The 2022 Tasman District Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 October in the Tasman District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Tasman and 13 district councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Tasman District Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Tim King was re-elected to a second term, defeating Mike Harvey, Maxwell Clark (brother of invercargill mayor Nobby Clark), Aly Cook (a singer who ran as the candidate for the anti-vax NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party), and Richard Osmaston. King had first been elected to Tasman District Council as a councillor in the 1998 New Zealand local elections.
Golden Bay ward The two incumbents in the Golden Bay ward, Chris Hill and Celia Butler, were re-elected with large majorities. Phil Smith had withdrawn from the contest after the nominations closed, hence his name did appear on the voting forms.
Lakes–Murchison ward In the Lakes–Murchison ward, Stuart Bryant was successful. He had first been elected as a Tasman District councillor in a June 1999 by-election following the death of councillor Murray Borlase. There were four candidates for the single seat available, with Bryant's closest challenger, Dean McNamara, gaining fewer than half of his votes. McNamara was an incumbent councillor who had represented the Moutere–Waimea ward in the previous two terms.
+AffiliationCandidateVotes%NoneStuart Bryant71150.04Dean McNamara33023.22NoneSharon Rogers25317.80NoneRichard Osmaston886.19Informal20.14Blank332.32Turnout1,421
Moutere–Waimea ward In the Moutere–Waimea ward, six candidates contested three available seats. Christeen MacKenzie was the only incumbent returned alongside two newcomers.
+AffiliationCandidateVotes%NoneChristeen MacKenzie3,52261.27NoneDan Shallcrass2,65546.19IndependentMike Kininmonth2,41141.95Jono Trolove2,06135.86NoneKelvin Woodley1,44625.16Common SenseDan Robinson1,40524.44Informal40.07Blank1532.55Turnout5,748
Motueka ward In the Motueka ward, Trindi Walker and Barry Dowler were incumbent councillors who were re-elected. The poll was topped by Brent Maru, who had previously chaired the Motueka Community Board. A further five candidates had contested this ward.
+AffiliationCandidateVotes%NoneBrent Maru3,03564.22NoneTrindi Walker2,11944.84NoneBarry Dowler1,89240.03IndependentIan Palmer1,66635.25IndependentRichard Brown1,36928.97Putting People FirstNick Hughes93319.74Upholding integrityTerina Graham84417.86NoneBarbara Lewando58812.44Informal140.30Blank450.95Turnout4,726
Richmond ward In the Richmond ward, there were four vacancies contested by ten candidates. Kit Maling and Mark Greening were two incumbents who got re-elected, joined by two newcomers. Joni Tomsett, who had previously served one term on the Motueka Community Board, just missed out on a seat, being 21 votes behind the fourth-placed candidate. Tomsett was the youngest candidate; she turned 29 on election day.
+AffiliationCandidateVotes%IndependentKit Maling4,13963.43NoneJo Ellis2,50438.38Sensible, Ethical and OpenMark Greening2,25734.59NoneGlen Daikee2,15132.97NoneJoni Tomsett2,13032.64NoneRachel Stevenson2,03831.23NoneMaxwell Clark1,96230.07Community focused governanceRay Griffith1,57224.09NoneTim Tyler1,54523.68Common sense local governanceAdele Terrill1,34020.54Informal100.15Blank1422.18Turnout6,525
By June 2025, councillors Stuart Bryant and Barry Dowler had both announced that they would not seek re-election at the 2025 local elections.
Community boards There was no election for the Golden Bay Community Board, as the number of nominations (four) matched the number of seats available.
Summary
+BoardIncumbentElected Brent Maru Nick Hughes Richard Charles Horrell Claire Hutt Joni Tomsett Terina Graham David Armstrong Dave Gowland Henry Dixon Averill Grant Robert Hewison Grant Knowles Abbie Langford
Details
+Motueka Community BoardAffiliationCandidateVotes%NoneBrent Maru3,32670.38NoneDavid Armstrong2,17045.92Putting People FirstNick Hughes1,73636.73NoneClaire Hutt1,53332.44Community mindedTerina Graham1,24626.36NoneDana Carter1,19725.33NoneTania Corbett99621.07IndependentBarbara Lewando78316.57IndependentMargaret McCallum54411.51NoneEllie Kamphuis47610.07NoneCharmaine Petereit3417.22Informal30.06Blank942.00Turnout4,726
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