11 February 2015

Media release

All special votes have now been counted in Mayoral By-election

The Mayoral by-election result has now been confirmed with the counting of all special votes complete.

Electoral Officer, Dr John Annabell confirmed today that Grant Smith has been elected as the City’s new Mayor.

The formal announcement will be published in the Manawatu Standard on Friday 13 February 2015 and the new Mayor will be sworn into Office at an Extraordinary Council meeting to be held on Monday 16 February at 9.00am in the Council Chambers. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

As the new Mayor is a sitting Councillor, a by-election will be called later next week.

The total voter turnout was 42.8 per cent compared with 38.7 at the 2013 election.

Please find included with this media release:

• iteration breakdown (below)

• voting document returns (attached)

• final result (attached)

PNCCFinalResult110215.xls
PNCCByElectionMayoral2015RtnsFINAL.pdf

Palmerston North City Council
2015 Mayoral By-election
Interpretation
STATUS Indicates whether a candidate has been elected or excluded
ITERATION The iteration number at which a candidate is elected or excluded
VOTES The votes received by the candidate at the point of their election or exclusion
NTV The number of non-transferrable votes determined at the iteration
QUOTA The quota or absolute majority determined at the iteration
KEEP The candidate’s final keep value determined at the last iteration

Note
In the tables for iteration breakdowns, the candidates who have been elected or are hopeful are listed in order of votes received. For excluded candidates, these candidates are listed in alphabetical order of surname, regardless of the iteration at which they have been excluded.

Election of Mayor

Result Type: Final
Number of Vacancies: 1
Quota at first iteration: 11,904
Voting Papers used (including Informal and Blank Voting Papers): 23,882

Voting Summary

Iteration Breakdown

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