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 community boards and licensing trusts.
Wellington City Council
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Independent | Celia Wade-Brown | 37.61 | 21,259 | 21,449 | 22,021 | 23,228 | 27,171 | |
Independent | John Morrison | 33.44 | 18,904 | 19,064 | 19,769 | 21,433 | 24,691 | |
Independent | Jack Yan | 14.33 | 8,105 | 8,346 | 8,782 | 9,996 | ||
Independent | Nicola Young | 7.99 | 4,520 | 4,612 | 5,108 | |||
Independent | Rob Goulden | 4.47 | 2,531 | 2,607 | ||||
Independent | Karunanidhi Muthu | 1.65 | 935 | |||||
Electorate: Valid: 56,524 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 25,931 Turnout: 40.85% |
Eastern ward
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |||
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 390 | |||
Independent | Stephen Preston | 313 | |||
Independent | Milton Hollard | 139 | |||
Majority | 2,253 | ||||
Turnout |
Northern ward
[edit]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 | |||
Labour | Peter Gilberd | 2,732 | |||
Independent | Regan Cutting | 906 | |||
Independent | Jacob Toner | 378 | |||
Majority | 2,754 | ||||
Turnout |
Onslow-Western ward
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Inggs, Charlie (16 October 2013). "2013 Triennial Election: declaration of results" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 10 March 2016.