2022 Carterton District Council election
8 October 2022
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Mayoral election | ||||||||||||||||
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8 seats on the Carterton District Council 5 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Carterton District Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 October in the Carterton District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Carterton and 8 district councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Carterton District Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Key dates
15 July 2022 Nominations opened for Mayor and Council candidates
12 August 2022 Nominations closed (at 12:00 PM)
17 August 2022 Public notice of candidates' names
16 September 2022 Voting opened; delivery of voting documents via post began
21 September 2022 Delivery of voting documents completed
4 October 2022 Recommended last day to post ballots via NZ Post
8 October 2022 Election Day; voting closed at 12:00 PM
8 October 2022 Progress results released (afternoon)
13–19 October 2022 Official declaration of results (final count)
26 October 2022 Inaugural meeting of the new Council[1]
Background
Campaign
List of candidates
Mayor
There was one vacancy for the mayoralty of Carterton. The incumbent Greg Lang stood for re-election, with Ron Mark, former Carterton mayor (2010–2014) and New Zealand First MP (1996–2008 and 2014–2020), standing against him.[2]
Results
Mayor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mark | Independent | 2,475 | 54.66 | |
| Greg Lang† | Independent | 2,053 | 45.34 | |
| Total | 4,528 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,528 | 98.52 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 68 | 1.48 | ||
| Total votes | 4,596 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [3] | ||||
†Incumbent candidate
Council
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Laurence | Independent | 2,559 | 9.29 | |
| Dale Williams† | Independent | 2,550 | 9.26 | |
| Steve Cretney† | Independent | 2,471 | 8.97 | |
| Steve Gallon | Independent | 2,411 | 8.75 | |
| Lou Newman | Independent | 2,400 | 8.71 | |
| Robyn Cherry-Campbell† | Community at heart | 2,148 | 7.80 | |
| Brian Deller† | Independent | 2,110 | 7.66 | |
| Grace Ayling | Independent | 2,029 | 7.37 | |
| Roger Boulter | Independent | 2,000 | 7.26 | |
| Michael O'Donnell | Independent | 1,792 | 6.51 | |
| Jill Greathead† | Refreshing Local Democracy | 1,515 | 5.50 | |
| Andy Rogers | Independent | 1,310 | 4.76 | |
| Ben Dugdale | Independent | 1,241 | 4.51 | |
| Thomas Lissington | Independent | 1,011 | 3.67 | |
| Total | 27,547 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 27,547 | 99.56 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 121 | 0.44 | ||
| Total votes | 27,668 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [3] | ||||
†Incumbent candidate
Aftermath
References
- ^ "Agenda of Ordinary Council meeting - Wednesday, 7 December 2022". carterton.infocouncil.biz. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Nominations for Carterton District Council 2022 Triennial Elections". www.electionz.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Carterton District Council | 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). www.electionz.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.