2022 Christchurch local elections

The 2022 Christchurch local elections were held via postal voting between September and October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections. Elections in Christchurch covered one territorial authority, the Christchurch City Council, and six community boards.^[1]

Christchurch City Council

Each ward of the Christchurch City Council returned one councillor to the city council. The first-past-the-post system was used to elect the Mayor of Christchurch and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term.^[2] Voter turnout was 43.31%.^[3] The positions of mayor and sixteen city councillors were contested by the following candidates:

Mayor

Incumbent three-term mayor Lianne Dalziel chose not to stand for a fourth term.^[4]^[5]^[6] Phil Mauger, first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was elected to succeed her as mayor.


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Phil Mauger	Let's Get Stuff Done	53,569	45.16
	David Meates	Listens, Leads and Gets Results	51,298	43.24
	Mark Chirnside	Chirny for Mayor	4,673	3.94
	Carl Bromley	Independent – I Hear I Care	2,807	2.37
	The Wizard of New Zealand	Independent	2,474	2.09
	Nikora Nitro	Independent	1,035	0.87
	Peter Wakeman	Independent	964	0.81
	Drucilla Kingi-Patterson	Independent	800	0.67
	Sam Park	Independent	479	0.40
	Tubby Hansen	Economic Euthenics	293	0.25
	Stephen Jelley	Stop The Stadium	237	0.20
Total			118,629	100.00

Valid votes			118,629	99.13
Invalid/blank votes			1,040	0.87
Total votes			119,669	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Councillors

†Incumbent candidate

Harewood Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aaron Keown†	Independent Voice of Harewood	6,714	76.87
	Fiona Bennetts	Independent	1,782	20.40
	Drucilla Kingi-Patterson	Independent	238	2.72
Total			8,734	100.00

Valid votes			8,734	95.62
Invalid/blank votes			400	4.38
Total votes			9,134	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Waimairi Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sam MacDonald†	Independent Citizens	4,787	64.55
	Laly Samuel	Independent	1,785	24.07
	Kevin List	Independent	844	11.38
Total			7,416	100.00

Valid votes			7,416	95.30
Invalid/blank votes			366	4.70
Total votes			7,782	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Papanui Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Victoria Henstock	Your Local Independent Community Voice	5,074	64.56
	Mike Davidson†	Independent	2,785	35.44
Total			7,859	100.00

Valid votes			7,859	96.29
Invalid/blank votes			303	3.71
Total votes			8,162	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Fendalton Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	James Gough†	Independent Citizens	6,132	68.73
	Colin Meurk	Independent	2,790	31.27
Total			8,922	100.00

Valid votes			8,922	96.30
Invalid/blank votes			343	3.70
Total votes			9,265	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Innes Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pauline Cotter†	The People's Choice	2,653	41.40
	Ali Jones	Independent	2,637	41.15
	Mark Wilson	Independent Voice For Innes	729	11.38
	Carl Bromley	Independent – I Hear I Care	389	6.07
Total			6,408	100.00

Valid votes			6,408	95.77
Invalid/blank votes			283	4.23
Total votes			6,691	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Burwood Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kelly Barber	Independent for Burwood	3,966	52.46
	Michelle Lomax	Labour	2,624	34.71
	Mike Wilson	A True Independent	970	12.83
Total			7,560	100.00

Valid votes			7,560	95.96
Invalid/blank votes			318	4.04
Total votes			7,878	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Coastal Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Celeste Donovan†	Independent – Let's Make Waves	4,182	49.92
	Kim Money	Independent	3,604	43.02
	Don Cross	Independent	591	7.06
Total			8,377	100.00

Valid votes			8,377	95.14
Invalid/blank votes			428	4.86
Total votes			8,805	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Hornby Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mark Peters	Independent For Hornby	3,069	51.76
	Kim Moss	The People's Choice – Labour	2,348	39.60
	Derek Tait	Independent	512	8.64
Total			5,929	100.00

Valid votes			5,929	96.17
Invalid/blank votes			236	3.83
Total votes			6,165	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Halswell Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Andrei Moore	Independent	5,735	63.31
	Paul Lonsdale	Independent Citizens	2,154	23.78
	Cissy Chen	Independent	772	8.52
	Prawindra Mukhia	Independent	398	4.39
Total			9,059	100.00

