The 2022 Rotorua mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Rotorua. Incumbent mayor Steve Chadwick did not run for re-election.
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| Turnout | 23,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
editDeclared candidates
edit- Kalaadevi Ananda, businesswoman[1]
- Raj Kumar, district councillor[2]
- Reynold Macpherson, district councillor[3]
- Ben Sandford, lawyer, former winter Olympian, and Labour candidate in the 2017 general election[4]
- Fletcher Tabuteau, former New Zealand First MP[2]
- Tania Tapsell, district councillor[5] and National candidate in the 2020 general election.
Declined to be candidates
edit- Steve Chadwick, incumbent mayor[2]
- Dave Donaldson, deputy mayor[2]
- Todd McClay, National MP[2]
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, district councillor[6]
- Mercia Yates, district councillor[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Tania Tapsell | 7,362 | 31.59 | ||
| Independent | Ben Sandford | 4,070 | 17.46 | ||
| Independent | Fletcher Tabuteau | 4,043 | 17.35 | ||
| Independent | Raj Kumar | 3,600 | 15.44 | ||
| Residents & Ratepayers | Reynold Macpherson | 3,561 | 15.28 | ||
| Independent | Rania Sears | 377 | 1.61 | ||
| Independent | Kalaadevi Ananda | 289 | 1.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 29 | 0.14 | |||
| Majority | 3,292 | 14.13 | |||
| Turnout | 23,302 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Rotorua mayoral race: Kalaadevi Ananda joins field of six candidates". Rotorua Daily Post. New Zealand Herald. 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Desmarais, Felix (27 July 2021). "Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick to stand down after next election". RNZ.
- ^ Desmarais, Felix (14 December 2021). "Reynold Macpherson running for Rotorua mayor in 2022 local election". Stuff.
- ^ Sparks, Zizi (16 July 2022). "Ben Sandford, Rotorua lawyer, announces mayoralty bid". Rotorua Daily Post. New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Desmarais, Felix (10 May 2022). "Tania Tapsell to stand for mayor of Rotorua Lakes Council". Rotorua Daily Post. New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Makiha, Kelly (8 August 2022). "Mayoralty consideration: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait mightn't only be eyeing Miss Rotorua crown". Rotorua Daily Post. New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Rotorua Lakes Council - 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Rotorua Lakes Council. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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