2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
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| Turnout | 154,290 (43.41%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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13 councillors of the Greater Wellington Regional Council 7 votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||
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13 seats on the Greater Wellington Regional Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 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 2022–2025 term of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
Background
Results
Poneke/Wellington constituency
All five incumbent councillors stood for re-election. Roger Blakeley and Glenda Hughes were unsuccessful. David Lee, Thomas Nash, and Daran Ponter were re-elected. They were joined by Simon Woolfe and Yadana Saw.[4][5]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | ± | ±% | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Simon Woolfe | 10,061 | 14.67 | 9,804 | |||
| Green | Yadana Saw | 9,734 | 14.19 | 9,807 | |||
| Green | Thomas Nash | 9,396 | 13.70 | 9,808 | |||
| Labour | Daran Ponter | 7,373 | 10.75 | 9,806 | |||
| Independent | David Lee | 5,458 | 7.96 | 9,804 | |||
| Independent | Roger Blakeley | 6,375 | 9.3 | 9,782 | |||
| Independent | Glenda Hughes | 4,206 | 6.13 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Jake Arthur | 4,206 | 6.13 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Chris Calvi-Freeman | 3,611 | 5.27 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Chris Montgomerie | 1,428 | 2.08 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Bryan | 1,320 | 1.92 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Leigh Catley | 1,270 | 1.85 | 0 | |||
| Valid | 64,329 | 93.81 | |||||
| Informal | 358 | 0.52 | |||||
| Blank | 3,888 | 5.67 | |||||
| Total | 68,575 | 45.89 | |||||
| Registered | 149,422 | ||||||
| Independent gain from The Wellington Party | |||||||
| Green gain from Independent | |||||||
| Green hold | |||||||
| Labour hold | |||||||
| Independent hold | |||||||
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | ± | ±% | Final vote[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Bassett | 7,119 | 22.26 | 7,405 | |||
| Independent | Ken Laban | 7,086 | 22.16 | 7,327 | |||
| Green | Quentin Duthie | 6,477 | 20.26 | 7,282 | |||
| Labour | Alex Voutratzis | 3,259 | 10.19 | 3,639 | |||
| Independent | Michael Stevenson | 2,736 | 8.56 | 3,313 | |||
| Independent | Peggy Luke-Ngaheke | 1,514 | 4.74 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Tracey Buick | 1,241 | 3.88 | 0 | |||
| Valid | 29,442 | 92.08 | |||||
| Informal | 895 | 2.8 | |||||
| Blank | 1,637 | 5.12 | |||||
| Total | 31,974 | 40.98 | |||||
| Registered | 78,030 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||||
| Independent hold | |||||||
| Green hold | |||||||
Porirua-Tawa constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | ± | ±% | Final vote[a] | |
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| Independent | Chris Kirk-Burnnand | 5,527 | 27.65 | 5,867 | |||
| Independent | Hikitia Ropata | 3,903 | 19.53 | 5,925 | |||
| Independent | Roger Watkin | 4,215 | 21.09 | 5,575 | |||
| Green | Robyn Smith | 3,852 | 19.27 | 0 | |||
| Independent | Lynette Itani | 1,092 | 5.46 | 0 | |||
| Valid | 17,595 | 88.04 | |||||
| Informal | 187 | 0.94 | |||||
| Blank | 2,204 | 11.03 | |||||
| Total | 19,986 | 37.89 | |||||
| Registered | 52,749 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||||
Kāpiti Coast constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | ± | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Penny Gaylor | 10,216 | 52.46 | |||
| Independent Green | Asher Wilson-Goldman | 7,824 | 40.18 | |||
| Valid | 18,096 | 92.92 | ||||
| Informal | 12 | 0.06 | ||||
| Blank | 1,366 | 7.01 | ||||
| Total | 19,474 | 45.58 | ||||
| Registered | 42,721 | |||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
Wairarapa constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrienne Staples | unopposed | |
| Registered | 42,721 | ||
| Independent hold | |||
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | ± | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ros Connelly | 7,376 | 51.65 | |||
| Independent | Steve Taylor | 4,321 | 30.26 | |||
| Independent | Peter Hayes | 1,453. | 10.17 | |||
| Valid | 13,186 | 92.33 | ||||
| Informal | 23 | 0.16 | ||||
| Blank | 1,072 | 7.51 | ||||
| Total | 14,281 | 43.93 | ||||
| Registered | 32,510 | |||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
