# 2022 Gisborne local elections

The 2022 Gisborne 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.

## Gisborne District Council
### Mayor

2022 Gisborne mayoral election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes at iteration | FPv% |
| Affiliation | Candidate | 1 | FPv% |
| None | Rehette Stoltz | 8,009 | 54.34 |
| None | Colin Alder | 2,943 | 19.97 |
| None | Rhonda Tibble | 2,583 | 17.53 |
| None | Darin Brown | 969 | 6.57 |
| Informal | Informal | 35 | 0.24 |
| Blank | Blank | 198 | 1.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 14,738 | |

### Council

Summary of results :
| Ward | Incumbent | Incumbent | Elected | Elected |
| General | | Josh Wharehinga | Josh Wharehinga | Josh Wharehinga |
| General | New ward | New ward | | Colin Alder |
| General | | Larry Foster | Larry Foster | Larry Foster |
| General | New ward | New ward | | Rob Telfer |
| General | | Andy Cranston | Andy Cranston | Andy Cranston |
| General | | Debbie Gregory | Debbie Gregory | Debbie Gregory |
| General | | Tony Robinson | Tony Robinson | Tony Robinson |
| General | New ward | New ward | | Teddy Thompson |
| Māori | New ward | New ward | | Rhonda Tibble |
| Māori | New ward | New ward | | Aubrey Ria |
| Māori | New ward | New ward | | Nick Tupara |
| Māori | New ward | New ward | | Ani Pahuru-Huriwai |
| Māori | New ward | New ward | | Rawinia Parata |

#### Details

Tairāwhiti General Ward :
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| Affiliation | Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| None | Josh Wharehinga | 1,921 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Colin Alder | 1,639 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Larry Keith Foster | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,184 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Rob Telfer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,169 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Andy Cranston | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,201 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Debbie Gregory | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,162 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Tony Robinson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,170 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Teddy Thompson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,069 |
| Independent | Meredith Akuhata-Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,022 |
| None | Jen Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 669 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Charlie Reynolds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 555 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Tina Karaitiana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 411 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Ben Florance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 383 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Alistar Malcolm McKellow | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 332 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Jordan Walker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 322 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Moera Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 245 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Frank Murphy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 211 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Rachel Lodewyk | | | | | | | | | | | | | 199 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Hine Moeke-Murray | | | | | | | | | | | 170 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Leighton Packer | | | | | | | | | | 141 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Julian Tilley | | | | | | | | | 134 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Peter Jones | | | | | | | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Gareth Mill | | | | | | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Dennis Patrick Pennefather | | | | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Mike Page | | | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Informal | Informal | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 |
| Blank | Blank | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 | 11,081 |
Tairāwhiti Māori Ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration | Votes at iteration |
| Affiliation | Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| None | Rhonda Tibble | 844 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Aubrey Ria | | | | | | | | | | | 602 | | | | | | | |
| None | Nick Tupara | | | | | | | | | | | | | 618 | | | | | |
| Independent | Ani Pahuru-Huriwai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 578 | |
| Ngāti Porou | Rawinia Parata | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 568 |
| None | Darin Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 389 |
| None | Ian George Proctor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 316 | | |
| None | Jody Toroa | | | | | | | | | | | | 245 | | | | | | |
| Independent | Chris Haenga | | | | | | | | | | 226 | | | | | | | | |
| None | Agnes Lyn Walker | | | | | | | | 199 | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Marijke Warmenhoven | | | | | | 131 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Harawria Craig Pearless | | | | | 123 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| None | Athena Emmerson | | | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Informal | Informal | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Blank | Blank | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 3,650 |