2022 Hawke's Bay local elections explained

Election Name:2022 Hawke's Bay local elections
Country:New Zealand
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2019 Hawke's Bay local elections
Previous Year:2019
Next Year:2025
Election Date:8 October 2022

The 2022 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities (city and district councils), a rural community board, and a licencing trust.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 11 regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.

Summary of results[1] !Constituency!Candidate
Māui ki te Raki Charles Lambert
Māui ki te TongaThompson Hokianga
WairoaDi Roadley
Ahuriri/NapierNiel Kirton
Ahuriri/NapierMartin Williams
Ahuriri/NapierHinewai Ormsby
Heretaunga/HastingsJock Mackintosh
Heretaunga/HastingsSophie Siers
Heretaunga/HastingsXan Harding
NgaruroroJerf van Beek
Tamatea/Central Hawke's BayWill Foley

Details

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneCharles Lambert98851.89
NoneMichelle McIlroy78941.44
Informal: 2 | Blank: 162 | Turnout: 1,904|}
Wairoa general constituency
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneDi Roadley1,18263.82
NoneApiata Tapine53428.83
Informal: 0 | Blank: 183 | Turnout: 1,852|}
Ahuriri/Napier general constituency
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneNiel Kirton12,26169.46
NoneMartin Williams11,44664.84
NoneHinewai Ormsby9,32352.82
NoneMark Barham6,36236.04
Informal: 5 | Blank: 651 | Turnout: 17,652|}
Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneJock Mackintosh7,60459.74
NoneSophie Siers7,13256.03
IndependentXan Harding5,92146.52
The Right BalanceCraig Foss5,49143.14
Protecting our native birdsSteve Gibson4,38134.42
Informal: 18 | Blank: 487 | Turnout: 12,729|}

Wairoa District Council

The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 regional councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

2022 Wairoa mayoral election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneCraig Little148651.9
NoneBenita Cairns78027.2
NoneSimon Mutonhori43715.3
NoneMurray Olsen1685.9
NoneJennifer Takuta-Moses511.8
Informal: 3 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 2864

General Ward

The general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2022 Wairoa District Council - General ward election[2]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneDenise Eaglesome-Karekare114361.7
IndependentJeremy Harker111560.2
NoneRoz Thomas93850.6
NoneHine Flood65035.1
NoneWaipatu Winitana46625.2
Pahauwera Shearing LtdNgaire Culshaw35319.1
NoneMurray Olsen32917.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1852

Māori Ward

The Māori ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2022 Wairoa District Council - Māori ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneBenita Cairns67266.4
NoneChaans Tumataroa-Clarke57757.0
NoneMelissa Kaimoana50349.7
NoneDanika Goldsack37336.9
NoneWayne Taylor19619.4
NoneJennifer Takuta-Moses17016.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1012

Napier City Council

The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 city councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

See main article: articles and 2022 Napier mayoral election.

2022 Napier mayoral election[3]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
IndependentKirsten Wise955951.8
IndependentNigel Simpson746640.5
NoneJohn C Smith9485.1
Informal: 15 Blank: 413 Total Voters: 18451[4]

Ahuriri Ward

The Ahuriri ward returned two councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Ahuriri ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneHayley Browne192949.3
NoneKeith Price190248.6
IndependentLouise Burnside115429.5
Law and OrderKarl Goodchile111128.4
IndependentLeanne Cotter-Arlidge73718.8
Informal: 27 Blank: 59 Total Voters: 3910

Onekawa-Tamatea Ward

The Onekawa-Tamatea ward returned two councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Onekawa-Tamatea ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Working together for Onekawa/TamateaRichard McGrath190371.4
Working together for Onekawa/TamateaAnnette Brosnan185369.6
NoneTe Kira Lawrence78029.3
Informal: 1 Blank: 48 Total Voters: 2664

Nelson Park Ward

The Nelson Park ward returned four councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Nelson Park ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Working with you, for youGreg (Grego) Mawson229868.4
Supporting the communityMaxine Boag214263.7
Capable-Collaborative-Community mindedSally Crown185155.1
NoneJuliet Greig176752.6
NoneNigel Olsen112333.4
NoneLiz Gear42812.7
Informal: 2 Blank: 67 Total Voters: 3362

Taradale Ward

The Taradale ward returned four councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Taradale ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Team TaradaleGraeme K Taylor590969.4
IndependentNigel Simpson582568.4
IndependentRonda Chrystal512160.1
NoneChad Tareha418149.1
NoneMaria Roberts330938.9
Informal: 1 Blank: 127 Total Voters: 8515

Hastings District Council

Election Date:8 October 2022
Election Name:2022 Hastings mayoral election
Type:presidential
Previous Year:2019
Next Year:2025
Image1:Sandra Hazlehurst (cropped 3 by 4).jpg
Image1 Size:100
Candidate1:Sandra Hazlehurst
Party1:Independent
Before Election:Sandra Hazlehurst
Before Party:Independent
After Election:Sandra Hazlehurst
After Party:Independent
Previous Election:2019 Hastings, New Zealand mayoral election
Popular Vote1:uncontested
Flag Image:File:Hastings CoA (shield only).svg

