Elections

Community board by-election results

Download the final by-election results [PDF, 45 KB]

Return of electorial donations and expenses - by Monday, 20 April 2020

Electoral officer:

Dale Ofsoske, 
Independent Election Services Ltd,
PO Box 5135, 
Wellesley Street, 
Auckland 1141
Phone - 0800 922 822
Email - dale.ofsoske@electionservices.co.nz
Website - www.electionservices.co.nz (external link)

Deputy electoral officer:

Clare Sullivan,
Governance and Democracy Manager,
Southland District Council,
15 Forth Street,
Invercargill
PO Box 903, 
Invercargill 9840
Phone - 0800 732 732 or 03 211 2502 extn. 3254
Email - elections@southlanddc.govt.nz

 

Final election result

Sunday 13 October 2019

The preliminary result for the Southland District Council elections is as follows:
This result does not include special votes and votes returned yesterday that are still in transit to the processing centre. The outcome of these elections may change once all votes have been counted.

Download the progress election results PDF [PDF, 285 KB]

Download the preliminary election results PDF [PDF, 440 KB]

Download the final election results PDF [PDF, 292 KB]

Mayor - Southland District Council
Number of vacancies: 1
Candidate name	Votes received
TONG, Gary Ian	5337
BYARS, Don	2247
HANNA, Tim	1567
Blank	263
Informal	14

 

Mararoa Waimea Ward
Number of vacancies: 3
Candidate name	Votes received
KREMER, Ebel	1856
DOUGLAS, John	1496
SCOTT, Rob	1359
DILLON, Brian	1219
Blank	38
Informal	1

 

Oreti Ward
Number of vacancies: 3
Candidate name	Votes received
MENZIES, Christine	1320
RUDDENKLAU, Margie	1316
FRAZER, Darren	1314
MANGELS, Natasha	1251
PATERSON, Neil	1033
HISHON, Margot	794
Blank	41
Informal	8

 

Stewart Island/Rakiura Ward
Number of vacancies: 1
Candidate name	Votes received
FORD, Bruce	115
SPRAGGON, Jon Ross	103
HERZHOFF, Rakiura	43
Blank	2
Informal	0

 

Waiau Aparima Ward
Number of vacancies: 3
Candidate name	Votes received
HARPUR, George	1080
OWEN, Karyn	1011
BYARS, Don	963
MARRON, Michael	855
PERHAM, Nick	792
HIBBS, Ron	522
Blank	62
Informal	1

 

Waihopai Toetoe Ward
Number of vacancies: 2
Candidate name	Votes received
DUFFY, Paul	1301
KEAST, Julie	1139
NALLY, Amanda	360
Blank	31
Informal	1

 

Fiordland Community Board
Number of vacancies: 6
Candidate name	Votes received
GREANEY, Sarah	1113
KILLEEN, Ben	1102
MURRAY, Ryan	969
SLEE, Max	880
CHARTRES, Mary	774
HOLMES, Diane	771
HUMPHRIES, Nigel	618
LAUGHTON, George Lester	549
CANTWELL, Shaun	532
NEEDS, Laura	379
Blank	8
Informal	5

 

Northern Community Board (Mid Dome Subdivision)
Number of vacancies: 3
Candidate name	Votes received
TITHER, Greg	203
SCOTT, Rob *	179
SMITH, Carolyn	179
BRUCE, Peter **	77
Blank	13
Informal	0

 

Oreti Community Board (Hokonui Subdivision)
Number of vacancies: 1
Candidate name	Votes received
SMITH, Colin	201
RICKARD JOHNSTON, Robina	84
Blank	20
Informal	0

 

Oreti Community Board (Midlands Subdivision)
Number of vacancies: 4
Candidate name	Votes received
SOMERVILLE, Brian	1285
MANGELS, Natasha	1246
JUKES, Geoff	1084
SCHMIDT, Pete	942
SPENCER, Raewyn	526
Blank	69
Informal	0

 

Stewart Island/Rakiura Community Board
Number of vacancies: 6
Candidate name	Votes received
LAWRENCE, Steve	206
SPRAGGON, Jon Ross	163
CONNER, Aaron Squirt	143
GEESON, Anita	121
FORD, Bruce *	112
LEASK, Gordon	110
HERZHOFF, Rakiura **	109
CHITTENDEN, Dale	105
MCCRACKEN, Teri	102
SMALL, Edward	100
MCRITCHIE, Letitia	97
JOY, Aaron	74
Informal	0
Blank	0

* The single asterisk shows two candidates who have also been elected as a councillor. That means these two candidates are withdrawn from the respective community boards and the next highest polling candidates (marked by a double asterisk **) join the community boards.

Elections were not held in the community boards of Ardlussa, Oraka Aparima, Waihopai Toetoe, Tuatapere Te Waewae and Wallace Takitimu as there were either enough candidates for the vacancies or too few candidates.

In the boards with too few candidates, byelections will be held later this year.

In the Northern Community Board, two of its three subdivisions had enough nominations for the vacancies, so Pam Naylor represents the Parawa-Fairlight subdivision, and Lance Hellewell and Sonya Taylor represent the West Dome subdivision. See above for the results of the Mid Dome subdivision election.

The Oreti board’s Makarewa subdivision has two vacancies. See above for the results of the elections for the other Oreti subdivisions.

The Ardlussa Community Board members are Ray Dickson, Chris Dillon, Richard Clarkson, Clarke Horrell and Hilary Kelso.

The Oraka Aparima board members are Sharon Ayto, Neil Linscott and Graeme Stuart.
The Waihopai Toe Toe board members are Denise Mary Fodie, Pani Grey-Thomas, Gay Munro, Melanie Shepherd and Pam Yorke.

The Tuatapere Te Waewae board is Blayne De Vries, Maurice Green, Ann Cherrie Horrell, Alistair McCracken, Keri Potter and Margaret Thomas.

The Wallace Takitimu board is made up of Andre John Henry Bekhuis, David Cowie, Kelly Day, Bev Evans, Peter Gutsell and Maureen Johnston.

Returns

Latest update of the returned voting papers [PDF, 117 KB]

Electoral officer:

Dale Ofsoske, 
Independent Election Services Ltd,
PO Box 5135, 
Wellesley Street, 
Auckland 1141
Phone - 0800 922 822
Email - dale.ofsoske@electionservices.co.nz
Website - www.electionservices.co.nz (external link)

Deputy electoral officer:

Clare Sullivan,
Governance and Democracy Manager,
Southland District Council,
15 Forth Street,
Invercargill
PO Box 903,
Invercargill 9840
Phone - 0800 732 732 or 03 211 2502 extn. 3254
Email - elections@southlanddc.govt.nz