2022 Queenstown-Lakes District Council election
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| Turnout | 44.47%  5.81 pp (12,492 out of 28,088 enrolled voters) | |||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Queenstown-Lakes District Council election took place between 16 September and 8 October 2022 via postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections.[1]
Alongside the mayor, there are eleven councillors elected across three wards. The three wards are Queenstown-Whakatipu (four councillors), Wānaka-Upper Clutha (four councillors), and Arrowtown-Kawarau (three councillors). The ward arrangements are new following a representation review in 2021.[2]
This replaced the previous structure of three wards: Queenstown-Wakatipu (six councillors), Arrowtown (one councillor), and Wānaka (three councillors). Wānaka-Upper Clutha retains the same boundaries as the former Wānaka ward, but was renamed and gained an additional councillor.[2] Queenstown-Whakatipu largely covers the same area as Queenstown-Wakatipu, although it transferred its eastern area (including the settlements of Gibbston, Arthurs Point, Shotover Country and Lake Hayes Estate) to the newly created Arrowtown-Kawarau.[3]
All officials were elected through a first-past-the-post system via postal voting.[4]
Mayoral Election
The incumbent Mayor, Jim Boult, decided not to stand after serving two terms.[5][6] Glyn Lewers, a sitting councillor was elected mayor.[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Glyn Lewers | 4,382 | 35.08 | ||
| Communities First | Jon Mitchell | 3,796 | 30.39 | ||
| Fresh Thinking. Innovation. Transparency | Olivia Wensley | 2,531 | 20.26 | ||
| Independent | Al Angus | 821 | 6.57 | −4.77 | |
| Independent | Neeta Shetty | 541 | 4.33 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Shand | 201 | 1.61 | ||
| Informal votes | 20 | 0.16 | −0.03 | ||
| Blank ballots | 200 | 1.60 | 0.02 | ||
| Majority | 586 | 4.69 | |||
| Turnout | 12,492 | 44.47 | −5.81 | ||
