2022 Tasman District Council election
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The 2022 Tasman District Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 October in the Tasman District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Tasman and 13 district councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Tasman District Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
8 October 2022
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13 seats on the Tasman District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Tim King was re-elected to a second term,[1] defeating Mike Harvey, Maxwell Clark (brother of invercargill mayor Nobby Clark[2]), Aly Cook (a singer who ran as the candidate for the anti-vax NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party),[3] and Richard Osmaston. King had first been elected to Tasman District Council as a councillor in the 1998 New Zealand local elections.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tim King† | 12,164 | 58.82 | ||
| Independent | Mike Harvey | 2,926 | 14.15 | (new) | |
| Independent | Maxwell Clark | 2,689 | 13.00 | ||
| Outdoors | Aly Cook | 2,239 | 10.83 | (new) | |
| Money Free | Richard Osmaston | 242 | 1.17 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 21 | 0.10 | |||
| Blank votes | 400 | 1.93 | |||
| Turnout | 20,681 | 49.79 | |||
| Registered electors | 41,536 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| † incumbent | |||||
Golden Bay ward
The two incumbents in the Golden Bay ward, Chris Hill and Celia Butler, were re-elected with large majorities.[7] Phil Smith had withdrawn from the contest after the nominations closed, hence his name did appear on the voting forms.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Chris Hill† | 1,691 | 71.56 | ||
| Independent | Celia Butler† | 1,625 | 68.77 | ||
| Independent | Quinn Lake | 526 | 22.26 | (new) | |
| Independent | James Wolfen-Duvall | 486 | 20.57 | (new) | |
| Independent | Phil Smith | 50 | 2.12 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 2 | 0.08 | |||
| Blank votes | 32 | 1.35 | |||
| Turnout | 2,363 | 54.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,345 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| † incumbent | |||||
Lakes–Murchison ward
In the Lakes–Murchison ward, Stuart Bryant was successful. He had first been elected as a Tasman District councillor in a June 1999 by-election following the death of councillor Murray Borlase.[4] There were four candidates for the single seat available, with Bryant's closest challenger, Dean McNamara, gaining fewer than half of his votes. McNamara was an incumbent councillor who had represented the Moutere–Waimea ward in the previous two terms.[9]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes[5] | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Stuart Bryant | 711 | 50.04 |
| No to 3 Waters and irresponsible debt | Dean McNamara | 330 | 23.22 |
| None | Sharon Rogers | 253 | 17.80 |
| None | Richard Osmaston | 88 | 6.19 |
| Informal | 2 | 0.14 | |
| Blank | 33 | 2.32 | |
| Turnout | 1,421 | ||
Moutere–Waimea ward
In the Moutere–Waimea ward, six candidates contested three available seats. Christeen MacKenzie was the only incumbent returned alongside two newcomers.[9]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes[5] | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Christeen MacKenzie | 3,522 | 61.27 |
| None | Dan Shallcrass | 2,655 | 46.19 |
| Independent | Mike Kininmonth | 2,411 | 41.95 |
| Local Democracy & Public Service | Jono Trolove | 2,061 | 35.86 |
| None | Kelvin Woodley | 1,446 | 25.16 |
| Common Sense | Dan Robinson | 1,405 | 24.44 |
| Informal | 4 | 0.07 | |
| Blank | 153 | 2.55 | |
| Turnout | 5,748 | ||
Motueka ward
In the Motueka ward, Trindi Walker and Barry Dowler were incumbent councillors who were re-elected. The poll was topped by Brent Maru, who had previously chaired the Motueka Community Board. A further five candidates had contested this ward.[9]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes[5] | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Brent Maru | 3,035 | 64.22 |
| None | Trindi Walker | 2,119 | 44.84 |
| None | Barry Dowler | 1,892 | 40.03 |
| Independent | Ian Palmer | 1,666 | 35.25 |
| Independent | Richard Brown | 1,369 | 28.97 |
| Putting People First | Nick Hughes | 933 | 19.74 |
| Upholding integrity | Terina Graham | 844 | 17.86 |
| None | Barbara Lewando | 588 | 12.44 |
| Informal | 14 | 0.30 | |
| Blank | 45 | 0.95 | |
| Turnout | 4,726 | ||
Richmond ward
In the Richmond ward, there were four vacancies contested by ten candidates. Kit Maling and Mark Greening were two incumbents who got re-elected, joined by two newcomers.[9] Joni Tomsett, who had previously served one term on the Motueka Community Board, just missed out on a seat, being 21 votes behind the fourth-placed candidate. Tomsett was the youngest candidate; she turned 29 on election day.[10]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes[5] | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kit Maling | 4,139 | 63.43 |
| None | Jo Ellis | 2,504 | 38.38 |
| Sensible, Ethical and Open | Mark Greening | 2,257 | 34.59 |
| None | Glen Daikee | 2,151 | 32.97 |
| None | Joni Tomsett | 2,130 | 32.64 |
| None | Rachel Stevenson | 2,038 | 31.23 |
| None | Maxwell Clark | 1,962 | 30.07 |
| Community focused governance | Ray Griffith | 1,572 | 24.09 |
| None | Tim Tyler | 1,545 | 23.68 |
| Common sense local governance | Adele Terrill | 1,340 | 20.54 |
| Informal | 10 | 0.15 | |
| Blank | 142 | 2.18 | |
| Turnout | 6,525 | ||
By June 2025, councillors Stuart Bryant and Barry Dowler had both announced that they would not seek re-election at the 2025 local elections.[11]
Community boards
There was no election for the Golden Bay Community Board, as the number of nominations (four) matched the number of seats available.[12]
Summary
| Board | Incumbent[5] | Elected[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motueka | Brent Maru | Nick Hughes | ||
| Motueka | Richard Charles Horrell | Claire Hutt | ||
| Motueka | Joni Tomsett | Terina Graham | ||
| Motueka | David Armstrong | |||
| Golden Bay | Dave Gowland | Henry Dixon[a] | ||
| Golden Bay | Averill Grant | Robert Hewison[a] | ||
| Golden Bay | Grant Knowles[a] | |||
| Golden Bay | Abbie Langford[a] | |||
Details
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Brent Maru[b] | 3,326 | 70.38 |
| None | David Armstrong | 2,170 | 45.92 |
| Putting People First | Nick Hughes | 1,736 | 36.73 |
| None | Claire Hutt | 1,533 | 32.44 |
| Community minded | Terina Graham | 1,246 | 26.36 |
| None | Dana Carter | 1,197 | 25.33 |
| None | Tania Corbett | 996 | 21.07 |
| Independent | Barbara Lewando | 783 | 16.57 |
| Independent | Margaret McCallum | 544 | 11.51 |
| None | Ellie Kamphuis | 476 | 10.07 |
| None | Charmaine Petereit | 341 | 7.22 |
| Informal | 3 | 0.06 | |
| Blank | 94 | 2.00 | |
| Turnout | 4,726 | ||