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Close Race For Second Waipā-King Country Seat

Monday, 13 October 2025, 11:03 am
Press Release: Waikato Regional Council

Updated preliminary counts show a close race for the second Waipā-King Country seat, with incumbent Stu Kneebone 62 votes behind Liz Stolwyk.

That’s a change on the initial count on election day, which had Kneebone ahead by 107. Garry Reymer is the other Waipā-King Country elected member based on results.

Special votes are still to be counted, with the final numbers expected between 16 and 19 October.

Kneebone is a five-term regional councillor. Stolwyk would become the fourth new regional councillor for the 2025-28 triennium, joining Garry Reymer, Gary McGuire and Keith Holmes.

There are no other changes in the results reported on Saturday, with Kataraina Hodge, Tipa Mahuta, Angela Strange, Chris Hughes, Ben Dunbar-Smith, Jennifer Nickel, Warren Maher, Robert Cookson, Noel Smith and Mich’eal Downard returning.

The updated vote counts are below.

Waikato Regional Council councillors (preliminary results)

Hamilton general constituency (4 vacancies)

Chiles, Pam4541
Clarkson, Bruce10,378
Dunbar-Smith, Ben13,327Elected (preliminary)
Hughes, Chris13,666Elected (preliminary)
Nickel, Jennifer11,486Elected (preliminary)
Penny, Henry6095
Ratcliffe, Robin9868
Strange, Angela15,301Elected (preliminary)
Tikkisetty, Bala7108
Westwood, Phillip2406

Ngā Tai Ki Uta Māori constituency (1 vacancy)

Hodge, KatarainaElected unopposed

Ngā Hau E Whā Māori constituency (1 vacancy)

Mahuta, Tipa Elected unopposed

Taupō-Rotorua general constituency (1 vacancy)

Davies, Debbie2156
Downard, Mich’eal7694Elected (preliminary)
Mair, Deb2654

Thames-Coromandel general constituency (1 vacancy)

Maher, Warren8714Elected (preliminary)
Roxburgh, Jason3550

Waihou general constituency (2 vacancies)

Algra, Lindsay1959
Cavendish, Walt6066
Cookson, Robert10908Elected (preliminary)
Holmes, Keith9539Elected (preliminary)
Taylor, Julie5054

Waikato general constituency (2 vacancies)

Craig, Rhys3012
McGuire, Gary10,030Elected (preliminary)
Smith, Noel8040Elected (preliminary)
Storey, Pamela6872

Waipā-King Country general constituency (2 vacancies)

Graf, Clyde5945
Kneebone, Stu9100
Reymer, Garry9962Elected (preliminary)
Stolwyk, Liz9162Elected (preliminary)

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