2019 Local Elections
The local body elections for the Whangārei District were held on 12 October 2019.
For the 2019 local body elections, Whangārei was divided into six wards. Registered voters elected a Mayor and 13 Councillors who represented the six wards - the wards and number of councillors associated with each ward were:
- Bream Bay ward - 2 councillors
- Denby ward - 3 councillors
- Hikurangi-Coastal ward - 2 councillors
- Mangakahia-Maungatapere ward - 1 councillor
- Okara ward - 4 councillors
- Whangarei Heads ward - 1 councillor
2019 Local Elections final results
You can view the final number of voting returns received, including special votes for the 2019 Elections below:
Voting Document Returns Report - 19 October 2019(PDF, 105KB)
The final 2019 election results can be found below:
Declaration of Elections Results - 2019 local elections(PDF, 120KB)
Mayoral voting results 2019
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| MAI, Sheryl |
|
14356 |
1 |
| SAVAGE, Tony John |
Independent |
9966 |
|
| WRIGHT, Alex |
|
2883 |
|
| INFORMAL |
|
13 |
|
| BLANK |
|
494 |
|
Bream Bay ward voting results 2019
2 councillors elected
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| COUPER, Ken |
|
2095 |
2 |
| DEEMING, Shelley |
|
2533 |
1 |
| GRANT, Peter |
|
983 |
|
| KROLLMAN, Olli |
|
386 |
|
| PAKI, Tom Tamihana |
Independent |
901 |
|
| ROBERTSON, Iain |
|
1371 |
|
| INFORMAL |
|
6 |
|
| BLANK |
|
90 |
|
Denby ward voting results 2019
3 councillors elected.
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| BENNEY, Gavin |
|
3577 |
1 |
| CHRISTIE, Crichton |
|
2525 |
|
| CUTFORTH, Tricia |
|
3413 |
2 |
| GOLIGHTLY, Jayne |
Independent |
3027 |
3 |
| SHORTLAND, Shaquille |
Independent |
1669 |
|
| INFORMAL |
|
3 |
|
| BLANK |
|
138 |
|
Hikurangi-Coastal ward voting results 2019
2 councillors elected.
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| ANDERSON, Shelley |
|
861 |
|
| MARTIN, Greg |
Independent |
1922 |
1 |
| MINHINNICK, Marie |
|
347 |
|
| MURPHY, Anna |
|
1849 |
2 |
| TURNER, Daron |
|
689 |
|
| WRIGHT, Alex |
|
1425 |
|
| INFORMAL |
|
10 |
|
| BLANK |
|
87 |
|
Maungatapere-Mangakahia ward voting results 2019
1 councillor elected.
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| DIAMOND, Sid |
|
916 |
|
| REID, Simon |
Independent |
1279 |
1 |
| INFORMAL |
|
0 |
|
| BLANK |
|
153 |
|
Okara ward voting results 2019
4 councillors elected.
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| BARR, Albie |
Independent |
1402 |
|
| CAPPER, Steve |
Independent |
1650 |
|
| COCURULLO, Vince |
|
3109 |
2 |
| CONNOP, Nicholas Hunter |
|
3343 |
1 |
| GILL, Tony |
|
1316 |
|
| GLEN, Sue |
|
2218 |
|
| GREEN, Fiona |
|
1137 |
|
| HALSE, Phil |
|
2577 |
4 |
| MCMILLAN, Glen |
|
1033 |
|
| PAYNE, Melanie |
Independent |
956 |
|
| PETERS, Carol |
Independent |
2658 |
3 |
| READ, Hayley |
Independent |
1227 |
|
| ROBINSON, Tim |
|
2468 |
|
| INFORMAL |
|
33 |
|
| BLANK |
|
162 |
|
Whangarei Heads ward voting results 2019
1 councillor elected.
| Name |
Affiliation |
Votes Received |
Rank |
| BLACKLEY, Dave |
|
797 |
|
| INNES, Greg |
Independent |
1263 |
1 |
| LAKE, Don |
|
764 |
|
| INFORMAL |
|
1 |
|
| BLANK |
|
135 |
|
2019 election donations and expenses
The candidates' declarations of Electoral Donations and Expenses for the 2019 elections are below:
Mangakahia-Maungatapere ward
Okara ward
Electoral donations and expenses - F. Green(PDF, 197KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - M. Payne(PDF, 187KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - A. Barr(PDF, 185KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - S. Capper(PDF, 174KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - V. Cocurullo(PDF, 112KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - N. Connop(PDF, 307KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - T. Gill(PDF, 125KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - S. Glen(PDF, 113KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - P. Halse(PDF, 170KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - G. McMillian(PDF, 179KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - C. Peters(PDF, 142KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - H. Read(PDF, 140KB)
Electoral donations and expenses - T. Robinson(PDF, 192KB)