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2022 Carterton District Council election

2022 Carterton District Council election

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Mayoral election
 
Candidate Ron Mark Greg Lang
Affiliation Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,475 2,053
Percentage 54.66% 45.34%

Mayor before election

Greg Lang
Independent

Elected mayor

Ron Mark
Independent

Council election
All 8 ward seats on the Carterton District Council
Affiliation Seats ±
  Independents 8 Steady 0

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

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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

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Mayor

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ron MarkIndependent2,47554.66
Greg Lang†Independent2,05345.34
Total4,528100.00
Valid votes4,52898.52
Invalid/blank votes681.48
Total votes4,596100.00
Source: [2]

†Incumbent candidate

Council

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Steve LaurenceIndependent2,5599.29
Dale WilliamsIndependent2,5509.26
Steve CretneyIndependent2,4718.97
Steve GallonIndependent2,4118.75
Lou NewmanIndependent2,4008.71
Robyn Cherry-CampbellCommunity at heart2,1487.80
Brian DellerIndependent2,1107.66
Grace AylingIndependent2,0297.37
Roger BoulterIndependent2,0007.26
Michael O'DonnellIndependent1,7926.51
Jill Greathead†Refreshing Local Democracy1,5155.50
Andy RogersIndependent1,3104.76
Ben DugdaleIndependent1,2414.51
Thomas LissingtonIndependent1,0113.67
Total27,547100.00
Valid votes27,54799.56
Invalid/blank votes1210.44
Total votes27,668100.00
Source: [2]

†Incumbent candidate

Aftermath

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References

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  1. ^ "Nominations for Carterton District Council 2022 Triennial Elections". www.electionz.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Carterton District Council | 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). www.electionz.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.