2022 Marlborough local elections

2022 Marlborough local elections
District council election
Turnout	15,641(44.1%)
Seats	14 Independents
Mayoral election
Turnout	15,641 (44.1%)
Mayor before election; John Leggett; Independent	Elected mayor ; Nadine Taylor; Independent
	First preference vote share of elected members

The 2022 Marlborough local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one district council, consisting of fourteen district councillors and one mayor.

Marlborough District Council

Mayor

2022 Marlborough mayoral election^[1]
Affiliation	Political lean	Candidate	Votes at iteration	FPv%
Affiliation	Political lean	Candidate	1	FPv%
None	?	Nadine Taylor	12,431	79.48
None	Left^[a]	Matt Flight	2,230	14.26
None	?	Chris Lippiatt	431	2.76
Money Free NZ	?	Richard Osmaston	251	1.60
Informal			20	0.13
Blank			278	1.78
Turnout			15,641

Council

Summary of results
Ward	Incumbent^[3]
Marlborough Māori	New ward		Allanah Riria Burgess
Marlborough Sounds		Barbara Faulls
Marlborough Sounds		Nadine Taylor	Ben Minehan
Marlborough Sounds		David Oddie	Raylene Innes
Wairau-Awatere		Gerald Hope
Wairau-Awatere		Cynthia Brooks	Scott Adams
Wairau-Awatere		Francis Maher	Sally Arbuckle
Blenheim		Jamie Arbuckle
Blenheim		David Croad
Blenheim		Thelma Sowman
Blenheim		Brian George Dawson
Blenheim		Jenny Andrews	Matt Flight
Blenheim		Mark Peters	Deborah Dalliessi
Blenheim		Michael Fitzpatrick	Jonathan Rosene

Details

Marlborough Sounds Ward^[1]^[b]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration										FPv%
Affiliation	Candidate	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	FPv%
None	Barbara Faulls	1,425	725	712	709	714	721	695	714	654	633	24.37
None	Ben Minehan	340	571	589	629	671	775	698	745	665	636	11.43
None	Raylene Innes	193	335	342	370	404	448	483	573	628	648	6.49
None	Frith Chamberlain	316	387	399	414	438	467	485	542	570	580	10.62
None	John Wedde	180	219	233	241	286	328	345				6.05
Independent	David R McInnes	160	234	244	251	262						5.38
None	Kim Saunders-Singer	122	155	163	186							4.10
Independent	Dai Mitchell	99	119	130								3.33
None	John Reuhman	68	77									2.29
Informal		24										0.81
Blank		48										1.61
Turnout		2,975

Wairau-Awatere Ward^[1]^[b]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration						FPv%
Affiliation	Candidate	1	2	3	4	5	6	FPv%
None	Gerald Hope	1,377	955	942	894	885	882	36.77
None	Scott Adams	1,068	1,055	928	899	885	882	28.52
None	Sally Arbuckle	604	738	846	873	881	883	16.13
None	Mike Insley	522	736	827	863	874	877	13.94
None	Chris Lippiatt	97	109					2.59
Informal		18						0.48
Blank		59						1,58
Turnout		3,745

Blenheim Ward^[1]^[b]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration																			FPv%
Affiliation	Candidate	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	FPv%
None	Jamie Arbuckle	2,255	1,091	1,113	1,073	1,061	1,052	1,043	1,034	1,059	1,034	1,018	1,006	997	991	987	984	982	981	980	26.43
None	David Croad	1,395	1,287	1,136	1,096	1,079	1,068	1,052	1,041	1,066	1,049	1,028	1,013	1,002	994	989	986	983	981	980	16.35
None	Matt Flight	1,102	1,306	1,109	1,089	1,071	1,065	1,049	1,038	1,085	1,043	1,026	1,011	1,001	994	989	985	983	981	980	12.91
None	Thelma Sowman	1,067	1,357	1,136	1,110	1,085	1,076	1,057	1,044	1,081	1,056	1,033	1,016	1,004	996	990	986	983	982	980	12.50
None	Deborah Dalliessi	795	1,020	1,191	1,105	1,089	1,082	1,059	1,046	1,102	1,058	1,036	1,018	1,006	997	991	987	984	982	981	9.32
None	Brian George Dawson	678	910	1,083	1,133	1,090	1,076	1,062	1,047	1,078	1,065	1,038	1,020	1,007	997	991	987	984	982	981	7.95
None	Jonathan Rosene	357	424	479	523	558	604	633	653	758	821	869	904	929	947	959	968	974	977	980	4.18
None	Cyril Dawson	417	540	592	633	664	699	722	739	810	855	889	914	932	944	953	958	962	965	967	4.89
None	Haysley MacDonald	273	328	371	404	430	469	490	506												3.20
None	Ni Fruean	69	76	85	96	103															0.81
Informal		48																			0.56
Blank		77																			0.90
Turnout		8,533

Marlborough Māori Ward^[1]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes at iteration	FPv%
Affiliation	Candidate	1	FPv%
None	Allanah Riria Burgess	216	55.67
None	Tony MacDonald	147	37.89
Informal		4	1.03
Blank		21	5.41
Turnout		388

Notes

^ Was a Labour candidate in 2020 general election.^[2]
^ ^a ^b ^c Votes rounded down to whole votes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Declaration of Result" (PDF). Marlborough District Council. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Rahul Bhattarai (30 May 2020). "Labour Party picks tradie to tackle National stronghold Kaikōura". Stuff. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "2019 Council Election". Marlborough District Council. October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[3] Was a Labour candidate in 2020 general election.^[2]

[rounded-5] Votes rounded down to whole votes

[Marlborough-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Declaration of Result" (PDF). Marlborough District Council. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[2] Rahul Bhattarai (30 May 2020). "Labour Party picks tradie to tackle National stronghold Kaikōura". Stuff. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[prev_Marlborough-4] "2019 Council Election". Marlborough District Council. October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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