2022 Christchurch mayoral election
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The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was a local election held from 16 September to 8 October in Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of that year's city council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Christchurch for the 2022–2025 term of the Christchurch City Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system was used.
Incumbent third-term mayor Lianne Dalziel did not run for re-election. Centre-right independent Phil Mauger narrowly defeated centre-left independent David Meates.
Key dates
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Background
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Campaign
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Phil Mauger, who was first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was the first to declare his candidacy 14 months out from the election. He said in August 2021 that he would stand for mayor only and not also contest his incumbent council seat.[1]
The Wizard of New Zealand was the next to declare his candidacy in December 2021.[2]
David Meates, the former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive, announced his candidacy in June 2022.[3][4]
Debates
[edit]A debate between the 2 frontrunner candidates Phil Mauger and David Meates was hosted by Stuff on 16 September 2022.[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Phil Mauger
[edit]- Gerry Brownlee, current National Party MP[6]
- James Gough[7]
- Aaron Keown[8]
David Meates
[edit]- Raf Manji [citation needed]
List of candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]| Candidate[9] | Photo | Affiliation[9] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Bromley | Independent | Founder of the Life Connection Missionary Baptist Fellowship[10] | ||
| Mark Chirnside | Chirny for Mayor | Business owner[10] | ||
| Tubby Hansen | Economic Euthenics | Perennial candidate[11] | ||
| Stephen Jelley | Stop the Stadium | |||
| Drucilla Kingi-Patterson | Independent | |||
| Phil Mauger | _(cropped).jpg)
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Let's Get Stuff Done | Business owner and city councillor[1] | |
| David Meates | .jpg)
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Listens, Leads, and Gets Results | Former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive[4] | |
| Nikora Nitro | Independent | |||
| Sam Park | None | |||
| The Wizard of New Zealand | .jpg)
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Independent | ||
| Peter Wakeman | Independent | Perennial candidate[11] | ||
Declined
[edit]- Jimmy Chen, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Melanie Coker, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Pauline Cotter, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Lianne Dalziel, incumbent mayor[12][13][14]
- Mike Davidson, Christchurch councillor[7][6]
- Ruth Dyson, former Labour MP[3]
- Anne Galloway, Christchurch councillor[3]
- James Gough, Christchurch councillor[7]
- Yani Johanson, Christchurch councillor[3]
- Raf Manji, former city councillor, former leader of The Opportunities Party[6]
- Jake McLellan, Christchurch councillor[3]
- John Minto, activist and 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
- Garry Moore, former Christchurch mayor[3]
- Darryll Park, business owner and 2019 mayoral candidate[6]
- Eugenie Sage, Green MP[3]
- Sara Templeton, Christchurch councillor[15]
- Andrew Turner, Christchurch deputy mayor[16]
- Nicky Wagner, former National MP[6]
- Duncan Webb, Labour MP[3]
- Megan Woods, Labour MP[17]
Opinion polling
[edit]| Date | Polling organisation | Carl Bromley | Mark Chirnside | Tubby Hansen | Stephen Jelley | Drucilla Kingi-Patterson | Phil Mauger | David Meates | Nikora Nitro | Sam Park | Peter Wakeman | The Wizard of New Zealand |
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| 29 August–4 September 2022 | Q+A–Kantar[18] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 26 | <0.5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Phil Mauger | 53,569 | 45.11 | ||
| Independent | David Meates | 51,298 | 43.21 | ||
| Independent | Mark Chirnside | 4,673 | 3.94 | ||
| Independent | Carl Bromley | 2,807 | 2.36 | ||
| Independent | The Wizard of New Zealand | 2,474 | 2.08 | ||
| Independent | Nikora Nitro | 1,035 | 0.87 | ||
| Independent | Peter Wakeman | 964 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Drucilla Kingi-Patterson | 800 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | Sam Park | 479 | 0.40 | ||
| Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | 293 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Jelley | 237 | 0.20 | ||
| Informal votes | 99 | 0.08 | |||
| Majority | 2,271 | 1.91 | |||
| Turnout | 118,728 | 43.82 | |||
| Registered electors | 270,959 | ||||
Aftermath
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Law, Tina (7 August 2021). "Bylaw-breaking trench-digger declares bid for Christchurch mayoralty". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "The Wizard puts his hat in the ring to run for Christchurch mayor". Otago Daily Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Law, Tina (25 February 2022). "Former health board boss considers entering Christchurch's mayoral race". The Press. Stuff.
- ^ a b Law, Tina (30 June 2022). "David Meates confirms Christchurch mayoralty bid: 'We can do better than basic'". The Press. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "'It would not be used': Christchurch mayoral hopefuls disagree on light rail". Stuff. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Law, Tina (2 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor's call to move on opens the door for big lineup of hopefuls". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Law, Tina (8 August 2021). "Christchurch mayoral contender rules out tilt, others call race a 'distraction'". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Christchurch councillors line up to replace Dalziel". Radio New Zealand. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 All Candidates". Vote Local. 2022.
- ^ a b Walton, Steven (18 July 2022). "Wizard, pastor and coffee roaster among those wanting to be the next Christchurch mayor". Stuff.
- ^ a b "Nominations for Christchurch City Council 2022 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
- ^ "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel call time". Otago Daily Times. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Law, Tina (1 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek a fourth term". Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek another term". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Law, Tina (5 May 2022). "Councillor who outed her online bully is considering running for Christchurch mayoralty". The Press. Stuff.
- ^ Law, Tina (24 February 2022). "Christchurch deputy mayor makes shock decision to step away from public life". The Press. Stuff.
- ^ Barclay, Chris (24 February 2022). "Turner ends mayoral race: Who will take on Mauger?". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ "Christchurch's next mayor: Poll shows big lead for Phil Mauger". 1News. Television New Zealand. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Christchurch City Council – 2022 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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