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The 2004 New Zealand local elections (Māori: Nga Pōtitanga ā-Rohe 2004) were triennial elections that were held ending 9 October 2007 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of local boards.

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Key dates

Background

Voting system

All district health boards and ten district or city councils (Kaipara, Papakura, Matamata-Piako, Thames-Coromandel, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington, Marlborough, Dunedin, and the Chatham Islands) used the single transferable vote (STV) method for the 2004 local elections.[1] All other councils used first past the post (FPP).

A private company, elections.com and its subsidiary Datamail, had been engaged by seven councils, eighteen DHBs, and one licensing trust with operating the STV elections. During the weekend of the elections, it was discovered that when voting papers were transferred to computer-readable data, not all data were correctly recorded. The Office of the Auditor-General became involved and tasked with confirming the election results. The final results for these elections became available in early November, nearly one month after the local election. The government initiated a select committee inquiry.[2]

Campaign

Elections

Regional councils

The regional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils.

More information Council, Electoral System ...
Council Electoral System Seats Councillors Turnout[3] Details Sources
2001 Result
Northland FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 missing info
 40,942 (43.2%) Details [4][3][5]
Auckland FPP 13
  •   6 Independents
  •   3 Citizens & Ratepayers
  •   2 Advancing Auckland
  •   2 Team West
351,833 (41.9%) Details [6][7][8][9]
Waikato FPP 14
  •   13 Independents
  •   1 Hamilton First
  •   14 Independents
 100,640 (40.0%) Details [10][11][12]
Bay of Plenty FPP 14
  •   12 Independents
  •   14 Independents
 66,421 (39.0%) Details [13][3][14]
Hawke's Bay FPP 9
  •   9 Independents
  •   9 Independents
 21,628 (21.7%) Details [13][3][15]
Taranaki FPP 10
  •   10 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 29,378 (39.7%) Details [16][13][3][17]
Manawatu-Wanganui FPP 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   11 missing info
 68,491 (44.7%) Details [18][3]
Wellington FPP 13
  •   11 Independents
  •   1 Hutt 2020
  •   1 City Vision – Terris' Team
  •   11 Independents
  •   1 Hutt 2020
  •   1 Labour
 109,026 (34.9%) Details [19][20]
West Coast FPP 6
  •   6 Independents
  •   6 Independents
 15,337 (68.1%) Details [13][3]
Canterbury FPP 14
  •   14 missing info
 155,756 (43.0%) Details [13][21][22]
Otago FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 62,096 (45.4%) Details [23][24][3][25]
Southland FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 31,406 (47.5%) Details [13][3]
All 12 councils 136
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Territorial authorities

The city and district level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by territorial authorities. Some of these also have the powers of regional governments and are known as unitary authorities. The Chatham Islands have their own specially legislated form of government.

More information Council, Electoral System ...
Council Electoral System Seats Councillors Turnout[3] Details Sources
2001 Result
Far North FPP 9
  •   6 Independent
  •   3 The Proven Team
  •   1 Community First
  •   9 Independents
 15,354 (45.3%) [26][27][28]
Whangarei FPP 13
  •   13 Independents
  •   13 Independents
 25,612 (52.1%) [4][29]
Kaipara STV 10
  •   9 Independents
  •   1 Residents & Ratepayers
  •   10 Independents
 6,073 (51.1%) [30][31][32]
Rodney FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   9 Independents
  •   3 Taking Action Team
 27,086 (45.5%) [33][34]
Auckland City FPP 19
  •   9 Citizens & Ratepayers
  •   4 City Vision
  •   3 Independents
  •   2 Labour
  •   1 Team Auckland
132,505 (49.2%) [35][36]
North Shore FPP 15
  •   15 Independents
  •   15 missing info
 49,226 (35.2%) [37][13][38][39]
Waitakere FPP 14
  •   9 Team West
  •   3 Independents
  •   2 Independent Ratepayers and Residents
  •   4 Team West
  •   4 Residents & Ratepayers
  •   4 Independents
  •   2 Massey Community Team
 42,391 (35.7%) [40][13][41][42]
Manukau FPP 17
  •   4 Independents
  •   4 Labour
  •   4 Manurewa Residents
  •   3 Howick Community Spirit
  •   3 Papatoetoe Independents
  •   1 Independent Ratepayers
  •   1 PR&RT
  •   7 Independents
  •   4 Labour
  •   4 Manurewa Residents
  •   1 Peoples Choice
  •   1 Papatoetoe Independents
 79,095 (39.8%) prev source=[7][13][43]

