Wellington local elections, 2013
The Wellington local elections, 2013 were part of the New Zealand local elections, 2013, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.
Wellington City Council
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.
Mayor
Wade-Brown was re-elected.[1] The following table shows preliminary results for first preference votes,[2] and final results for the last iteration.[3]
| Candidate | Affiliation | First Preference | Last Iteration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/- | Votes | % | ||
| Celia Wade-Brown | Independent | 26,854 | 38.4 | 27,171 | 52.39 | |
| John Morrison | Independent | 24,570 | 35.1 | 24,691 | 47.61 | |
| Jack Yan | Independent | 9,915 | 14.2 | |||
| Nicola Young | Independent | 5,069 | 7.3 | |||
| Rob Goulden | Independent | 2,590 | 3.7 | |||
| Karunanidhi Muthu | Independent | 919 | 1.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 71 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,931 | |||||
Eastern ward
The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Simon (Swampy) Marsh | 2,752 | |||
| Independent | Ray Ahipene-Mercer | 2,705 | |||
| Green | Sarah Free | 2,659 | |||
| Labour | Leonie Gill | 2,322 | |||
| Independent | Rob Goulden | 1,202 | |||
| Independent | John Coleman | 849 | |||
| Independent | Jennifer Stephen | 601 | |||
| Independent | Karunanidhi Muthu | 637 | |||
| Independent | Va'ai Va'a Potoi | 359 | |||
| Independent | Graham McCready | 239 | |||
| Independent | Peter Kennedy | 161 | |||
| Majority | 2,572 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Lambton ward
The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Iona Pannett | 3,430 | |||
| Independent | Nicola Young | 2,518 | |||
| Labour | Mark Peck | 2,388 | |||
| Independent | Rex Nicholls | 1,949 | |||
| Independent | John Dow | 1,044 | |||
| Independent | John Woolf | 789 | |||
| Independent | Jennifer Stephen | 601 | |||
| Independent | Mark Wilson | 442 | |||
| Independent | Michael Appleby | 390 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Preston | 313 | |||
| Independent | Milton Hollard | 139 | |||
| Majority | 2,253 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Northern ward
The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Justin Lester | 3,841 | |||
| Independent | Malcolm Sparrow | 3,039 | |||
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 2,759 | |||
| Independent | Peter Gilberd | 2,732 | |||
| Independent | Regan Cutting | 906 | |||
| Independent | Jacob Toner | 378 | |||
| Majority | 2,754 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Onslow-Western ward
The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andy Foster | 4,381 | |||
| Independent | Jo Coughlan | 3,495 | |||
| Independent | Simon Woolf | 3,579 | |||
| Labour | Malcolm Aitken | 1,982 | |||
| Independent | Hayley Robinson | 970 | |||
| Independent | Phil Howison | 707 | |||
| Independent | Martin Wilson | 607 | |||
| Independent | Dan Coffey | 502 | |||
| Independent | Sridhar Ekambaram | 342 | |||
| Independent | Arie Ketel | 224 | |||
| Independent | Emma MacRae | 202 | |||
| Independent | Gill Holmes | 80 | |||
| Majority | 3,419 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Southern ward
The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Eagle | 3,626 | |||
| Green | David Lee | 2,336 | |||
| Independent | Ginette McDonald | 2,235 | |||
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 961 | |||
| Independent | Will Moore | 618 | |||
| Independent | Brent Pierson | 409 | |||
| Independent | Don McDonald | 137 | |||
| Majority | 2,295 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
References
- ↑ "Brown, Dalziel first winners in local body vote". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ Inggs, Charlie (12 October 2013). "2013 Triennial Election: preliminary results" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Inggs, Charlie (16 October 2013). "2013 Triennial Election: declaration of results" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 10 March 2016.