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By-election results
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and Waitākere Ranges Local Board by-election results
Following two Auckland Council by-elections, two local board members have been elected:
• Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Tāmaki subdivision): Maria Meredith
• Waitākere Ranges Local Board: Ken Turner
Voting closed at noon today and all
votes were counted at the Electoral Office, Independent
Election Services Ltd, Level 2, 198 Federal Street,
Auckland.
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Electoral Officer Dale Ofsoske announced the voting results for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board as:
1. Maria Meredith
(Labour), 2500 votes
2. Todd Morah, 1217
votes
3. Leanne Cross (Independent), 735
votes
4. Hainoame Tutama Fulivai (Independent), 576
votes
5. Patrick O’Meara, 310 votes
6. Thomas
Rawiri, 250 votes
7. Annalucia Vermunt (Communist
League), 106 votes
The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Tāmaki sub-division area encompasses Glen Innes, Point England, Tamaki and Panmure. The by-election followed the election of Josephine Bartley to the Maungakiekie-Tamaki Ward.
Of the 30,423 electors who were issued a voting
document, 5,835 (19%) voted.
Ms Meredith will be sworn in
at the next Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board meeting on
Tuesday 26 June.
Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Following a by-election, Ken Turner has been elected as a local board member representing the Waitākere Ranges Local Board of Auckland Council.
Electoral Officer Dale Ofsoske announced the voting results as:
1. Ken Turner
(WestWards), 3812 votes
2. Michelle Clayton
(Independent), 2038 votes
3. Tiaria Fletcher
(FutureWest), 1536 votes
4. Rob Gore, 908 votes
The Waitākere Ranges Local Board area encompasses Swanson, Oratia, Glen Eden, Titirangi, Laingholm, Parau, Cornwallis, Huia, Whatipu, Karekare, Waiatarua, Piha, Anawhata and Te Henga. The by-election is due to the passing of Waitakere Local Board member Denise Yates in January 2018.
Of the
36,854 electors who were issued a voting document, 8,578
(23%) voted.
Mr Turner will be sworn in at the next
Waitākere Ranges local board meeting on Thursday 14
June.
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