The 2022 Kāpiti Coast District Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 October in the Kāpiti Coast District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors, and other local representatives for the 2022–2025 term of the Kāpiti Coast District Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
Key dates
Background
Voting system The Kāpiti Coast District Council used the single transferable vote system to elect the Mayor of Kāpiti Coast and district councillors for the 2022–2025 term. The positions of mayor and ten district councillors were contested by the following candidates:
Campaign
Results
Mayor Incumbent mayor K Gurunathan chose not to stand for re-election.
+2022 Kāpiti Coast mayoral electionAffiliationCandidateVotes at iteration12345 Independent5,5385,9026,0656,7927,81928.09 IndependentRob McCann4,5874,7365,0866,0517,53723.26 IndependentChris Mitchell3,3583,5314,0234,833017.03 IndependentMartin Halliday2,9443,0993,417014.93 NoneMurray Lobb1,7171,82808.71 NoneMichelle Lewis1,32606.72Informal470.24Blank2201.12Turnout19,718
Council
Summary
+Summary of resultsWardIncumbentElectedDistrict Wide Angela Buswell Liz KohDistrict Wide Gwynn Compton Rob KofoedDistrict Wide Jackie Elliott Lawrence KirbyŌtaki James Cootes Shelly WarwickWaikanae Jocelyn PrvanovWaikanaeNew ward Nigel WilsonPaekākāriki-Raumati Sophie HandfordParaparaumu Martin HallidayParaparaumu Bernie Randall Glen CooperParaparaumuNew ward Kathy Spiers
Ōtaki ward +AffiliationCandidateVotes at iteration1 NoneShelly Warwick1,46856.35 NoneChris Papps1,04640.15Informal30.12Blank883.38Turnout2,605
Waikanae ward +AffiliationCandidateVotes at iteration1234 IndependentJocelyn Prvanov2,0292,0902,0032,13331.68 NoneNigel Wilson1,8681,9491,9832,11829.17 IndependentTim Parry78481683294012.24 NoneKate Thomson5576176347248.7 NoneGerald Ponsford50753554207.92 None31704.95Informal260.41Blank3245.06Turnout6,404
Paraparaumu ward +AffiliationCandidateVotes at iteration123456 IndependentMartin Halliday1,6901,7381,8501,7992,0721,81921.97 NoneGlen Cooper1,5511,6401,7661,7792,0511,83120.16 IndependentKathy Spiers1,1291,1811,3371,3481,5861,73314.68 NoneMurray Lobb9771,0261,1351,1451,2961,45312.7 IndependentDavid Ogden9209841,1071,116011.96 NoneBernie Randall67571408.78 Independent39705.16Informal550.72Blank3164.11Turnout7,692
Paekākāriki-Raumati ward +AffiliationCandidateVotes at iteration1 NoneSophie Handford2,01566.79 IndependentRichard Young87929.13Informal30.10Blank1203.98Turnout3,017
District wide ward +AffiliationCandidateVotes at iteration12345678910 IndependentLiz Koh4,1794,3364,6444,9614,5484,9294,4414,4384,9194,38621.19 NoneRob Kofoed3,1763,3243,5453,9034,0154,3704,5104,4224,9874,39716.11 None2,3432,5042,6222,8662,9373,2233,3123,3353,7654,09411.88 IndependentJackie Elliott1,8471,9342,0802,2612,3232,6552,7352,7543,1843,4669.37 NoneMichelle Lewis1,8772,0152,1302,3272,3832,5882,6592,67809.52 NoneMark Benton1,5041,5331,7361,8731,91307.63 IndependentIan Powell1,2911,5121,66906.55 IndependentMichael Scott1,3541,40106.87 NoneMaria McMillan1,13005.73Informal1720.87Blank6573.33Turnout19,718
Aftermath
Other local elections Voters also elected the members of 5 community boards (Ōtaki, Paekākāriki, Paraparaumu, Raumati, and Waikanae).
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