# 2019 Bay of Plenty local elections

The 2019 Bay of Plenty local elections were part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Bay of Plenty elections cover one regional council (Bay of Plenty Regional Council), seven territorial authority (city and district) councils, two district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.

## Bay of Plenty Regional Council
### Eastern Bay of Plenty General Constituency (2)

Both candidates were elected.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Eastern Bay of Plenty General Constituency (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Bill Clark | n/a | | |
| | Independent | Y Douglas Leeder | n/a | | |

### Kōhī Māori Constituency (1)

Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Kōhī Māori Constituency (1 vacancy) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Toi Kai Rākau Iti | 2,450 | 60.81% | – |
| | Independent | N Tiipene Marr | 1,579 | 39.19% | −14.15% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,029 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,037 | | |

### Mauāo Māori Constituency (1)

Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Mauāo Māori Constituency (1 vacancy) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Matemoana McDonald | 1,547 | 58.00% | – |
| | Independent | N Riki Nelson | 1,120 | 41.99% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,667 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,716 | | |

### Ōkurei Māori Constituency (1)

The candidate was elected unopposed.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Ōkurei Māori Constituency (1 vacancy) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Te Taru White | n/a | | |

### Rotorua General Constituency (2)

Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Rotorua General Constituency (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Kevin Winters | 9,573 | 37.33% | +8.59% |
| | Independent | Y Lyall Thurston | 8,284 | 32.30% | +1.54% |
| | Living and Working for Rotorua | N Katie Priscilla Paul | 7,787 | 30.37% | +13.63% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,644 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,649 | | |

### Tauranga General Constituency (5)

All candidates were elected.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Tauranga General Constituency (5 vacancies) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Y Stuart Crosby | n/a |
| LOVE TAURANGA! | Y David Love | n/a |
| Lets BANG This OUT | Y Stacey Rose | n/a |
| Independent | Y Paula Thompson | n/a |
| ACTION not WORDS | Y Andrew von Dadelszen | n/a |

### Western Bay of Plenty General Constituency (2)

Bay of Plenty Regional Council election, 2019 – Western Bay of Plenty General Constituency (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Jane Nees | 7,067 | 32.45% | – |
| | Independent | Y Norm Bruning | 5,608 | 25.75% | – |
| | Independent | N Matthew Farrell | 4,563 | 20.96% | – |
| | Independent | N Jenny Hobbs | 4,537 | 20.84% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,775 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

## Kawerau District Council
### Mayor (1)

2019 Kawerau District mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Malcolm Campbell | 2,022 | 87.53% | +2.69% |
| | Independent | Tracey Hill | 288 | 12.47% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,310 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Council At-Large (8)

2019 Kawerau District Council election At-Large :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Faylene Tunui | 1,689 | 10.89% | +2.41% |
| | Independent | Y Berice Joyce Julian | 1,619 | 10.44% | +0.90% |
| | Independent | Y Sela Kingi | 1,581 | 10.20% | +2.84% |
| | Independent | Y Carolyn Ion | 1,522 | 9.82% | +0.78% |
| | Independent | Y Warwick Godfery | 1,499 | 9.67% | +1.59% |
| | Independent | Y Rex Savage | 1,370 | 8.84% | +0.92% |
| | Independent | Y Aaron Rangihika | 1,234 | 7.96% | – |
| | Independent | Y David Sparks | 1,171 | 7.55% | +0.46% |
| | Independent | Sneha Gray | 856 | 5.52% | – |
| | Independent | Mike Burrell | 807 | 5.21% | – |
| | Independent | Whaiora Patrick | 796 | 5.13% | – |
| | Independent | Derek Speirs | 507 | 3.27% | – |
| | Independent | Irma Maria Hoani | 481 | 3.10% | – |
| | Independent | Rae Geary | 371 | 2.39% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

## Ōpōtiki District Council
### Mayor (1)

2019 Ōpōtiki District mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Y Lyn Riesterer | 1,378 | 44.94% |
| | Independent | Alex Dobie | 673 | 21.95% |
| | Independent | Louis Rāpihana | 468 | 15.26% |
| | Independent | Peter Irving | 247 | 8.06% |
| | Independent | Haki McRoberts | 198 | 6.46% |
| | Independent | Xiao Yu Chen | 76 | 2.48% |
| | Independent | Les Keane | 26 | 0.85% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,066 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

