2022 Hamilton mayoral election

8 October 2022
 
Candidate Paula Southgate Geoff Taylor
Popular vote 15,880 14,043
Percentage 53.07% 46.93%

Mayor before election

Paula Southgate

Elected Mayor

Paula Southgate

The 2022 Hamilton mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first time, the election was held under the single transferable vote system.[1] Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate was re-elected.

Candidates

Declared candidates

Declined to be candidates

  • Louise Hutt, 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
  • Angela O'Leary, city councillor[4]
  • Ewan Wilson, city councillor[4]

Results

2022 Hamilton mayoral election[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Paula Southgate  ? ? ? ? ? ? 15,880
Independent Geoff Taylor  ? ? ? ? ? ? 14,043
Independent Horiana Henderson  ? ? ? ? ? 1,789  
Outdoors Donna Pokere-Phillips  ? ? ? ? 1,248    
Independent Lachlan Coleman  ? ? ? 1,109      
Independent Riki Manarangi  ? ? 969        
The Peoples Voice Jack Gielen  ? 517          
Independent Lee Bloor 416            
Valid:   Quota: 14,962  

    Aftermath

    On 14 October 2022, Southgate named Angela O'Leary as deputy mayor.[8]

    References

    1. Mather, Mike (7 August 2020). "'White male privilege' a worry as HCC switches to STV for elections". Waikato Times. Stuff.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nominees". Your City Elections. Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
    3. Ward, Stephen (31 July 2022). "Names trickle in for city and regional council elections". Waikato Times. Stuff.
    4. 1 2 3 Leaman, Aaron (18 March 2022). "City Hall showdown – Hamilton city councillors reveal their political ambitions". Waikato Times. Stuff.
    5. McRae, Andrew (11 May 2022). "Hamilton deputy mayor Geoff Taylor to challenge mayor for top job at upcoming election". RNZ.
    6. "Louise Hutt standing for Hamilton City Council". Voxy.co.nz. 30 July 2022.
    7. "Hamilton City Council Final results for the 2022 Election" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
    8. Ward, Stephen (14 October 2022). "Southgate names new Hamilton deputy mayor and committee chairperson line-up". Waikato Times. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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