2013 New Zealand local elections

The 2013 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to elect local government officials and District Health Board members, and the membership of other local bodies such as Licensing Trusts. All elections were conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 12 October 2013.^[1]

Electoral systems

The local elections were held using postal ballot. Most city and district councils and all but one regional council used the first-past-the-post (FPP) voting system, with the exception of the following six city and district councils that used the single transferable vote (STV) voting system:^[2]

The Wellington Regional Council was the sole regional council using the STV system.

Environment Canterbury and Kaipara District were under statutory management and no elections were held. All District Health Boards used the STV system.^[2]

Timeline

Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 12 October 2013.^[3]

Key dates for the election as set out by the Electoral Commission are:^[4]

1 July 2013	Enrolment drive
4 July 2013	Householders who did not receive their enrolment pack need to take steps to enrol
16 July 2013	Last day for enrolment for postal voting
20 September 2013	Postal voting commences
11 October 2013	Last day to enrol to vote
12 October 2013	Election Day – Voting closes at 12 noon

Political commentator Vernon Small thought that the government would likely try and combine the local elections with the asset sales referendum,^[5] but this did not happen. Instead, the referendum was held via postal ballot between 22 November and 13 December.^[6]

Mayoral elections

Territorial authority	Incumbent	Winner
Ashburton District	Angus McKay^[7]
Auckland Council (details)	Len Brown^[8]
Buller District	Pat McManus^{[nb 1]}	Garry Howard^[9]
Carterton District	Ron Mark^{[nb 2]}^[10]
Central Hawke's Bay District	Peter Butler^[9]
Central Otago District	Tony Lepper^[7]
Chatham Islands Council	Alfred Preece^[9]
Christchurch City (details)	Bob Parker^{[nb 1]}	Lianne Dalziel^[11]
Clutha District	Bryan Cadogan^[9]
Dunedin City (details)	Dave Cull^[12]
Far North District	Wayne Brown	John Carter^[7]
Gisborne District	Meng Foon^[9]
Gore District	Tracy Hicks^{[nb 2]}^[9]
Grey District	Tony Kokshoorn^{[nb 2]}^[7]
Hamilton City (details)	Julie Hardaker^[13]
Hastings District	Lawrence Yule^[9]
Hauraki District	John Tregidga^[9]
Horowhenua District	Brendan Duffy^[7]
Hurunui District	Winton Dalley^{[nb 2]}^[9]
Hutt City	Ray Wallace^[7]
Invercargill City	Tim Shadbolt^[7]
Kaikōura District	Winston Gray^[7]
Kaipara District	under statutory governance^[2]
Kāpiti Coast District	Jenny Rowan	Ross Church^[9]
Kawerau District	Malcolm Campbell^[9]
Mackenzie District	Claire Barlow^[7]
Manawatū District	Margaret Kouvelis^{[nb 2]}^[9]
Marlborough District	Alistair Sowman^[7]
Masterton District	Garry Daniell	Lyn Patterson^[7]
Matamata-Piako District	Hugh Vercoe^{[nb 1]}	Jan Barnes^[9]
Napier City	Barbara Arnott^{[nb 1]}	Bill Dalton^[9]
Nelson City	Aldo Miccio	Rachel Reese^[7]
New Plymouth District	Harry Duynhoven	Andrew Judd^[14]
Opotiki District	John Forbes^[7]
Otorohanga District	Dale Williams^{[nb 1]}	Max Baxter^[9]
Palmerston North City	Jono Naylor^[9]
Porirua City	Nick Leggett^[15]
Queenstown-Lakes District	Vanessa van Uden^[9]
Rangitikei District (details)	Chalky Leary	Andy Watson^[9]
Rotorua District	Kevin Winters	Steve Chadwick^[7]
Ruapehu District	Sue Morris^{[nb 1]}	Don Cameron^[9]
Selwyn District	Kelvin Coe^[9]
South Taranaki District	Ross Dunlop^[7]
South Waikato District	Neil Sinclair^[9]
South Wairarapa District	Adrienne Staples^{[nb 2]}^[16]
Southland District	Frana Cardno^{[nb 1]}^[17]	Gary Tong^[17]
Stratford District	Neil Volzke^[7]
Tararua District	Roly Ellis^[7]
Tasman District	Richard Kempthorne^[7]
Taupō District	Rick Cooper^{[nb 1]}	David Trewavas^[7]
Tauranga City	Stuart Crosby^[7]
Thames-Coromandel District	Glenn Leach^[9]
Timaru District	Janie Annear^{[nb 1]}	Damon Odey^[9]
Upper Hutt City	Wayne Guppy^[7]
Waikato District	Allan Sanson^[9]
Waimakariri District	David Ayers^{[nb 2]}^[9]
Waimate District	John Coles^{[nb 1]}	Craig Rowley^[7]
Waipa District	Alan Livingston^{[nb 1]}	Jim Mylchreest^[9]
Wairoa District	Les Probert	Craig Little^[9]
Waitaki District	Alex Familton^{[nb 1]}	Gary Kircher^[9]
Waitomo District	Brian Hanna^[9]
Wanganui District	Annette Main^[7]
Wellington City (details)	Celia Wade-Brown^[7]
Western Bay of Plenty District	Ross Paterson^[7]
Westland District	Maureen Pugh^{[nb 1]}	Mike Havill^[9]
Whakatane District	Tony Bonne^[7]
Whangarei District	Morris Cutforth^{[nb 1]}	Sheryl Mai^[9]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Did not seek re-election
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Elected unopposed

