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The 2022 Carterton District Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 October in the Carterton District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Carterton and 8 district councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Carterton District Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Key dates
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Background
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Campaign
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List of candidates
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Mayor
[edit]There was one vacancy for the mayoralty of Carterton. The incumbent Greg Lang stood for re-election, with Ron Mark, former Carterton mayor (2010–2014) and New Zealand First MP (1996–2008 and 2014–2020), standing against him.[1]
Results
[edit]Mayor
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ron Mark | Independent | 2,475 | 54.66 | |
Greg Lang† | Independent | 2,053 | 45.34 | |
Total | 4,528 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 4,528 | 98.52 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 68 | 1.48 | ||
Total votes | 4,596 | 100.00 | ||
Source: [2] |
†Incumbent candidate
Council
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Steve Laurence | Independent | 2,559 | 9.29 | |
Dale Williams† | Independent | 2,550 | 9.26 | |
Steve Cretney† | Independent | 2,471 | 8.97 | |
Steve Gallon | Independent | 2,411 | 8.75 | |
Lou Newman | Independent | 2,400 | 8.71 | |
Robyn Cherry-Campbell† | Community at heart | 2,148 | 7.80 | |
Brian Deller† | Independent | 2,110 | 7.66 | |
Grace Ayling | Independent | 2,029 | 7.37 | |
Roger Boulter | Independent | 2,000 | 7.26 | |
Michael O'Donnell | Independent | 1,792 | 6.51 | |
Jill Greathead† | Refreshing Local Democracy | 1,515 | 5.50 | |
Andy Rogers | Independent | 1,310 | 4.76 | |
Ben Dugdale | Independent | 1,241 | 4.51 | |
Thomas Lissington | Independent | 1,011 | 3.67 | |
Total | 27,547 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 27,547 | 99.56 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 121 | 0.44 | ||
Total votes | 27,668 | 100.00 | ||
Source: [2] |
†Incumbent candidate
Aftermath
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References
[edit]- ^ "Nominations for Carterton District Council 2022 Triennial Elections". www.electionz.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Carterton District Council | 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). www.electionz.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.