2022 Election final results

Overview

Voting closed at noon on Saturday 8 October 2022.   

Final voting document returns report(PDF, 158KB)

Declaration of results of the 2022 elections(PDF, 199KB)

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Mayor (one vacancy)

Name Votes received Rank
BUDD, Mike
Affiliation: Independent
5814  
COCURULLO, Vince 8157 1
COUPER, Ken 5037
FLOWER, Brad
Affiliation: Independent
4675  
GREEN, Fiona 1068  
JACOB, Nick
Affiliation: Independent
1660  
SHORTLAND, Shaquille 2180
INFORMAL 43
BLANK 308

I therefore declare Vince COCURULLO to be elected.

Bream Bay General Ward (two vacancies)

Name Votes received Rank
BEAN, Steve
Affiliation: Independent
2063  
COUPER, Ken 2439 1
HALSE, Phil 2320 2
SHIRKEY, Shilane 1414  
INFORMAL 0
BLANK 123

I therefore declare Ken COUPER and Phil HALSE to be elected.

Hikurangi - Coastal General Ward (two vacancies)

Name Votes received Rank
BENNEY, Gavin 1703 1
FLOWER, Brad
Affiliation: Independent
1172  
JEEVES, Greg
Affiliation: Independent

373

 
MARTIN, Greg 1317
McKENZIE, Scott 1441 2
THOMASSON, Tracey 1223
INFORMAL 3
BLANK 63

I therefore declare Gavin BENNEY and Scott MCKENZIE to be elected.

Mangakahia - Maungatapere General Ward (one vacancy)

Name Votes received Rank
REID, Simon John
Affiliation: Independent
1557 1
ROBERTSON, Iain James 700
INFORMAL 1
BLANK 111

I therefore declare Simon John REID to be elected.

Whangārei District Māori Ward (two vacancies)

Name Votes received Rank
HARDING, Deb 904 1
HOPA, Pauline 694  
MITCHELL, Simon 513  
RUKA, Phoenix
Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
889 2
TANA, Zhairn Zee 266  
WAKEFIELD, Nicki 703  
INFORMAL 1
BLANK 61

I therefore declare Deb HARDING and Phoenix RUKA to be elected.

Whangārei Heads General Ward (one vacancy)

Name Votes received Rank
BLACKLEY, David
Affiliation: Independent
1023  
HOLMES, Patrick
Affiliation: Independent
1851 1
INFORMAL 1
BLANK 122

I therefore declare Patrick HOLMES to be elected.

Whangārei Urban General Ward (five vacancies)

Name Votes received Rank
BROWN, Alan
Affiliation: Independent
2945  
CHRISTIE, Crichton 3079  
COCURULLO, Vince 6114  
CONNOP, Nicholas Hunter 4121 2
DOHERTY, Paul 2426  
GALLAGHER, Graeme 2149  
GOLIGHTLY, Jayne
Affiliation: Independent
5316 1
GREEN, Fiona 2192  
HASKELL, Ren 1119  
McMILLAN, Glen
Affiliation: Independent
1003  
OLSEN, Marie
Affiliation: Independent
3564 5
PETERS, Carol 3998 3
SAMU, Isopo 2707  
SHORTLAND, Shaquille 2255  
TITFORD, Jesse 822  
WINDELBORN, Hazely 579  
WOOD, Stephen 2034  
YOUNG, Adam
Affiliation: Independent
1165  
YOVICH, Paul 3824 4
INFORMAL 63
BLANK 149

I therefore declare Vince COCURULLO, Nicholas Hunter CONNOP, Jayne GOLIGHTLY, Carol PETERS, and Paul YOVICH to be elected.

As Vince COCURULLO has been declared elected mayor to the Whangarei District Council, his name has been withdrawn and the next highest polling candidate Marie OLSEN is declared elected.