2022 Hamilton, New Zealand mayoral election

The 2022 Hamilton mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first time, the election was held under the single transferable vote system.[1] Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate was re-elected.

2022 Hamilton mayoral election

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Candidate Paula Southgate Geoff Taylor
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 15,880 14,043
Percentage 53.07% 46.93%

Mayor before election

Paula Southgate

Elected mayor

Paula Southgate

Candidates

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Declared candidates

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Declined to be candidates

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  • Louise Hutt, 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
  • Angela O'Leary, city councillor[4]
  • Ewan Wilson, city councillor[4]

Results

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2022 Hamilton mayoral election[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Paula Southgate ? ? ? ? ? ? 15,880
Independent Geoff Taylor ? ? ? ? ? ? 14,043
Independent Horiana Henderson ? ? ? ? ? 1,789  
Outdoors Donna Pokere-Phillips ? ? ? ? 1,248    
Independent Lachlan Coleman ? ? ? 1,109      
Independent Riki Manarangi ? ? 969        
The Peoples Voice Jack Gielen ? 517          
Independent Lee Bloor 416            
Quota: 14,962  

Aftermath

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On 14 October 2022, Southgate named Angela O'Leary as deputy mayor.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Mather, Mike (7 August 2020). "'White male privilege' a worry as HCC switches to STV for elections". Waikato Times. Stuff.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Nominees". Your City Elections. Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ Ward, Stephen (31 July 2022). "Names trickle in for city and regional council elections". Waikato Times. Stuff.
  4. ^ a b c Leaman, Aaron (18 March 2022). "City Hall showdown – Hamilton city councillors reveal their political ambitions". Waikato Times. Stuff.
  5. ^ McRae, Andrew (11 May 2022). "Hamilton deputy mayor Geoff Taylor to challenge mayor for top job at upcoming election". RNZ.
  6. ^ "Louise Hutt standing for Hamilton City Council". Voxy.co.nz. 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Hamilton City Council Final results for the 2022 Election" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. ^ Ward, Stephen (14 October 2022). "Southgate names new Hamilton deputy mayor and committee chairperson line-up". Waikato Times. Retrieved 16 October 2022.