2022 Christchurch mayoral election
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8 October 2022
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The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was a local election held from 16 September to 8 October in Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of that year's city council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Christchurch for the 2022–2025 term of the Christchurch City Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system was used.
Incumbent third-term mayor Lianne Dalziel did not run for re-election. Centre-right independent Phil Mauger narrowly defeated centre-left independent David Meates.
Background
Campaign
Phil Mauger, who was first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was the first to declare his candidacy 14 months out from the election. He said in August 2021 that he would stand for mayor only and not also contest his incumbent council seat.[1]
The Wizard of New Zealand was the next to declare his candidacy in December 2021.[2]
David Meates, the former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive, announced his candidacy in June 2022.[3][4]
Debates
A debate between the 2 frontrunner candidates Phil Mauger and David Meates was hosted by Stuff on 16 September 2022.[5]
Endorsements
Phil Mauger
- Gerry Brownlee, current National Party MP[6]
- James Gough[7]
- Aaron Keown[8]
David Meates
- Raf Manji [citation needed]
List of candidates
Declared
| Candidate[9] | Photo | Affiliation[9] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Bromley | Independent | Founder of the Life Connection Missionary Baptist Fellowship[10] | ||
| Mark Chirnside | Chirny for Mayor | Business owner[10] | ||
| Tubby Hansen | Economic Euthenics | Perennial candidate[11] | ||
| Stephen Jelley | Stop the Stadium | |||
| Drucilla Kingi-Patterson | Independent | |||
| Phil Mauger | _(cropped).jpg) |
Let's Get Stuff Done | Business owner and city councillor[1] | |
| David Meates | .jpg) |
Listens, Leads, and Gets Results | Former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive[4] | |
| Nikora Nitro | Independent | |||
| Sam Park | None | |||
| The Wizard of New Zealand | .jpg) |
Independent | ||
| Peter Wakeman | Independent | Perennial candidate[11] | ||
Declined
- Jimmy Chen, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Melanie Coker, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Pauline Cotter, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Lianne Dalziel, incumbent mayor[12][13][14]
- Mike Davidson, Christchurch councillor[7][6]
- Ruth Dyson, former Labour MP[3]
- Anne Galloway, Christchurch councillor[3]
- James Gough, Christchurch councillor[7]
- Yani Johanson, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Raf Manji, former city councillor, former leader of The Opportunities Party[6]
- Jake McLellan, Christchurch councillor[3]
- John Minto, activist and 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
- Garry Moore, former Christchurch mayor[3]
- Darryll Park, business owner and 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
- Eugenie Sage, Green MP[3]
- Sara Templeton, Christchurch councillor[15]
- Andrew Turner, Christchurch deputy mayor[16]
- Nicky Wagner, former National MP[6]
- Duncan Webb, Labour MP[3]
- Megan Woods, Labour MP[17]
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