2019 Wellington local elections explained

Election Name:2019 Wellington local elections
Country:New Zealand
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2016 Wellington local elections
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2022 Wellington local elections
Next Year:2022
Election Date:12 October 2019

The 2019 Wellington Region local elections were part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authorities (city and district councils), three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.[1]

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Councillors standing down

By July 2019 four councillors had announced that they would not be standing for re-election to the Wellington Regional Council; Sue Kedgley, Chris Laidlaw, Ian McKinnon and Paul Swain. The GWRC has been "under fire" for changes to the bus services, particularly in Wellington city.[2]

Kapiti Coast constituency (1)

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency (1)

Wairarapa constituency (1)

Porirua-Tawa constituency (2)

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency (3)

Poneke/Wellington constituency (5)

Upper Hutt City Council

Mayor (1)

Councillors (10)

[3]

Hutt City Council

Mayor (1)

See main article: 2019 Lower Hutt mayoral election.

Councillors – at-large (6)

Councillor – Central ward (1)

Incumbent councillor David Bassett was re-elected unopposed.

Councillor – Eastern ward (1)

Councillor – Harbour ward (1)

Councillor – Northern ward (1)

Councillor – Wainuiomata ward (1)

Councillor – Western ward (1)

[4]

Wellington City Council

Mayor

See main article: 2019 Wellington City mayoral election.

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward Ward

The Motukairangi-Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Sarah Free, Simon Marsh, and Chris Calvi-Freeman—Free and Calvi-Freeman sought re-election; Marsh did not.

Free was re-elected in the first count, and newcomer Teri O'Neill was elected in the fourth (after the elimination of Ajay Rathod, Bernard O'Shaughnessy, and Steph Edlin, in that order). The final seat was taken in the fifth count by Sean Rush, who had overtaken Calvi-Freeman after starting narrowly behind him.

Paekawakawa/Southern Ward

The Paekawakawa/Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Fleur Fitzsimons and David Lee—Fitzsimons sought re-election; Lee did not.

Fitzsimons and newcomer Laurie Foon (from the same party as outgoing councillor Lee) were both elected in the first count. Since there were only two seats to be filled, no further counts were necessary.

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

The Pukehīnau/Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Iona Pannett, Nicola Young, and Brian Dawson—all three sought re-election.

Pannett and Young received enough votes in the first count to be elected immediately. Dawson lost his seat in the sixth count to newcomer Tamatha Paul, after all other candidates (Harry Smith, Lee Orchard, and Shan Ng) had been eliminated.

Takapū/Northern Ward

The Takapū/Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Jill Day, Malcolm Sparrow, and Peter Gilberd—all three sought re-election.

Day and Sparrow retained their seats (the former being re-elected in the first round). Gilberd was beaten for the last seat by a newcomer, Jenny Condie, after the elimination (in order) of Tracy Hurst-Porter, John Peters, Graeme Sawyer, and John Apanowicz.

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward

The Wharangi/Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Andy Foster, Simon Woolf, and Diane Calvert—all three were on the ballot again, although Foster's candidacy was superseded by his victory in the mayoral race, and his votes were redistributed according to next preferences.

Calvert was re-elected in the first count. Woolf was re-elected in the seventh, after Ray Chung, Richard McIntosh, and Rohan Biggs were eliminated. Newcomer Rebecca Matthews was elected in the tenth, after the elimination of Conor Hill and over Michelle Rush, the other remaining candidate.

Masterton District Council

Mayor (1)

Councillors (10)

[5]

Carterton District Council

Mayor (1)

Councillors (8)

[6]

South Wairarapa District Council

Mayor (1)

Councillors – Greytown ward (3)

Councillors – Featherston ward (3)

Councillors – Martinborough ward (3)

[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About your 2019 local elections . 2019-01-14 . 2019-01-14.
  2. Web site: Fourth Wellington regional councillor drops out of local elections . Stuff (Fairfax) . 29 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Final Nominations for Upper Hutt City Council 2019 Triennial Elections. www.electionz.com. 2019-09-14.
  4. Web site: Candidates. www.huttcity.govt.nz. 2019-09-12.
  5. Web site: Final Nominations for Masterton District Council 2019 Triennial Elections. www.electionz.com. 2019-09-12.
  6. Web site: Final Nominations for Carterton District Council 2019 Triennial Elections. www.electionz.com. 2019-09-12.
  7. Web site: Final Nominations for South Wairarapa District Council 2019 Triennial Elections. www.electionz.com. 2019-09-12.

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