2019 Tasman District Council election

2019 Tasman District Council election
12 October 2019
District council election
Turnout19,846 (51.68%)
Seats
  13 Independents
Mayoral election
Turnout19,846 (51.68%)
 
Candidate Tim King Brent Maru
Popular vote 8,034 5,841
Percentage 39.80 28.94
 
Candidate Dean McNamara Maxwell Clark
Popular vote 3,417 2,514
Percentage 16.93 12.45
Mayor before election

Tim King
Independent

Elected mayor

Tim King
Independent

Vote share of elected district councillors

The 2019 Tasman District Council election was held on 12 October 2019 as part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. One mayor and thirteen district councillors were elected in Tasman District, as well as the members of two community boards.

Elected members

Mayor

The incumbent mayor, Richard Kempthorne, announced in March 2019 that he would not stand for re-election. Kempthorne had first been elected as a district councillor in the 2001 local election and after serving two terms as a councillor, he had been mayor since winning the 2007 local election.[1][2] Tim King, who had been Tasman's deputy mayor since 2001[1] and had first been elected to Tasman District Council as a councillor in the 1998 local elections,[3] was elected to succeed Kempthorne in the mayoralty. Brent Maru, who was the incumbent chairperson of the Motueka Community Board, came in second place. Dean McNamara came third; this was his third mayoral election. McNamara was re-elected as a Moutere-Waimea ward councillor. Maxwell Clark came fourth in the mayoral contest.[4]

2019 Tasman mayoral election[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Tim King 8,034 39.80
None Brent Maru 5,841 28.94
None Dean McNamara 3,417 16.93
None Maxwell Clark 2,514 12.45
Informal 25 0.12
Blank 355 1.76
Turnout 20,186

Council

Summary of results
Ward Incumbent[6] Elected[5]
Golden Bay Sue Brown Chris Hill
Golden Bay Paul Sangster Celia Butler
Lakes–Murchison Stuart Bryant
Moutere–Waimea Tim King Christeen MacKenzie
Moutere–Waimea Anne Turley
Moutere–Waimea Dean McNamara
Motueka David Ogilvie
Motueka Peter Canton Trindi Walker
Motueka Paul Hawkes Claire Hutt
Richmond Dana Wensley
Richmond Trevor Tuffnell
Richmond Kit Maling
Richmond Mark Greening

Details

The two incumbents in the Golden Bay ward, Sue Brown and Paul Sangster, were both defeated. Chris Hill and Celia Butler were elected with large majorities. Sangster came third, receiving about half the votes of Hill. Brown came fifth in the contest that had six candidates.[6][5]

Golden Bay ward[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Chris Hill 1,555
None Celia Butler 1,303
None Paul Sangster 734
None Kaya Blown 480
None Sue Brown 417
None Reg Turner 376
Informal 4
Blank 9
Turnout
Motueka ward[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None David Ogilvie 2,492 x
None Trindi Walker 2,463 x
None Clair Hutt 2,172 x
Independent Barry Dowler 2,148 x
Independent Trevor Norriss 1,940 x
Independent Paul Dixon-Didier 1,104 x
Informal 25 x
Blank 71 x
Turnout x
Moutere–Waimea ward[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Anne Turley 2,040 x
None Dean McNamara 2,033 x
Independent Christeen MacKenzie 1,881 x
None Julie Nevin 1,672 x
None Don Everitt 1,590 x
None Richard Johns 1,397 x
None Elisabeth Siegmund 980 x
None Jennifer Beatson 949 x
None Julian Eggers 916 x
None Hayden Stevenson 680 x
Informal 8 x
Blank 179 x
Turnout x
Richmond ward[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Dana Wensley 3,856 x
None Kit Maling 3,464 x
None Trevor Tuffnell 3,090 x
None Mark Greening 2,673 x
None Stan Holland 2,040 x
None Maxwell Clark 2,030 x
None Gary Watson 1,677 x
None Peter Lynch 1,348 x
None Maurie White 1,010 x
Informal 7 x
Blank 90 x
Turnout x
Lakes–Murchison ward

In the Lakes–Murchison ward, Stuart Bryant was declared elected unopposed.[5]

Community boards

Summary of results
Board Incumbent[5] Elected[5]
Motueka Brent Maru
Motueka Richard Horrell
Motueka Claire Hutt David Armstrong
Motueka Barry Dowler[a] Joni Tomsett
Golden Bay Lynne Ensor Averill Grant
Golden Bay Abbie Langford
Golden Bay Grant Knowles
Golden Bay Dave Gowland

Details

Golden Bay Community Board[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Averill Grant 1,616 x
None Abbie Langford 1,560 x
None Grant Knowles 1,470 x
None Dave Gowland 1,316 x
None Robert Hewison 1,283 x
None Wendy Andrews 737 x
Informal 1 x
Blank 75 x
Turnout x
Motueka Community Board[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Brent Maru 3,916 x
None Trindi Walker[b] 3,020 x
None Richard Horrell 2,492 x
None David Armstrong 2,059 x
None Joni Tomsett 1,938 x
None Charmaine Petereit 1,055 x
None Jon Taylor 675 x
Informal 3 x
Blank 94 x
Turnout x

Notes

  1. ^ Elected in a February 2017 by-election[7]
  2. ^ Withdrawn, elected as district councillor[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Sivignon, Cherie (21 March 2019). "Tasman district mayor Richard Kempthorne won't seek re-election". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (12 October 2019). "Departing mayor Richard Kempthorne reflects on 18 years with council". Stuff. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (1 November 2022). "Stuart Bryant re-elected as deputy mayor of Tasman District Council". Stuff. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (12 October 2019). "Tim King wins Tasman District Council mayoralty". Stuff. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Previous election results". Tasman District Council. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2016 Final Election Results". Tasman District Council. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (17 February 2017). "Ex-TDC councillor Barry Dowler wins Motueka by-election: progressive results". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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