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Papakura STV 8
  •   4 Independents
  •   3 Papakura Vision
  •   1 Your Team
  •   7 Independents
  •   1 Papakura Vision
 11,354 (40.2%) [44][45]
Franklin FPP 12
  •   14 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 16,883 (45.9%) [46][47][48][3]
Thames-Coromandel STV 9
  •   9 Independents
  •   8 Independents
  •   1 vacant
 10,144 (50.2%) [49][50][51][52]
Hauraki FPP 13
  •   13 Independents
  •   13 Independents
 4,569 (38.3%) [13][53][3]
Waikato FPP 13
  •   13 Independents
  •   13 Independents
 7,869 (29.1%) [13][3][54]
Matamata-Piako STV 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   11 Independents
 8,663 (42.2%) [55][13][56][3]
Hamilton FPP 13
  •   7 Independents
  •   3 Hamilton First
  •   3 Proudly Independent
  •   12 Independents
  •   1 Hamilton Citizens & Ratepayers Assoc. Inc.
 37,852 (45.1%) [57][13][58][59]
Waipa FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   10 Independents
  •   2 missing info
 9,942 (35.1%) [13][60]
Otorohanga FPP 7
  •   6 Independents
  •   1 vacant
  •   7 Independents
 1,824 (33.4%) [61][13][62][3]
South Waikato FPP 10
  •   13 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 5,535 (37.3%) [13][3][63]
Waitomo FPP 6
  •   6 Independents
  •   6 Independents
 3,167 (55.8%) [13][3][64]
Taupo FPP 12
  •   10 Independents
  •   2 Taupo Concerned Citizens
  •   12 Independents
 9,853 (44.6%) [65][66][3][67]
Western Bay of Plenty FPP 12
  •   9 Independents
  •   2 Resource Users Association
  •   1 Democracy Network in Action
  •   12 Independents
 7,833 (27.2%) [68][69][70][3]
Tauranga FPP 10
  •   12 Independents
  •   1 Ratepayers Action
  •   10 missing info
 32,727 (46.4%) [71]
Rotorua Lakes FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 21,037 (48.8%) [72][73]
Whakatane FPP 11
  •   13 Independents
  •   10 Independents
  •   1 vacant
 10,465 (48.3%) [74][13][75]
Kawerau FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 Independents
 1,343 (31.6%) [13][76]
Opotiki FPP 6
  •   10 Independents
  •   6 missing info
 1,482 (26.7%) [77][78]
Gisborne FPP 14
  •   13 Independents
  •   1 Rates Reform
  •   14 Independents
 13,451 (47.2%) [79][80]
Wairoa FPP 9
  •   9 Independents
  •   9 missing info
 3,001 (56.2%) [13][81]
Hastings FPP 15
  •   15 Independents
  •   15 Independents
 17,774 (37.9%) [82][13][83][3]
Napier FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 18,645 (47.8%) [84][85][3]
Central Hawke's Bay FPP 10
  •   10 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 4,751 (54.8%) [13][3][86]
New Plymouth FPP 14
  •   16 Independents
  •   14 Independents
 27,579 (55.2%) [16][13][3]
Stratford FPP 10
  •   10 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 2,922 (46.4%) [13][3][87]
South Taranaki FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 7,840 (43.5%) [88][13][3]
Ruapehu FPP 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   11 Independents
 3,402 (40.1%) [89][90][3]
Wanganui FPP 12
  •   12 missing info
  •   6 Vision Wanganui
  •   5 Independents
  •   1 Wanganui Ratepayers Association
 20,154 (66.8%) [91]
Rangitikei FPP 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   11 Independents
 5,438 (53.5%) [13][3][92]
Manawatu FPP 10
  •   10 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 6,143 (31.1%) [13][3]
Palmerston North FPP 15
  •   15 Independents
  •   15 missing info
 25,679 (49.8%) [93]
Tararua FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 Independents
 6,200 (51.5%) [13][3]
Horowhenua FPP 10
  •   10 missing info
