# Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects one councillor and covers the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board. The current councillor is Josephine Bartley.

## Demographics

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward covers 40.39 km$^2$ (15.59 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 99,700 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,468 people per km$^2$.
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki had a population of 88,545 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,491 people (1.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 8,199 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 43,521 males, 44,655 females and 366 people of other genders in 30,423 dwellings. 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 16,698 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 19,230 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 41,898 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,719 (12.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 44.2% European (Pākehā); 13.4% Māori; 23.6% Pasifika; 30.3% Asian; 3.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.8%, Māori language by 2.8%, Samoan by 4.4%, and other languages by 30.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 42.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 40.6% Christian, 4.4% Hindu, 2.6% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 2.6% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 40.6%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24,282 (33.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 28,557 (39.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 19,014 (26.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 10,194 people (14.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 40,383 (56.2%) people were employed full-time, 7,380 (10.3%) were part-time, and 2,400 (3.3%) were unemployed.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes | Notes |
| 2010 | Richard Northey | Labour | 9236 | |
| 2013 | Denise Krum | Communities and Residents | 8483 | |
| 2016 | Denise Lee | Auckland Future | 9361 | elected as Denise Krum. Reverted to her maiden name, Lee, after the election. Resigned after election to parliament at the 2017 general election, triggering a by-election. |
| 2018 by-election | Josephine Bartley | Labour | 7225 | elected in by-election, 17 February 2018. |
| 2019 | Josephine Bartley | Labour | 8358 | |
| 2022 | Josephine Bartley | Labour | 8877 | |

## Election Results

Election Results for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward:

### 2022 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| 1 | Josephine Bartley | Labour | 8877 |
| | Troy Elliott | Communities and Residents | 6868 |
| | John Peebles | Independent | 1812 |
| | Christopher Carroll | | 1213 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 954 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 29 |