2013 Wellington local elections

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The 2013 Wellington local elections were part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections, 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:

Eastern Ward (3 vacancies)[3]
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:

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)[3]
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
Legalise Cannabis 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:

Northern Ward (3 vacancies)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Justin Lester 3,841
Independent Malcolm Sparrow 3,039
Independent Helene Ritchie 2,759
Labour 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:

Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies)[3]
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:

Southern Ward (2 vacancies)[3]
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[]

  1. ^ "Brown, Dalziel first winners in local body vote". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ^ Inggs, Charlie (12 October 2013). "2013 Triennial Election: preliminary results" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Inggs, Charlie (16 October 2013). "2013 Triennial Election: declaration of results" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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