The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 15 district councillors, 6 Flaxmere Licensing Trust members, 4 Rural Community Board members, and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

Sandra Hazlehurst was re-elected uncontested.[5]

Hastings-Havelock North General Ward

The Hastings-Havelock North general ward returned seven councillors to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Hastings-Havelock North general ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneEileen Lawson713562.1
Delivering housing and employmentWendy Schollum702761.1
NoneMalcolm Dixon653056.8
NoneMichael Fowler650856.6
NoneKevin Watkins608652.9
NoneHarvey Damon523445.5
NoneSimon J H Nixon474941.3
NoneRizwaana (Riz) Latiff358531.2
NoneMelanie Lorraine Petrowski322128.0
NoneGilly Lawrence261422.7
NoneRion Roben260122.6
People and place - He tāngata, he wāhiAlex Cameron242221.1
NoneSayeed Ahmed218719.0
NoneKim Priest214918.7
Informal: 24 Blank: 56 Total Voters: 11498

Flaxmere General Ward

The Flaxmere general ward returned one councillor to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Flaxmere general ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneHenry Heke37640.3
Mike for FlaxmereMichael Ngahuka27929.9
NoneMarcelle Raheke15616.7
NoneVictoria Fuata'i859.1
Informal: 7 Blank: 21 Total Voters: 934

Kahurānaki General Ward

The Kahurānaki general ward returned one councillor to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Kahurānaki general ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneMarcus Buddo88255.7
A Strong Voice for KahurānakiJohn Roil68743.4
Informal: 0 Blank: 14 Total Voters: 1583

Takitimu Māori Ward

The Takitimu Māori general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Takitimu Māori ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneAna Apatu96360.1
Consult, Create & ExecuteKellie Jessup77648.5
NoneRenata Nepe66641.6
NoneDallas Rahui Te Ahuru Adams54934.3
IndependentSarah Greening-Smith43827.4
NoneKiri Goodspeed38824.2
NoneHohepa Cooper31819.9
Informal: 0 Blank: 0 Total Voters: 1601

Mōhaka General Ward

The Mōhaka general ward returned one councillor to the district council. Tania Kerr was elected uncontested.

Heretaunga General Ward

The Heretaunga general ward returned two councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Alwyn Corban and Ann Redstone were declared elected.

Flaxmere Licencing Trust

The Flaxmere Licencing Trust has six members. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Martha Greening, Chrissy Hokianga, Bronwen Hopkins, Warwick Howie, Farley Keenan, and Bert Lincoln were declared elected.

Rural Community Board

The Hastings District Council's Rural Community Board was created in 1992 to represent the district's rural communities. Four of the boards seven members are elected from the rural subdivisions of Kaweka, Maraekākaho, Poukawa, and Tūtira.[6]

Poukawa Community Subdivision

The Poukawa community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board.

2022 Rural Community Board - Poukawa community subdivision election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NoneVicki Scoular50548.8
NoneLilly Lawson41740.3
Informal: 0 Blank: 112 Total Voters: 1035

Tūtira Community Subdivision

The Tūtira community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Abby Morley was elected uncontested.

Kaweka Community Subdivision

The Kaweka community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Isabelle Crawshaw was elected uncontested.

Maraekākaho Community Subdivision

The Maraekākaho community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Jonathan Stockely was elected uncontested.

Central Hawke's Bay District Council

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

Alex Walker was re-elected uncontested.[7]

Ruataniwha Ward

The Ruataniwha ward returned four councillors to the district council.

2022 Central Hawke's Bay District Council - Ruataniwha ward election
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Your voice, our communityPip Burne196482.1
Your Local Voice at the Council tableGerard Minehan193480.9
NoneKelly Annand170371.2
The voice of your generationExham Wichman132455.4
NoneKaye Harrison97240.6
Informal: 1 Blank: 2 Total voters: 2392

Aramoana-Ruahine Ward

The Aramoana-Ruahine ward returned four councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Tim Aitken, Jerry Greer, Brent Muggeridge, and Kate Taylor were declared elected.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 October 2022 . 2022 Local Government elections - declaration of results . 2024-03-03 . Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
  2. Web site: 14 October 2022 . 2022 Declaration of Results for the Wairoa District Council Elections . 2024-03-03 . Wairoa District Council.
  3. Web site: 13 October 2022 . Napier City Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT . 2024-03-03 . Napier City Council.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-04 . Local Authority Election Statistics 2022 . 2024-03-04 . Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs.
  5. Web site: 13 October 2022 . Hastings District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT . 2024-03-03 . Hastings District Council.
  6. Web site: 3 March 2024 . Rural Community Board - Te Poari Hapori Tuawhenua . 2024-03-03 . Hastings District Council.
  7. Web site: 13 October 2022 . Central Hawke's Bay District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT . 2024-03-03 . Central Hawke's Bay District Council.