  •   10 missing info
 11,336 (53.3%)
Kapiti Coast STV 10
  •   14 Independents
  •   9 Independents
  •   1 Affordable Kapiti
 17,111 (51.2%) [94][13][95]
Porirua STV 13
13,426 (42.7%) [96][97][3]
Upper Hutt FPP 10
  •   10 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 11,933 (45.4%) [98][99]
Lower Hutt FPP 11
  •   5 City Vision – Terris' Team
  •   4 Independents
  •   1 Hutt 2020 – Labour
  •   1 Hutt 2020
  •   5 Independents
  •   3 City Vision – Terris' Team
  •   2 Our City, Our Future
  •   1 Hutt 2020
 26,018 (38.9%) [100][101]
Wellington STV 14
  •   12 Independents
  •   3 Three 4 North
  •   2 Labour
  •   1 Alliance
  •   1 Green
53,483 (42.2%) Details [102][103][104]
Masterton FPP 10
  •   10 missing info
  •   10 Independents
 10,480 (65.2%) [3][105]
Carterton FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 Independents
 3,197 (61.0%) [13][106]
South Wairarapa FPP 9
  •   9 Independents
  •   9 Independents
 2,478 (38.7%) [107][13][3]
Tasman FPP 13
  •   13 missing info
  •   13 Independents
 15,156 (49.0%) [108][3]
Nelson FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 15,253 (48.5%) [13][3][109]
Marlborough STV 13
  •   13 Independents
  •   13 Independents
 19,185 (62.4%) [110][111]
Buller FPP 11
  •   11 missing info
  •   11 Independents
 4,915 (69.7%) [3]
Grey FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 Independents
 4,133 (42.4%) [13][112][3]
Westland FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 3,276 (57.0%) [113][114][3]
Kaikoura FPP 7
  •   7 Independents
  •   7 Independents
 1,672 (65.2%) [13][115][3]
Hurunui FPP 9
  •   9 missing info
  •   9 Independents
 3,034 (40.7%) [116][117][3]
Waimakariri FPP 10
  •   14 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 11,309 (39.1%) [118][13][119][3]
Christchurch FPP 12
  •   8 Labour for Christchurch 2021
  •   7 Independent Citizens
  •   4 Ind. for Christchurch 2021
  •   4 Independents
  •   1 Alliance for Christchurch 2021
91,572 (38.8%) [120][121]
Banks Peninsula FPP 7
  •   7 Independents
  •   4 Positive Future
  •   3 missing info
 3,271 (51.9%) [122][13][123][3]
Selwyn FPP 10
  •   11 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 6,405 (30.5%) [124][13][125][3]
Ashburton FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 9,579 (49.8%) [13][126]
Timaru FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 18,878 (58.6%) [127][3]
Mackenzie FPP 6
  •   10 Independents
  •   6 Independents
 1,811 (66.3%) [13][128]
Waimate FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 Independents
 2,852 (53.4%) [129][13][130][3]
Waitaki FPP 10
  •   15 Independents
  •   10 missing info
 9,555 (62.9%) [131][13][3]
Central Otago FPP 13
  •   13 Independents
  •   13 Independents
 4,655 (39.0%) [132][13][133][3]
Queenstown-Lakes FPP 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   11 Independents
 7,262 (50.3%) [134][13][3]
Dunedin STV 14
  •   14 Independents
  •   14 missing info
 34,961 (41.4%) [135][136][137]
Clutha FPP 14
  •   14 Independents
  •   14 Independents
 3,548 (29.3%) [138][13][139][3]
Southland FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 3,966 (19.8%) [140][13][3]
Gore FPP 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   11 Independents
 650 (7.1%) [141][13][142][3]
Invercargill FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 20,311 (54.8%) [13][143]
Chatham Islands STV 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 Independents
 253 (67.8%) [13][3]
All 74 councils 819
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Mayors