References

^ "2013 Local Elections FAQs". Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Voting and Becoming a Councillor". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Local Electoral Act 2001". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Timeline for 2013 Local Elections". Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ Small, Vernon (28 February 2013). "It's hug-a-judge time for Key over asset sales ruling". The Press. p. A13. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
^ Bennett, Adam (30 September 2013). "Govt sets date for asset sale referendum". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Brown, Dalziel first winners in local body vote". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "'Humbled' Brown back for Auckland". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "Election results: Around the country". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "2013 Local Government Elections Nominations". Carterton District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
^ Cairns, Lois; Conway, Glenn (12 October 2013). "Lianne Dalziel is Christchurch's mayor". The Press. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "Dave Cull returned as Dunedin mayor". Otago Daily Times. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ Adamas, Daniel (12 October 2013). "Julie Hardaker re-elected as Hamilton mayor". Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "Andrew Judd elected mayor of New Plymouth". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "Leggett wins second term as Porirua mayor". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "Local Body Elections 2013". South Wairarapa District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "2013 local body election results". The Southland Times. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[retired-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Did not seek re-election

[unopposed-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Elected unopposed

[2013_Local_Elections_FAQs-1] "2013 Local Elections FAQs". Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

[Voting_DIA-2] "Voting and Becoming a Councillor". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[Local_Electoral_Act_2001-3] "Local Electoral Act 2001". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[4] "Timeline for 2013 Local Elections". Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[hug-a-judge-5] Small, Vernon (28 February 2013). "It's hug-a-judge time for Key over asset sales ruling". The Press. p. A13. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

[6] Bennett, Adam (30 September 2013). "Govt sets date for asset sale referendum". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

[Stuff1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Brown, Dalziel first winners in local body vote". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[8] "'Humbled' Brown back for Auckland". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[nzherald1-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "Election results: Around the country". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[12] "2013 Local Government Elections Nominations". Carterton District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

[13] Cairns, Lois; Conway, Glenn (12 October 2013). "Lianne Dalziel is Christchurch's mayor". The Press. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[14] "Dave Cull returned as Dunedin mayor". Otago Daily Times. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[15] Adamas, Daniel (12 October 2013). "Julie Hardaker re-elected as Hamilton mayor". Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[16] "Andrew Judd elected mayor of New Plymouth". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[Stuff2-17] "Leggett wins second term as Porirua mayor". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[18] "Local Body Elections 2013". South Wairarapa District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

[Southland-19] "2013 local body election results". The Southland Times. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

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