2022 Dunedin local elections
8 October 2022

The 2022 Dunedin local elections were held via postal voting between September and October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections. Elections in Dunedin covered one territorial authority, the Dunedin City Council, and six community boards.

Dunedin City Council

The Dunedin City Council used the single transferable voting system to elect the Mayor of Dunedin and city councillors for the 2022-2025 term.[1] Voter turnout was 48.21%.[2] The positions of mayor and fourteen city councillors elected at-large were contested by the following candidates:

Mayor

Former city councillor Jules Radich was returned as mayor, defeating incumbent Aaron Hawkins.

2022 Dunedin mayoral election[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Team Dunedin Jules Radich 36.32% 17,184 17,224 17,250 17,396 17,487 17,793 18,126 18,622 21,286
Green Ōtepoti Aaron Hawkins† 22.08% 10,445 10,451 10,530 10,562 10,920 11,019 11,087 11,241 11,388
Independent Sophie Barker 15.52% 7,345 7,389 7,423 7,496 7,756 7,969 8,271 8,892 9,574
Independent Lee Vandervis 12.64% 5,980 6,058 6,072 6,113 6,155 6,250 6,432 6,574
Independent Carmen Houlahan 3.34% 1,582 1,593 1,633 1,676 1,782 1,916 2,087
Independent Bill Acklin 2.8% 1,326 1,355 1,362 1,400 1,440 1,519
Independent David Joseph Milne 2.3% 1,090 1,104 1,121 1,231 1,266
Independent Mandy Mayhem-Bullock 2.29% 1,082 1,099 1,164 1,181
Southern Independents Richard Seager 1.29% 612 641 651
Independent Jett Groshinski 0.7% 333 335
Independent Pamela Taylor 0.7% 332
Valid: 47311   Spoilt: 106 + 400 blank   Quota: 1st iteration: 23,656; final iteration: 21,124  

    †Incumbent candidate

    Councillors

    2022 Dunedin City Council – Council at-large election[2]
    Party Candidate First count FPv% Iter Quota Result
    Independent Sophie Barker† 7,361 16.12% 1 3,044.13 Elected
    Independent Lee Vandervis† 6,372 13.95% 1 3,044.13 Elected
    Team Dunedin Brent Weatherall 3,816 8.36% 1 3,044.13 Elected
    Green Ōtepoti Marie Laufiso† 3,461 7.58% 1 3,044.13 Elected
    Team Dunedin Andrew Whiley† 3,082 6.75% 1 3,044.13 Elected
    Independent Bill Acklin 1,542 3.38% 42 2,909.76 Elected
    Independent Christine Garey† 1,866 4.09% 42 2,909.76 Elected
    Labour Steve Walker† 1,903 4.17% 51 2,885.64 Elected
    Independent Jim O'Malley† 1,385 3.03% 52 2,884.62 Elected
    Independent Carmen Houlahan† 1,453 3.18% 53 2,862.65 Elected
    Team Dunedin Kevin Gilbert 870 1.91% 58 2,835.64 Elected
    Independent Mandy Mayhem-Bullock 1,274 2.79% 67 2,751.44 Elected
    Independent David Benson-Pope† 1,077 2.36% 68 2,743.25 Elected
    Independent Cherry Lucas 940 2.06% 73 2,721.58 Elected
    Independent Rachel Elder† 820 1.8% 73 2,721.58 Excluded
    Independent Robyn McLean 896 1.96% 64 2,797.13 Excluded
    Team Dunedin Lynette Scott 470 1.03% 57 2,851.02 Excluded
    Independent Chris McBride 693 1.52% 52 2,884.62 Excluded
    Labour Joy Davis 699 1.53% 49 2,895.87 Excluded
    Team Dunedin Callum Steele 393 0.86% 47 2,906.51 Excluded
    Southern Independents Richard Seager 541 1.18% 41 2,918.83 Excluded
    Independent Doug Hall Jr† 536 1.17% 37 2,933.22 Excluded
    Independent Randal Scott 612 1.34% 34 2,943.70 Excluded
    Independent Jett Groshinski 537 1.18% 33 2,948.61 Excluded
    Independent Richard Knights 510 1.12% 31 2,953.48 Excluded
    Team Dunedin Cheryl May Neill 312 0.68% 29 2,957.98 Excluded
    Independent Bruce Mitchell 371 0.81% 27 2,967.02 Excluded
    Independent Tracey Pita 277 0.61% 25 2,975.48 Excluded
    Independent Peter Barron 319 0.7% 22 2,977.34 Excluded
    Independent Vick Veera 272 0.6% 19 2,981.41 Excluded
    Independent Pamela Taylor 234 0.51% 17 2,985.35 Excluded
    Independent Michael Lee 182 0.4% 15 2,987.67 Excluded
    Independent Chriss Hamilton 162 0.35% 14 2,988.71 Excluded
    Pro-Freedom Jedi Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle 120 0.26% 13 2,989.52 Excluded
    Independent Rob Waide 81 0.18% 12 2,990.57 Excluded
    Independent Marita Johnson 76 0.17% 11 2,991.10 Excluded
    Independent Nathan Gordon 72 0.16% 9 2,991.89 Excluded
    Independent Veronica Jackman 64 0.14% 6 2,992.57 Excluded
    Independent David Smith 11 0.02% 5 2,992.71 Excluded
    Team Dunedin Jules Radich† - - 1 3,044.13 Withdrawn*
    Valid votes: 45662; Spoilt: 961 + 860 blank

    *Withdrawn due to being elected as mayor
    †Incumbent candidate

    Other local elections

    Depending on where in Dunedin they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:[1][3][4]

    and

    and/or

    References

    1. 1 2 "2022 Elections". www.dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    2. 1 2 3 "2022 Triennial Elections | DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    3. ↑ Council, Dunedin City. "Elections map". www.dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    4. ↑ "Otago Regional Constituencies" (PDF). www.orc.govt.nz. Otago Regional Council. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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