## Rotorua Lakes Council
### Mayor (1)

2019 Rotorua Lakes mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Steve Chadwick | 9,221 | 43.82% | +1.03% |
| | Residents and Ratepayers | Reynold MacPherson | 6,579 | 31.26% | +2.10% |
| | Independent | Rob Kent | 2,689 | 12.78% | −3.06% |
| | Independent | Dennis Curtis | 2,554 | 12.14% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,043 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Community boards
#### Rotorua Lakes Community Board (4)

2019 Rotorua Lakes Council elections – Rotorua Lakes Community Board (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Nick Chater | 952 | 22.38% | +5.07% |
| | Independent | Y Phill Thomass | 637 | 14.97% | +0.76% |
| | Independent | Y Jennifer Rothwell | 618 | 14.53% | – |
| | Independent | Y Sandra Goodwin | 609 | 14.32% | – |
| | Independent | Allan Estcourt | 567 | 13.33% | – |
| | Independent | Robyn Manuel | 484 | 11.38% | – |
| | Independent | Reina Engelen | 387 | 9.10% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,254 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

#### Rotorua Rural Community Board (4)

2019 Rotorua Lakes Council elections – Rotorua Rural Community Board (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Rural Rotorua First | Y Shirley Trumper | 1,439 | 24.43% | – |
| | Independent | Y Bryce Heard | 1,162 | 19.73% | – |
| | Independent | Y Ben Hollier | 1,119 | 19.00% | – |
| | Independent | Y Sarah Thomson | 1,105 | 18.76% | – |
| | Independent | Janine Dorman | 691 | 11.73% | – |
| | Independent | Rachel Clark | 375 | 6.37% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,891 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

## Tauranga City Council
### Mayor (1)

2019 Tauranga City mayoral election (final results) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent | Y Tenby Powell | 32.58% | 12,486 | 12,505 | 12,554 | 12,696 | 12,857 | 13,098 | 13,690 | 15,085 | 17,299 |
| | Independent | Greg Brownless | 20.82% | 7,978 | 7,993 | 8,029 | 8,105 | 8,180 | 8,463 | 8,989 | 9,647 | 12,400 |
| | Independent | Kelvin Clout | 16.42% | 6,295 | 6,315 | 6,375 | 6,484 | 6,610 | 6,959 | 7,533 | 8,635 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Hollis | 10.34% | 3,964 | 4,001 | 4,074 | 4,219 | 4,381 | 4,800 | 5,715 | | |
| | Independent | John Robson | 7.78% | 2,982 | 3,011 | 3,044 | 3,132 | 3,235 | 3,474 | | | |
| | Independent | Murray Guy | 4.94% | 1,893 | 1,909 | 1,962 | 2,031 | 2,128 | | | | |
| | Independent | Christopher Stokes | 2.34% | 897 | 916 | 1,003 | 1,142 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jos Nagels | 2.39% | 916 | 932 | 974 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | RangiMarie Kingi | 1.81% | 695 | 703 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Les Wallen | 0.58% | 222 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 38,328 Quota:  Turnout: |||||||||||||

## Western Bay of Plenty District Council
### Mayor (1)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Garry Webber | 6,537 | 47.91% | +16.55% |
| | Independent | Margaret Murray-Benge | 5,203 | 38.13% | – |
| | Independent | Steve Fawcett | 1,905 | 13.96% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,645 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Council wards
#### Kaimai Ward (4)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Kaimai Ward (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Margaret Murray-Benge | 2,833 | 19.01% | −0.66% |
| | Independent | Y Don Thwaites | 2,823 | 18.94% | −4.35% |
| | Independent | Y Mark Dean | 2,524 | 16.94% | −1.86% |
| | Independent | Y Murray Grainger | 2,264 | 15.19% | – |
| | Independent | John Palmer | 2,036 | 13.66% | −5.05% |
| | Independent | Suaree Borell | 1,452 | 9.74% | – |
| | Independent | John Evans | 970 | 6.51% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

#### Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward (3)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y James Denyer | 2,255 | 17.28% | – |
| | Independent | Y Christina Humphreys | '1,686 | 12.92% | – |
| | Independent | Y Anne Henry | 1,491 | 11.43% | – |
| | Independent | Allan Sole | 1,403 | 10.75% | – |
| | Independent | John Clements | 1,371 | 10.51% | – |
| | Independent | David Marshall | 1,322 | 10.13% | −8.53% |
| | Independent | Kevin Tohiariki | 1,182 | 9.06% | −6.05% |
| | Independent | Neil Candy | 945 | 7.24% | – |
| | Independent | George van Dyke | 921 | 7.06% | – |
| | Independent | Tangiwai Manihera-Palmer | 474 | 3.63% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

#### Maketu-Te Puke Ward (4)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Maketu-Te Puke Ward (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Monique Lints | 2,454 | 19.94% | – |
| | Independent | Y John Scrimgeour | 2,367 | 19.23% | +1.43% |
| | Independent | Y Kevin Marsh | 2,169 | 17.62% | −1.09% |
| | Independent | Y Grant Dally | 2,052 | 16.67% | +1.16% |
| | Independent | Mike Lally | 1,672 | 13.59% | −2.79% |
| | Vector Group Charitable Trust | Stephen Fawcett | 1,593 | 12.94% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Community boards
#### Katikati Community Board (4)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Katikati Community Board (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Ben Warren | 2,059 | 16.47% | −5.41% |
| | Independent | Y Neil Harray | 1,963 | 15.70% | – |
| | Independent | Y Kate Sutherland | 1,604 | 12.83% | – |
| | Independent | Christina Humphreys (withdrawn; elected to Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward) | 1,533 | 12.26% | – |
| | Independent | Y John Clements | 1,524 | 12.19% | – |
| | Independent | Kamal Yadav | 1,315 | 10.52% | – |
| | Independent | Norm Mayo | 1,314 | 10.51% | −5.18% |
| | Independent | George van Dyke | 1,190 | 9.52% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

#### Maketu Community Board (4)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Maketu Community Board (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Shane Beech | 291 | 24.27% | – |
| | Independent | Y Laura Rae | 274 | 22.85% | – |
| | Independent | Y William Ra Anaru | 241 | 20.10% | – |
| | Independent | Y Stephan Simpson | 157 | 13.09% | – |
| | Independent | Juliette Brawn | 120 | 10.00% | – |
| | Independent | Wendy McFadyen | 116 | 9.67% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

#### Omokoroa Community Board (4)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Omokoroa Community Board (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Teresa Sage | 1,080 | 24.78% | – |
| | Independent | Y Peter Presland | 1,078 | 24.73% | – |
| | Independent | Y Derek Sage | 948 | 21.75% | – |
| | Independent | Y John Evans | 630 | 14.46% | – |
| | Independent | Puran Bhag Singh | 622 | 14.27% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,358 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

#### Te Puke Community Board (4)

2019 Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections – Te Puke Community Board (4 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Richard Crawford | 1,313 | 16.98% | – |
| | Independent | Y Tupaea Rolleston | 1,155 | 14.94% | – |
| | Independent | Y Dale Snell | 1,142 | 14.77% | – |
| | Independent | Y Kassie Ellis | 1,001 | 12.94% | – |
| | Vector Group Charitable Trust | Stephen Fawcett | 927 | 11.99% | – |
| | Independent | Joan Dugmore | 729 | 9.43% | −6.38% |
| | Independent | Richard McNair | 579 | 7.49% | – |
| | Vector Group Charitable Trust | Larissa Hika | 528 | 6.83% | – |
| | Independent | Gina Davies | 359 | 4.64% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,733 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

## Whakatāne District Council
### Mayor (1)

2019 Whakatāne District mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Y Judy Turner | 3,935 | 31.95% | – |
| | Independent | Victor Luca | 1,833 | 14.88% | – |
| | Independent | Lesley Immink | 1,589 | 12.90% | – |
| | Independent | Julie Jukes | 1,322 | 10.73% | −4.53% |
| | Independent | Pouroto Ngaropō | 1,263 | 10.25% | – |
| | Independent | Russell Orr | 1,208 | 9.81% | – |
| | Independent | Hinerangi Goodman | 1,168 | 9.48% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,318 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |