2016 Election Results
The 2016 Local Election was held on Saturday, 8 October 2016. A by-election will be held on Friday, 17 February 2017 to fill a vacancy in the South Tararua Ward.
Tararua District Council
2016 Triennial Elections
DECLARATION OF RESULT
The final result for the Tararua District Council elections held on Saturday 8th October is as follows.
| Mayor |
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Votes Received |
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| COLLIS, Tracey |
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2,856 |
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| BENBOW, Allan |
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1,817 |
| CHRISTISON, Ernie |
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781 |
| HULL, Shirley |
Independent |
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742 |
| MCKENZIE, Kay |
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195 |
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| INFORMAL |
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15 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
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84 |
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| Tracey Collis is declared elected. |
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| North Tararua Ward (4 vacancies) |
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Votes Received |
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| BENBOW, Allan |
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1,962 |
| CRISPIN, Jim |
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1,851 |
| CHRISTISON, Ernie |
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1,772 |
| ISAACSON, Carole |
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1,764 |
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| SUTHERLAND, Kerry |
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1,753 |
| COLEMAN, Garth Benjamin |
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1,210 |
| SOUTHGATE, Chris |
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1,078 |
| HYNES, Terry |
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873 |
| MACKENZIE, Kay |
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676 |
| GILLHAM, Barbara |
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393 |
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| INFORMAL |
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6 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
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51 |
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| Allan Benbow, Ernie Christison, Jim Crispin and Carole Isaacson are declared elected |
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| Dannevirke Community Board (4 vacancies) |
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Votes Received |
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| MACDONALD, Ross |
Independent |
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2,546 |
| WALSHE, Pat |
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2,291 |
| *CHRISTISON, Ernie (withdrawn) |
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2,164 |
| SPOONER, Kim |
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1,815 |
| HYNES, Terry |
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1,479 |
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| EDWARDS, Maria |
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1,246 |
| DELANEY, Tim |
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1,025 |
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| INFORMAL |
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2 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS |
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103 |
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| (*Section 88A of the Local Electoral Act provides that if a person is declared to be elected as a member of the council, and that person is also declared to be elected as a member of a community board, that person must be treated as having vacated office as a member of the community board.) |
| Terry Hynes, Ross Macdonald, Kim Spooner and Pat Walshe are declared elected. |
| The voter return was 53.47%, being 6,449 votes, excluding special votes. |
Sandy Lowe
Electoral Officer
Tararua District Council
13 October 2016
