2016 Greater Wellington Regional Council election

2016 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
8 October 2016
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Green
Last election 3 4
Seats won 5 5
Seat change Increase2 Increase1
Position of the Wellington Region

The 2016 Greater Wellington Regional Council election was a local election held from September to 8 October in the Greater Wellington region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected 12 councillors for the 2016–2019 term of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.

Results

Wellington constituency (5)

Incumbent councillor Judith Aitken did not seek re-election. Incumbents Sue Kedgley, Chris Laidlaw and Daran Ponter were re-elected, joined by former Wellington City deputy mayor Ian McKinnon and Roger Blakeley. Incumbent Paul Bruce was defeated.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Wellington constituency (preliminary results)[1]
Candidate Affiliation First preference Last iteration
Votes % Votes %
Sue Kedgley Greens 11,184 20.77 8,815.05 17.32
Chris Laidlaw Independent 9,933 18.45 8,878.60 17.44
Ian McKinnon Independent 9,020 16.75 8,843.99 17.38
Daran Ponter Labour 6,766 12.56 8,890.04 17.47
Roger Blakeley Independent 5,639 10.47 8,581.70 16.86
Paul Bruce Green 4,382 8.14 6,891.25 13.54
Russell Tregonning Independent 3,409 6.33 —
Keith Flinders Independent 1,075 2.00 —
John Klaphake Independent 981 1.82 —
Norbert Hausberg Independent 796 1.48 —
Sam Somers Independent 664 1.23 —
Total 53,849 100.00 50,900.63 100.00
Non-transferable votes 2,948.37
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast 100.00
Turnout

Lower Hutt constituency (3)

Incumbent councillors Ken Laban and Prue Lamason were re-elected, while David Ogden defeated incumbent councillor Sandra Greig.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Lower Hutt constituency (preliminary results)[2]
Candidate Affiliation First preference Last iteration
Votes % Votes %
Ken Laban Independent 7,170 29.32 5,339.45 25.67
Prue Lamason Independent 3,575 14.62 5,621.37 25.88
David Ogden Independent 3,065 12.53 5,490.19 25.28
John Terris Independent 2,927 11.97 5,031.06 23.17
Sandra Greig Independent 2,441 9.98 —
Derek Wilshere Independent 2,303 9.42 —
Leonie Dobbs 1,893 7.74 —
Kath Allen Team Fred Allen 1,079 4.41 —
Total 24,453 100.00 21,746.94 100.00
Non-transferable votes 2,736.06
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast 100.00
Turnout

Porirua-Tawa constituency (2)

Incumbent councillors Jenny Brash and Barbra Donaldson were re-elected.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Porirua-Tawa constituency (preliminary results)[3]
Candidate Affiliation First preference Last iteration
Votes % Votes %
Jenny Brash Independent 7,617 45.35 5,599.00 34.31
Barbara Donaldson Independent 4,598 27.37 5,577.99 34.18
Joern Scherzer Independent 2,675 15.93 2,941.52 13.48
Heidi Mills Independent 1,907 11.35 2,200.28 13.48
Total 16,797 100.00 16,318.79 100.00
Non-transferable votes 478.21
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast 100.00
Turnout

Kapiti Coast constituency (1)

Retiring Kapiti Coast District Council councillor Penny Gaylor was elected, defeating incumbent councillor Nigel Wilson.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Kapiti Coast constituency (preliminary results)[4]
Candidate Affiliation First preference Last iteration
Votes % Votes %
Penny Gaylor Independent 6,728 40.92 7,738 51.16
Nigel Wilson Independent 6,701 40.76 7,388 48.84
Peter Bollmann Independent 3,013 18.33 —
Total 16,442 100.00 15,126 100.00
Non-transferable votes 1,316
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast 100.00
Turnout

Upper Hutt constituency (1)

Incumbent councillor Paul Swain was elected unopposed.

Wairarapa constituency (1)

The Wairarapa constituency was vacant following the death of councillor Gary McPhee in June 2016. Retiring South Wairarapa mayor Adrienne Staples was elected.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Wairarapa constituency (preliminary results)[5]
Candidate Affiliation First preference Last iteration
Votes % Votes %
Adrienne Staples 6,487 44.89 7,755 58.31
David Holmes Independent 4,403 30.47 5,545 41.69
Andrew Wright 1,846 12.78 —
Linton McGill 1,076 7.45 —
Monique Leerschool 638 4.42 —
Total 100.00 100.00
Non-transferable votes 1,150
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast 100.00
Turnout

References

  1. ^ "Wellington constituency - Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Lower Hutt constituency – Preliminary results" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Porirua-Tawa constituency – Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Kapiti Coast constituency – Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Wairarapa constituency – Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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