# 2022 Tasman local elections

The 2022 Tasman local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one district council (consisting of thirteen district councillors and one mayor), and two community boards.

## Tasman District Council
### 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 which ran as the candidate for the anti-vax NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party), and Richard Osmaston.
2022 Tasman mayoral election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Tim King | 12,164 | 58.53 |
| None | Mike Harvey | 2,926 | 14.08 |
| None | Maxwell Clark | 2,689 | 12.94 |
| Outdoors | Aly Cook | 2,239 | 10.77 |
| Money Free NZ | Richard Osmaston | 242 | 1.16 |
| Informal | Informal | 21 | 0.10 |
| Blank | Blank | 400 | 1.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 20,783 | |

### Council

Summary of results :
| Ward | Incumbent | Elected | Elected |
| Golden Bay | Celia Butler | Celia Butler | Celia Butler |
| Golden Bay | Chris Hill | Chris Hill | Chris Hill |
| Lakes-Murchison | Stuart Bryant | Stuart Bryant | Stuart Bryant |
| Moutere-Waimea | Christeen MacKenzie | Christeen MacKenzie | Christeen MacKenzie |
| Moutere-Waimea | Dean McNamara | | Dan Shallcrass |
| Moutere-Waimea | Anne Turley | | Mike Kininmouth |
| Motueka | Trindi Walker | Trindi Walker | Trindi Walker |
| Motueka | Claire Hutt | | Brent Maru |
| Motueka | David Ogilvie | | Barry Dowler |
| Richmond | Mark Greening | Mark Greening | Mark Greening |
| Richmond | Kit Maling | Kit Maling | Kit Maling |
| Richmond | Trevor Tuffnell | | Jo Ellis |
| Richmond | Dana Wensley | | Glen Daikee |

#### Details

Golden Bay Ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Chris Hill | 1,691 | 71.56 |
| None | Celia Butler | 1,625 | 68.77 |
| None | Quinn Lake | 526 | 22.26 |
| None | James Wolfen-Duvall | 486 | 19.30 |
| None | Phil Smith | 50 | 2.12 |
| Informal | Informal | 2 | 0.08 |
| Blank | Blank | 32 | 1.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | |
Lakes-Murchison Ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Stuart Gordon Bryant | 711 | 50.04 |
| No to 3 Waters and irresponsible debt | Dean McNamara | 330 | 23.22 |
| None | Sharon Rogers | 253 | 17.80 |
| None | Richard Osmaston | 88 | 6.19 |
| Informal | Informal | 2 | 0.14 |
| Blank | Blank | 33 | 2.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,421 | |
Moutere-Waimea Ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Christeen MacKenzie | 3,522 | 61.27 |
| None | Dan Shallcrass | 2,655 | 46.19 |
| Independent | Mike Kininmonth | 2,411 | 41.95 |
| Local Democracy & Public Service | Jono Trolove | 2,061 | 35.86 |
| None | Kelvin Woodley | 1,446 | 25.16 |
| Common Sense | Dan Robinson | 1,405 | 24.44 |
| Informal | Informal | 4 | 0.07 |
| Blank | Blank | 153 | 2.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,748 | |
Motueka Ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Brent Maru | 3,035 | 64.22 |
| None | Trindi Walker | 2,119 | 44.84 |
| None | Barry Dowler | 1,892 | 40.03 |
| Independent | Ian Palmer | 1,666 | 35.25 |
| Independent | Richard Brown | 1,369 | 28.97 |
| Putting People First | Nick Hughes | 933 | 19.74 |
| Upholding intergrity | Terina Graham | 844 | 17.86 |
| None | Barbara Lewando | 588 | 12.44 |
| Informal | Informal | 14 | 0.30 |
| Blank | Blank | 45 | 0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,726 | |
Richmond Ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kit Maling | 4,139 | 63.43 |
| None | Ellis Jo | 2,504 | 38.38 |
| Sensible, Ethical and Open | Mark Greening | 2,257 | 34.59 |
| None | Glen Daikee | 2,151 | 32.97 |
| None | Joni Tomsett | 2,130 | 32.64 |
| None | Rachel Stevenson | 2,038 | 31.23 |
| None | Maxwell Clark | 1,962 | 30.07 |
| Community focused governance | Ray Griffith | 1,572 | 24.09 |
| None | Tim Tyler | 1,545 | 23.68 |
| Common sense local governance | Adele Terrill | 1,340 | 20.54 |
| Informal | Informal | 10 | 0.15 |
| Blank | Blank | 142 | 2.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 6,525 | |

### Community boards

Summary of results :
| Board | Incumbent | Elected | Elected |
| Motueka | Brent Maru | | Nick Hughes |
| Motueka | Richard Charles Horrell | | Claire Hutt |
| Motueka | Joni Tomsett | | Terina Graham |
| Motueka | David Armstrong | David Armstrong | David Armstrong |
| Golden Bay | Dave Gowland | | Henry Dixon |
| Golden Bay | Averill Grant | | Robert Hewison |
| Golden Bay | Grant Knowles | Grant Knowles | Grant Knowles |
| Golden Bay | Abbie Langford | Abbie Langford | Abbie Langford |

#### Details

Motueka Community Board :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Brent Maru | 3,326 | 70.38 |
| None | David Armstrong | 2,170 | 45.92 |
| Putting People First | Nick Hughes | 1,736 | 36.73 |
| None | Claire Hutt | 1,533 | 32.44 |
| Community minded | Terina Graham | 1,246 | 26.36 |
| None | Dana Carter | 1,197 | 25.33 |
| None | Tania Corbett | 996 | 21.07 |
| Independent | Barbara Lewando | 783 | 16.57 |
| Independent | Margaret McCallum | 544 | 11.51 |
| None | Ellie Kamphuis | 476 | 10.07 |
| None | Charmaine Petereit | 341 | 7.22 |
| Informal | Informal | 3 | 0.06 |
| Blank | Blank | 94 | 2.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,726 | |