2022 Tasman District Council election

2022 Tasman District Council election
8 October 2022
District council election
Turnout20,783 (50.0%)
Seats
  13 Independents
Mayoral election
Turnout20,783 (50.0%)
 
Candidate Tim King Mike Harvey
Affiliation None None
Popular vote 12,164 2,926
Percentage 58.53 14.08
 
Candidate Maxwell Clark Aly Cook
Affiliation None Outdoors
Popular vote 2,689 2,239
Percentage 12.94 10.77
Mayor before election

Tim King
Independent

Elected mayor

Tim King
Independent

Vote share of elected district councillors

The 2022 Tasman District Council election was held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 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

Incumbent mayor Tim King was re-elected to a second term,[1] defeating Mike Harvey, Maxwell Clark (brother of invercargill mayor Nobby Clark[2]), Aly Cook (a singer who ran as the candidate for the anti-vax NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party),[3] and Richard Osmaston. King had first been elected to Tasman District Council as a councillor in the 1998 local elections.[4]

2022 Tasman mayoral election[5]
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 21 0.10
Blank 400 1.92
Turnout 20,783

Council

Summary of results
Ward Incumbent[5] Elected[5]
Golden Bay Celia Butler
Golden Bay Chris Hill
Lakes–Murchison Stuart Bryant
Moutere–Waimea Christeen MacKenzie
Moutere–Waimea Dean McNamara Dan Shallcrass
Moutere–Waimea Anne Turley Mike Kininmouth
Motueka Trindi Walker
Motueka Claire Hutt Brent Maru
Motueka David Ogilvie Barry Dowler
Richmond Mark Greening
Richmond Kit Maling
Richmond Trevor Tuffnell Jo Ellis
Richmond Dana Wensley Glen Daikee

Details

The two incumbents in the Golden Bay ward, Chris Hill and Celia Butler, were re-elected with large majorities.[6] Phil Smith had withdrawn from the contest after the nominations closed, hence his name did appear on the voting forms.[7]

Golden Bay ward[5]
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 2 0.08
Blank 32 1.35
Turnout 2,363

In the Lakes–Murchison ward, Stuart Bryant was successful. He had first been elected as a Tasman District councillor in a June 1999 by-election following the death of councillor Murray Borlase.[4] There were four candidates for the single seat available, with Bryant's closest challenger, Dean McNamara, gaining fewer than half of his votes. McNamara was an incumbent councillor who had represented the Moutere–Waimea ward in the previous two terms.[8]

Lakes–Murchison ward[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Stuart 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 2 0.14
Blank 33 2.32
Turnout 1,421

In the Moutere–Waimea ward, six candidates contested three available seats. Christeen MacKenzie was the only incumbent returned alongside two newcomers.[8]

Moutere–Waimea ward[5]
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 4 0.07
Blank 153 2.55
Turnout 5,748

In the Motueka ward, Trindi Walker and Barry Dowler were incumbent councillors who were re-elected. The poll was topped by Brent Maru, who had previously chaired the Motueka Community Board. A further five candidates had contested this ward.[8]

Motueka ward[5]
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 integrity Terina Graham 844 17.86
None Barbara Lewando 588 12.44
Informal 14 0.30
Blank 45 0.95
Turnout 4,726

In the Richmond ward, there were four vacancies contested by ten candidates. Kit Maling and Mark Greening were two incumbents who got re-elected, joined by two newcomers.[8] Joni Tomsett, who had previously served one term on the Motueka Community Board, just missed out on a seat, being 21 votes behind the fourth-placed candidate. Tomsett was the youngest candidate; she turned 29 on election day.[9]

Richmond ward[5]
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 10 0.15
Blank 142 2.18
Turnout 6,525

By June 2025, councillors Stuart Bryant and Barry Dowler had both announced that they would not seek re-election at the 2025 local elections.[10]

Community boards

There was no election for the Golden Bay Community Board, as the number of nominations (four) matched the number of seats available.[11]

Summary of results
Board Incumbent[5] Elected[5]
Motueka Brent Maru Nick Hughes
Motueka Richard Charles Horrell Claire Hutt
Motueka Joni Tomsett Terina Graham
Motueka David Armstrong
Golden Bay Dave Gowland Henry Dixon[a]
Golden Bay Averill Grant Robert Hewison[a]
Golden Bay Grant Knowles[a]
Golden Bay Abbie Langford[a]

Details

Motueka Community Board[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Brent Maru[b] 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 3 0.06
Blank 94 2.00
Turnout 4,726

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Elected unopposed[11]
  2. ^ Withdrawn, elected as district councillor

References

  1. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (8 October 2022). "Tim King wins second term at helm of Tasman District Council". Stuff.
  2. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (21 September 2022). "Maxwell Clark runs for Tasman mayoralty, his brother stands in Invercargill". Stuff.
  3. ^ Ridout, Amy; Chin, Frances; Sivignon, Cherie (21 August 2022). "Former principal and current councillor among seven Tasman candidates with links to conspiracies and disinformation". Stuff.
  4. ^ a b Sivignon, Cherie (1 November 2022). "Stuart Bryant re-elected as deputy mayor of Tasman District Council". Stuff. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Previous election results". Tasman District Council. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ^ Richards, Jo (14 October 2022). "Local election results". GB Weekly. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ^ Richards, Jo (14 October 2022). "Local election hustings". GB Weekly. p. 1. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d Sivignon, Cherie (9 October 2022). "Five fresh faces feature in new-look Tasman District Council". Stuff. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ^ Sivignon, Cherie (7 June 2022). "Joni Tomsett seeks Richmond ward spot on Tasman District Council". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. ^ Ridout, Amy (24 February 2025). "Tasman council stalwarts standing down". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Newsline Update". GB Weekly. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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