Hamiltonians turned out in big numbers to vote on the last day of the Hamilton City Council election, with more than 5500 ordinary votes cast today.

Saturday’s large voter turnout is expected to change the final standings.

Progress results show Tim Macindoe as the frontrunner to become the city’s new Mayor.

If Mr Macindoe is confirmed as Mayor then the standings in the East Ward will have to be recalculated under the STV voting system.

The progress results include all votes received by the electoral office in Auckland by the close of voting at midday Saturday (11 October) but excludes special votes and votes received from Council offices and libraries on election day morning.

Mayor (ranking)

1. MACINDOE, Tim
2. THOMSON, Sarah
3. HUATA, Maria
4. KARALUS, Rachel
5. DU PLOOY, Rudi
6. TAYLOR, Dave
7. MCDONALD, John
8. CARRINGTON, Lily
9. TUPAEA-WARREN, Roma
10. GIELEN, Jack
11. STRATFORD, Roger
12. TEMONI-SYME, Guy Wayne

East Ward (ranking)

1. MACINDOE, Tim
2. KARALUS, Rachel
3. BYDDER, Andrew
4. CASEY-COX, Anna
5. LIU, Leo
6. STRANGE, Jamie
7. MORONEY, Sue
8. HAMILTON, Marie
9. DU PLOOY, Rudi
10. VAN OOSTEN, Maxine Joy
11. AFEAKI, Rachel
12. DHALIWAL, Preet Raj Singh
13. MCDONALD, John
14. MARKS, Danielle
15. NAND, Jenny
16. TALBOT, Jackie
17. AITKEN, Stuart David
18. HUMPHREYS, Peter
19. HENDERSON, Horiana Adrienne
20. JONASSEN, Jason
21. NG, Jono
22. HUNT, Tim
23. GIELEN, Jack
24. MCCONNOCHIE, Alexander Bruce
25. HASSAN, Suhair Sabah
26. HARVEY, Louise Rachel
27. ROBINSON, Turi

West Ward (ranking)

1. THOMSON, Sarah
2. TAYLOR, Geoff
3. MEAD, Graeme
4. O'LEARY, Angela
5. MACDONALD, Mesh
6. PIKE, Emma
7. FLYGER, Mark Alexander
8. HUTT, Louise
9. WEST, Michael
10. TAYLOR, Dave
11. GOSAI, Nidhita
12. MCKIE, Allan James
13. BEVERIDGE, Matthew James Peter
14. ALFORQUE, Paul
15. YOUNG, Roderick John

Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward (ranking)

1. HUATA, Maria
2. NEHA, Robbie
3. WHEKI, Jahvaya Watene
4. GALLAGHER, Jarrad
5. JENSEN, Lawrence
6. POPE, Andrew Lewis

Preliminary results are expected to be available on Sunday. The top six candidates in the East Ward and West Ward will be elected while the top two candidates in the Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward will be elected.

Progress results for the Maaori ward poll show a small majority of Hamiltonians voted to retain the Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward. This result could also change due to the large voter turnout on Super Saturday.

Maaori ward poll (votes)

I vote to KEEP Maaori wards (13600)

I vote to REMOVE Maaori wards (13010)

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