2019 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
Elections in New Zealand
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The 2019 Greater Wellington Regional Council election was a local election held from 20 September until 12 October in the Greater Wellington region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected thirteen regional councillors for the 2019–2022 term of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
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12 October 2019
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Position of Greater Wellington within New Zealand |
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.[1]
Names in bold font identify successful candidates.[2]
Kapiti Coast constituency (1)
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Penny Gaylor | 10,243 | 60.72 | |
| Independent | Neil Mackay | 6,625 | 39.28 | |
| Turnout | 16,868 | 41.71 | ||
| Registered | 40,438 | |||
Poneke/Wellington constituency (5)
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Thomas Nash | 9,173 | 18.36 | 7,836 | |
| Independent | Roger Blakeley | 5,970 | 11.95 | 7,840 | |
| Wellington Party | Glenda Hughes | 5,658 | 11.33 | 7,832 | |
| Labour | Daran Ponter | 5,148 | 10.30 | 7,844 | |
| Independent | David Lee | 3,787 | 7.58 | 7,851 | |
| Independent | Victoria Rhodes-Carlin | 3,326 | 6.66 | 7,326 | |
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 4,046 | 8.10 | ||
| Independent | Jill Ford | 2,205 | 4.41 | ||
| Independent | Tony de Lorenzo | 1,383 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | Sam Somers | 1,292 | 2.58 | ||
| Independent | Phil Quin | 1,271 | 2.54 | ||
| Wellington Party | Troy Mihaka | 1,168 | 2.33 | ||
| Wellington Party | Philip O'Brien | 1,150 | 2.30 | ||
| Independent | Gavin Bruce | 1,125 | 2.25 | ||
| Independent | Lesleigh Salinger | 989 | 1.98 | ||
| Independent | Tony Jansen | 816 | 1.63 | ||
| Independent | Alexander Garside | 788 | 1.57 | ||
| Independent | Anand Kochunny | 637 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | John Klaphake | 606 | 1.21 | ||
| Independent | Bryce Pender | 557 | 1.11 | ||
| Independent | Yvonne Legarth | 521 | 1.04 | ||
| Independent | Deane Milne | 166 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Ray Wilson | 115 | 0.23 | ||
| Informal | 749 | 1.49 | |||
| Blank | 3,430 | 6.86 | |||
| Turnout | 49,936 | 33.69 | |||
| Registered | 148,191 | ||||
Porirua-Tawa constituency (2)
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jenny Brash | 5,724 | 28.55 | 6,280 | |
| Independent | Chris Kirk-Burnnand | 4,061 | 20.26 | 5,997 | |
| Labour | Phillip Marshall | 2,583 | 12.88 | 4,064 | |
| Independent | Roger Watkin | 1,846 | 9.21 | ||
| Independent | Barbara Donaldson | 1,675 | 8.35 | ||
| Independent | Natalie Repia | 1,477 | 7.36 | ||
| Independent | Vaughn Liley | 799 | 3.98 | ||
| Informal | 99 | 0.49 | |||
| Blank | 1,779 | 8.87 | |||
| Turnout | 20,043 | ||||
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency (3)
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ken Laban | 7,719 | 26.74 | 7,886 | |
| Independent | Prue Lamason | 5,046 | 17.48 | 7,577 | |
| Green | Josh van Lier | 5,723 | 19.82 | 7,163 | |
| Independent | Peter Glensor | 3,306 | 11.45 | 4,904 | |
| Independent | David Ogden | 3,409 | 11.80 | ||
| Independent | Leonie Dobbs | 3,251 | 11.26 | ||
| Informal | 842 | 2.91 | |||
| Blank | 2,062 | 7.14 | |||
| Turnout | 28,866 | 39.11 | |||
| Registered | 73,807 | ||||
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency (1)
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ros Connelly | 4,511 | 36.53 | 6,475 | |
| Independent | Bill Hammond | 3,439 | 27.85 | 4,970 | |
| Independent | Steve Pattinson | 2,484 | 20.11 | ||
| Wellington Party | Mark Crofskey | 2,153 | 17.43 | ||
| Informal | 37 | 0.29 | |||
| Blank | 688 | 5.57 | |||
| Turnout | 12,347 | 40.48 | |||
| Registered | 30,501 | ||||
Wairarapa constituency (1)
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrienne Staples | 7,581 | 45.78 | 8,703 | |
| Independent | Pim Borren | 5,628 | 33.99 | 6,784 | |
| Independent | Richard Moore | 3,254 | 19.65 | ||
| Informal | 35 | 0.21 | |||
| Blank | 1,231 | 7.43 | |||
| Turnout | 16,557 | 49.14 | |||
| Registered | 33,693 | ||||
Notes
- Rounded to whole number.