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2022 Otago Regional Council election

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2022 Otago Regional Council Election

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The 2022 Otago Regional Council election began with postal voting on 16th Sept 2022 and ended at noon on Sat 8 October 2022, as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections. Voting was by first past the post.[1] The Otago Regional Council makes decisions about managing resources in the region, such as air, water, soil and the coastline. It also carries out plant and pest control, helps prepare for natural disasters, and is involved in regional transport, particularly buses. The council is made up of 11 councillors. Councillors are elected to represent constituencies (areas in the region).[2] The previous election was in 2019[3] and there was some controversy in the council.

The first progress results indicated that there would be at least four new councillors but some progress results were close, within 1 vote, however the final count put Michael Laws 21 ahead.[4][5] Notable new councillors were a candidate representing the Greens (Alan Somerville) and a 21 year old non-binary councillor (Elliot Weir) [6] The Council elected Gretchen Robertson (the highest polling candidate with 15 years experience) as the chair (7 to 5) and new councillor Lloyd McCall as deputy (7 to 5). The previous chair (Cr Noone) said he was no longer the best person for the role.[7]

Candidates and Results

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Results of the 2022 Otago Regional Council triennial election:[8]

Dunedin Regional Constituency of the Otago Regional Council
No. Name Affiliation Votes Status
1 Gretchen Robertson 17,401 Re-elected Green tickY
2 Bryan Scott Independent 15,172 Re-elected Green tickY
3 Andrew Noone 15,106 Re-elected Green tickY
4 Elliot Weir 12,517 Elected Green tickY
5 Alan Somerville Green Ōtepoti 11,235 Elected Green tickY
6 Tim Mepham 11,114 Elected Green tickY
Richard Anderson 9,559
Malcolm Budd 8,917
Bill Southworth Labour 8,722
Ross Davies Climate - Buses - Water - Air 8,654
Geoff Lyell Independent 7,455
James Cockle Independent 6,401
Mathew Kiore 6,175
Watson Pita 5,115
Jenn Shulzitski (Slime) Slime the Nitrate Monster 3,367
Informal 354
Blank 4,085
Dunstan Regional Constituency of the Otago Regional Council
No. Name Affiliation Votes Status
1 Gary Kelliher 9,885 Re-elected Green tickY
2 Alexa Forbes 9,874 Re-elected Green tickY
3 Michael Laws 9,517 Re-elected Green tickY
Tony Lepper 9,496
Mike Barker 6,283
Informal 102
Blank 1,439
Moeraki Constituency of the Otago Regional Council
No. Name Affiliation Votes Status
1 Kevin Malcolm Re-elected (Unopposed) Green tickY
Informal N/A
Blank N/A
Molyneux Regional Constituency of the Otago Regional Council
No. Name Affiliation Votes Status
1 Lloyd McCall 8,487 Elected Green tickY
2 Kate Wilson 6,763 Re-elected Green tickY
Carmen Felicity Hope (Nee Knowler) 6,460 Defeated Red XN
Informal 123
Blank 2,025

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Local elections How and when to vote". ORC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Policy.nz". policy.nz Local Elections 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 Election results - Otago Regional Council". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ ELT99ORC22_Results. "Otago Regional Council 2022 Triennial Elections PROGRESS RESULT". Electionz.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "ORC preliminary results". 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ^ Saunders, Cas (10 October 2022). "Fresh face wins the youth vote". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Robertson elected the new ORC chair (". Otago Daily Times Online News. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Declaration of Result - 2022 Triennial Elections - Otago Regional Council" (PDF). Otago Regional Council. 14 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.