Valid votes			9,059	97.94
Invalid/blank votes			191	2.06
Total votes			9,250	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Riccarton Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tyla Harrison-Hunt	The People's Choice	1,331	28.26
	Sam Yau	Independent	741	15.73
	Renée Walker	Independent Citizens	641	13.61
	Peter Simmonds	Independent	541	11.49
	Mark Chirnside	Chirny for Mayor	411	8.73
	Fiona Jones	Independent	404	8.58
	Luke Jones	Independent Citizens	641	13.61
Total			4,710	100.00

Valid votes			4,710	94.88
Invalid/blank votes			254	5.12
Total votes			4,964	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Spreydon Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Melanie Coker†	The People's Choice – Labour	4,342	67.81
	Sam Lu	Independent	1,435	22.41
	Terry Craze	Independent	493	7.70
	Tubby Hansen	Progressive Nudist	133	2.08
Total			6,403	100.00

Valid votes			6,403	94.85
Invalid/blank votes			348	5.15
Total votes			6,751	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Central Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jake McLellan†	Labour	2,384	53.11
	Alexandra Davids	Independent	1,811	40.34
	Stephen McPaike	Independent	294	6.55
Total			4,489	100.00

Valid votes			4,489	95.41
Invalid/blank votes			216	4.59
Total votes			4,705	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Cashmere Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tim Scandrett†	Truly Independent	4,734	45.90
	Keir Leslie	The People's Choice – Labour	3,658	35.47
	Colleen Farrelly	Independent	1,921	18.63
Total			10,313	100.00

Valid votes			10,313	95.19
Invalid/blank votes			521	4.81
Total votes			10,834	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Linwood Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yani Johanson†	The People's Choice – Labour	4,346	79.38
	Sally Cogle	Independent	1,129	20.62
Total			5,475	100.00

Valid votes			5,475	95.53
Invalid/blank votes			256	4.47
Total votes			5,731	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Heathcote Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sara Templeton†	Strong Communities; Sustainable Future	5,336	60.19
	Will Hall	Independent Voice For Heathcote	2,584	29.15
	Rob Gray	Independent	945	10.66
Total			8,865	100.00

Valid votes			8,865	94.64
Invalid/blank votes			502	5.36
Total votes			9,367	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Banks Peninsula Ward


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tyrone Fields	The People's Choice	1,267	28.27
	Libby Ornsby	Best For Banks Peninsula	1,089	24.30
	Victoria (Tori) Peden	Your Voice for Banks Peninsula	781	17.43
	Scotty Winter	Independent	445	9.93
	Nigel Harrison	Independent	418	9.33
	Jeremy Dyer	Independent	325	7.25
	JJ Smith	Independent	156	3.48
Total			4,481	100.00

Valid votes			4,481	97.22
Invalid/blank votes			128	2.78
Total votes			4,609	100.00
Source: ^[3]

Other local elections

Depending on where in Christchurch they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:^[1]^[2]^[7]^[8]

Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council):
- Christchurch North / Ōrei constituency;
- Christchurch West / Ōpuna constituency;
- Christchurch Central / Ōhoko constituency; or
- Christchurch South / Ōwhanga constituency; and
Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board;
Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board;
Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board;
Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board;
Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board; or
Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board.

References

^ ^a ^b "Voting and special voting". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Notice of 2022 Triennial Local Authority Elections". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "2022 Triennial Elections | DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). www.electionz.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel call time". Otago Daily Times. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ Law, Tina (1 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek a fourth term". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek another term". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Find your voting area". ecan.maps.arcgis.com. Environment Canterbury. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[elections-1] "Voting and special voting". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[notice-2] "Notice of 2022 Triennial Local Authority Elections". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[ccc-results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "2022 Triennial Elections | DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). www.electionz.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[4] "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel call time". Otago Daily Times. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[5] Law, Tina (1 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek a fourth term". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[6] "Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek another term". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[board-map-7] "Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[8] "Find your voting area". ecan.maps.arcgis.com. Environment Canterbury. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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