Robyn Manuel | 484 | 11.38% | – | |
| Independent | Reina Engelen | 387 | 9.10% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 4,254 | ||||
| Informal votes | 1 | ||||
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Rotorua Rural Community Board (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Rural Rotorua First | Y Shirley Trumper |
1,439 | 24.43% | – | |
| Independent | Y Bryce Heard |
1,162 | 19.73% | – | |
| Independent | Y Ben Hollier |
1,119 | 19.00% | – | |
| Independent | Y Sarah Thomson |
1,105 | 18.76% | – | |
| Independent | Janine Dorman | 691 | 11.73% | – | |
| Independent | Rachel Clark | 375 | 6.37% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 5,891 | ||||
| Informal votes | 0 | ||||
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Mayor (1)
Main article: 2019 Tauranga mayoral election
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Independent | Y Tenby Powell |
32.58% | 12,486 | 12,505 | 12,554 | 12,696 | 12,857 | 13,098 | 13,690 | 15,085 | 17,299 | |
| Independent | Greg Brownless | 20.82% | 7,978 | 7,993 | 8,029 | 8,105 | 8,180 | 8,463 | 8,989 | 9,647 | 12,400 | |
| Independent | Kelvin Clout | 16.42% | 6,295 | 6,315 | 6,375 | 6,484 | 6,610 | 6,959 | 7,533 | 8,635 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Hollis | 10.34% | 3,964 | 4,001 | 4,074 | 4,219 | 4,381 | 4,800 | 5,715 | |||
| Independent | John Robson | 7.78% | 2,982 | 3,011 | 3,044 | 3,132 | 3,235 | 3,474 | ||||
| Independent | Murray Guy | 4.94% | 1,893 | 1,909 | 1,962 | 2,031 | 2,128 | |||||
| Independent | Christopher Stokes | 2.34% | 897 | 916 | 1,003 | 1,142 | ||||||
| Independent | Jos Nagels | 2.39% | 916 | 932 | 974 | |||||||
| Independent | RangiMarie Kingi | 1.81% | 695 | 703 | ||||||||
| Independent | Les Wallen | 0.58% | 222 | |||||||||
| Electorate: Valid: 38,328 Quota: Turnout: | ||||||||||||
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Mayor (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Garry Webber |
6,537 | 47.91% | +16.55% | |
| Independent | Margaret Murray-Benge | 5,203 | 38.13% | – | |
| Independent | Steve Fawcett | 1,905 | 13.96% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 13,645 | ||||
| Informal votes | 27 | ||||
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Council wards
Kaimai Ward (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Margaret Murray-Benge |
2,833 | 19.01% | -0.66% | |
| Independent | Y Don Thwaites |
2,823 | 18.94% | -4.35% | |
| Independent | Y Mark Dean |
2,524 | 16.94% | -1.86% | |
| Independent | Y Murray Grainger |
2,264 | 15.19% | – | |
| Independent | John Palmer | 2,036 | 13.66% | -5.05% | |
| Independent | Suaree Borell | 1,452 | 9.74% | – | |
| Independent | John Evans | 970 | 6.51% | – | |
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| Informal votes | 6 | ||||
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Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward (3)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y James Denyer |
2,255 | 17.28% | – | |
| Independent | Y Christina Humphreys |
'1,686 | 12.92% | – | |
| Independent | Y Anne Henry |
1,491 | 11.43% | – | |
| Independent | Allan Sole | 1,403 | 10.75% | – | |
| Independent | John Clements | 1,371 | 10.51% | – | |
| Independent | David Marshall | 1,322 | 10.13% | -8.53% | |
| Independent | Kevin Tohiariki | 1,182 | 9.06% | -6.05% | |
| Independent | Neil Candy | 945 | 7.24% | – | |
| Independent | George van Dyke | 921 | 7.06% | – | |
| Independent | Tangiwai Manihera-Palmer | 474 | 3.63% | – | |
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| Informal votes | 42 | ||||
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Maketu-Te Puke Ward (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Monique Lints |
2,454 | 19.94% | – | |
| Independent | Y John Scrimgeour |
2,367 | 19.23% | +1.43% | |
| Independent | Y Kevin Marsh |
2,169 | 17.62% | -1.09% | |
| Independent | Y Grant Dally |
2,052 | 16.67% | +1.16% | |
| Independent | Mike Lally | 1,672 | 13.59% | -2.79% | |
| Vector Group Charitable Trust | Stephen Fawcett | 1,593 | 12.94% | – | |
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| Informal votes | 2 | ||||
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Community boards
Katikati Community Board (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Ben Warren |
2,059 | 16.47% | -5.41% | |
| Independent | Y Neil Harray |
1,963 | 15.70% | – | |
| Independent | Y Kate Sutherland |
1,604 | 12.83% | – | |
| Independent | Christina Humphreys (withdrawn; elected to Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward) | 1,533 | 12.26% | – | |
| Independent | Y John Clements |
1,524 | 12.19% | – | |
| Independent | Kamal Yadav | 1,315 | 10.52% | – | |
| Independent | Norm Mayo | 1,314 | 10.51% | -5.18% | |
| Independent | George van Dyke | 1,190 | 9.52% | – | |
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| Informal votes | 8 | ||||
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Maketu Community Board (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Shane Beech |
291 | 24.27% | – | |
| Independent | Y Laura Rae |
274 | 22.85% | – | |
| Independent | Y William Ra Anaru |
241 | 20.10% | – | |
| Independent | Y Stephan Simpson |
157 | 13.09% | – | |
| Independent | Juliette Brawn | 120 | 10.00% | – | |
| Independent | Wendy McFadyen | 116 | 9.67% | – | |
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| Informal votes | 0 | ||||
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Omokoroa Community Board (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Teresa Sage |
1,080 | 24.78% | – | |
| Independent | Y Peter Presland |
1,078 | 24.73% | – | |
| Independent | Y Derek Sage |
948 | 21.75% | – | |
| Independent | Y John Evans |
630 | 14.46% | – | |
| Independent | Puran Bhag Singh | 622 | 14.27% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 4,358 | ||||
| Informal votes | 0 | ||||
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Te Puke Community Board (4)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Richard Crawford |
1,313 | 16.98% | – | |
| Independent | Y Tupaea Rolleston |
1,155 | 14.94% | – | |
| Independent | Y Dale Snell |
1,142 | 14.77% | – | |
| Independent | Y Kassie Ellis |
1,001 | 12.94% | – | |
| Vector Group Charitable Trust | Stephen Fawcett | 927 | 11.99% | – | |
| Independent | Joan Dugmore | 729 | 9.43% | -6.38% | |
| Independent | Richard McNair | 579 | 7.49% | – | |
| Vector Group Charitable Trust | Larissa Hika | 528 | 6.83% | – | |
| Independent | Gina Davies | 359 | 4.64% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 7,733 | ||||
| Informal votes | 11 | ||||
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Mayor (1)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Y Judy Turner |
3,935 | 31.95% | – | |
| Independent | Victor Luca | 1,833 | 14.88% | – | |
| Independent | Lesley Immink | 1,589 | 12.90% | – | |
| Independent | Julie Jukes | 1,322 | 10.73% | -4.53% | |
| Independent | Pouroto Ngaropō | 1,263 | 10.25% | – | |
| Independent | Russell Orr | 1,208 | 9.81% | – | |
| Independent | Hinerangi Goodman | 1,168 | 9.48% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 12,318 | ||||
| Informal votes | 56 | ||||
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