2022 Rotorua mayoral election
Election in New Zealand
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The 2022 Rotorua mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Rotorua. Incumbent mayor Steve Chadwick did not run for re-election.
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8 October 2022
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| Turnout | 23,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Declared candidates
- Kalaadevi Ananda, businesswoman[1]
- Raj Kumar, district councillor[2]
- Reynold Macpherson, district councillor[3]
- Ben Sandford, lawyer, former winter Olympian, and Labour candidate in the 2017 general election[4]
- Fletcher Tabuteau, former New Zealand First MP[2]
- Tania Tapsell, district councillor[5] and National candidate in the 2020 general election.
Declined to be candidates
- Steve Chadwick, incumbent mayor[2]
- Dave Donaldson, deputy mayor[2]
- Todd McClay, National MP[2]
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, district councillor[6]
- Mercia Yates, district councillor[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Tania Tapsell | 7,362 | 31.59 | ||
| Independent | Ben Sandford | 4,070 | 17.46 | ||
| Independent | Fletcher Tabuteau | 4,043 | 17.35 | ||
| Independent | Raj Kumar | 3,600 | 15.44 | ||
| Residents & Ratepayers | Reynold Macpherson | 3,561 | 15.28 | ||
| Independent | Rania Sears | 377 | 1.61 | ||
| Independent | Kalaadevi Ananda | 289 | 1.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 29 | 0.14 | |||
| Majority | 3,292 | 14.13 | |||
| Turnout | 23,302 | ||||
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