Rangitikei District Council

Rangitikei District Council
Type
Type
History
Founded 1989 (1989)
Leadership
Deputy Mayor
Dean McManaway
Seats 11
Elections
First-past-the-post[1]
Last election
 2013
Next election
 2016
Meeting place
Rangitikei District Council
Rangitikei District Council Building,
46 High St, Marton
Website
www.rangitikei.govt.nz

The Rangitikei District Council is the local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 14,800 people of Rangitikei.[2] Since October 2013, the Mayor of Rangitikei is Andy Watson, who succeeded Robert "Chalky" Leary. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large, and 11 councillors elected across five wards, one of whom gets chosen as deputy-mayor. The councillors are elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in triennial elections, with the most recent election held on 12 October 2013.[3]

Establishment

The Rangitikei District Council was established in 1989 as part of the 1989 local government reforms.[4]

Council

2013–2016

During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council is as follows:[3][5]

Mayor Andy Watson
Councillors
Bulls ward Tim Harris
Rebecca McNeil
Hunterville ward Dean McManaway
Marton ward Cath Ash
Nigel Belsham
Mike Jones
Lynne Sheridan
Taihape ward Richard Aslett
Angus Gordon
Ruth Rainey
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

2010–2013

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[6]

Mayor Chalky Leary
Councillors
Bulls ward Michelle Fox
Sarah Harris
Hunterville ward Dean McManaway
Marton ward Mike Jones
Richard Peirce
Lynne Sheridan
Andy Watson
Taihape ward Richard Aslett
Jan Byford
Ed Cherry
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

2007–2010

During the 2007–2010 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[7]

Mayor Chalky Leary
Councillors
Bulls ward Sarah Harris
Jill Strugnell
Hunterville ward Grant Collie
Marton ward Mike Jones
Kathleen Murphy
Lynne Sheridan
Andy Watson
Taihape ward Don Brown
Jan Byford
Ed Cherry
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Voting and becoming a councillor". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2016 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Rangitikei District Council – 2013 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Derby, Mark (13 July 2012). "Local and regional government - Reforming local government". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Councillors". Rangitikei District Council. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rangitikei District Council – 2010 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rangitikei District Council – 2007 Local Government Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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