All territorial authorities (including the one unitary authority) directly elected mayors.

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Territorial authority Incumbent Elected Runner-up Details Sources
Far North   Yvonne Sharp (Ind)   Danny Simms (Ind) [27][26][13][28]
Whangarei   Craig Brown (Ind)   Pamela Peters (Ind)   Phil Halse (Ind) [4][29]
Kaipara   Graeme Ramsey (Ind)   Peter King (Ind)   Pauline Rose (Ind) [13][30][32]
Rodney   John Law (Ind)   Larry Mitchell (Ind) [33][34]
Auckland City   John Banks (Ind)   Dick Hubbard (Ind)   John Banks (Ind) Details [35][36]
North Shore   George Wood (Ind)   Tony Holman (Ind) [13][37][3][39]
Waitakere   Bob Harvey (Ind)   Vanessa Neeson (Ind) [41][13][40][42]
Manukau   Barry Curtis (Ind)   Len Brown (Ind) [13][7][43][144]
Papakura   David Buist (Ind)   John Robertson (Ind)   Rick Pickard (Ind) [145][44][45]
Franklin   Heather Maloney (Ind)   Mark Ball (Ind)   Graeme Deighton (Ind) [47][13][46][3][48]
Thames-Coromandel   Chris Lux (Ind)   Phillipa Barriball (Ind)   Sally Christie (Ind) [50][13][49][51]
Hauraki   Basil Morrison (Ind)   Michael Hayden (Ind) [13][146][3][53]
Waikato   Peter Harris (Ind)   Lesley Syme (Ind) [13][147][3][54]
Matamata-Piako   Hugh Vercoe (Ind)   Noel Harvey-Webb (Ind) [13][55][56]
Hamilton   David Braithwaite (Ind)   Michael Redman (Ind)   Martin Elliott (Ind) [57][148][59]
Waipa   Alan Livingston (Ind)   Stephen Lee (Ind) [13][149][60]
Otorohanga   Eric Tait (Ind)   Dale Williams (Ind)   Sonya Hetet (Ind) [13][61][3][62]
South Waikato   Gordon Blake (Ind)   Neil Sinclair (Ind)   Frances Campbell (Ind) [13][150][3][63]
Waitomo   Allan Andrews (Ind)   Mark Ammon (Ind)   Christine Chaplow (Ind) [13][147][3][64]
Taupō   Clayton Stent (Ind)   Christine McElwee (Ind) [13][151][3][67]
Western Bay of Plenty   Graeme Weld (Ind)   Margaret Murray-Benge (Ind) [13][152][3][70]
Tauranga   Jan Beange (Ind)   Stuart Crosby (Ind)   Jan Beange (Ind) [153][154][155][156][157]
Rotorua   Grahame Hall (Ind)   Kevin Winters (Ind)   Trevor Maxwell (Ind) [13][158][3][73]
Whakatane   Colin Hammond (Ind)   Colin Holmes (Ind)   Colin Hammond (Ind) [13][74][3][75]
Kawerau   Malcolm Campbell (Ind) unopposed [13][159][76]
Opotiki   John Forbes (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][77][3][160]
Gisborne   Meng Foon (Ind)   Tony Evans (Ind) [79][80]
Wairoa   Les Probert (Ind)   Gordon McIntyre (Ind) [13][161][3][81]
Hastings   Lawrence Yule (Ind) unopposed [13][82][83]
Napier   Barbara Arnott (Ind)   Robin Gwynn (Ind) [84][85]
Central Hawke's Bay   Tim Gilbertson (Ind) unopposed [13][162][86]
New Plymouth   Peter Tennent (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][16][163]
Stratford   Brian Jeffares (Ind)   Milan Vukovich (Ind) [13][164][87]
South Taranaki   Mary Bourke (Ind)   Ross Dunlop (Ind)   Jeffrey Ward (Ind) [165][3][166]
Ruapehu   Sue Morris (Ind)   Weston Kirton (Ind) [13][167][90]
Wanganui   Chas Poynter (Ind)   Michael Laws (Ind)   John Martin (Ind) [13][168][91]
Rangitikei   Bob Buchanan (Ind)   John Vickers (Ind) [13][169][92]
Manawatu   Ian McKelvie (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][170][3][171]
Palmerston North   Mark Bell-Booth (Ind)   Heather Tanguay (Ind)   Mark Bell-Booth (Ind) [93][172][173]
Tararua   Maureen Reynolds (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][174]
Horowhenua   Tom Robinson (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][175]
Kapiti Coast   Iride McCloy (Ind)   Alan Milne (Ind)   Nigel Wilson (Ind) [13][94][95]
Porirua   Jenny Brash (Ind)   Gregory Fortuin (Ind) [96][3][97]
Upper Hutt   Wayne Guppy (Ind)   Nicholas Kelly (Ind) [98][99]
Lower Hutt   John Terris (Ind)   David Ogden (Ind)   John Terris (Ind) Details [100][101]
Wellington   Kerry Prendergast (Ind)   Bryan Pepperell (Ind) Details [102][103][104]
Masterton   Bob Francis (Ind)   Rod McKenzie (Ind) [13][176][3][105]
Carterton   Martin Tankersley (Ind)   Gary McPhee (Ind)   Martin Tankersley (Ind) [13][177][106]
South Wairarapa   John Read (Ind)   Adrienne Staples (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][107][178]
Tasman   John Hurley (Ind)   Richard Johns (Ind) [13][179][108]
Nelson   Paul Matheson (Ind)   Gary Watson (Ind) [13][180][3][109]
Marlborough   Tom Harrison (Ind)   Alistair Sowman (Ind)   Tom Harrison (Ind) [110][111]
Buller   Pat O'Dea (Ind)   Martin Sawyers (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][181][3][182]
Grey   Kevin Brown (Ind)   Kevin Brown (Ind) [183][3][112]
Westland   John Drylie (Ind)   Maureen Pugh (Ind)   Margaret Moir (Ind) [113][3][114]
Kaikoura   Jim Abernathy (Ind)   Kevin Heays (Ind)   Jim Abernathy (Ind) [13][184][3][115]
Hurunui   Tony Arps (Ind)   Garry Jackson (Ind)   Tony Arps (Ind) [116][3][117]
Waimakariri   Jim Gerard (Ind) unopposed [13][118][3][119]
Christchurch   Garry Moore (Ind)   Aaron Keown (Ind) Details [185][186]
Banks Peninsula   Bob Parker (Ind)   Jo Rolley (Ind) [13][122][3][123]
Selwyn   Michael McEvedy (Ind) unopposed [13][124][3][125]
Ashburton   Murray Anderson (Ind)   Bede O'Malley (Ind)   Murray Anderson (Ind) [13][187][126]
Timaru   Wynne Raymond (Ind)   Janie Annear (Ind)   ? (Ind) [127][188]
Mackenzie   Stan Scorringe (Ind)   Joel O'Neill (Ind)   John Gallagher (Ind) [13][189][3][128]
Waimate   David Owen (Ind)   John Coles (Ind)   David Owen (Ind) [13][129][3][130]
Waitaki   Alan McLay (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][131][3][190]
Central Otago   Malcolm MacPherson (Ind)   Edna McAtamney (Ind) [13][132][3][133]
Queenstown-Lakes   Cleve Geddes (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][134][191]
Dunedin   Sukhi Turner (Ind)   Peter Chin (Ind)   Malcom Farry (Ind) Details [192][135][3][137]
Clutha   Juno Hayes (Ind)   Bryan Cadogan (Ind) [13][138][3][139]
Southland   Frana Cardno (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][140][3][193]
Gore   Owen O'Connor (Ind)   Tracy Hicks (Ind)   Jeffrey Cunningham (Ind) [13][141][3][142]
Invercargill   Tim Shadbolt (Ind)   Alan Swallow (Ind) Details [13][194][3][143]
Chatham Islands   Patrick Smith (Ind)   ? (Ind) [13][3][195]
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District health boards

Elections for the 21 district health boards (DHBs) were first held alongside the 2001 local elections. The government had hoped to use the STV voting method from the start but this could not be achieved and in 2001, first-past-the-post voting (FPP) was used based on local wards.[196] For the 2004 elections, the STV method was used. From 2004 onwards, DHB candidates have been elected at large (i.e. across the whole voting area).[197]

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