Final NRC Election Results in

Tony Davies-Colley, Bronwyn Hunt and Graeme Ramsey will be the three new faces on the Northland Regional Council with final election results today (subs: Fri 15 Oct) confirming a line-up unchanged from Election Day.

In the Whangarei constituency, Cr Davies-Colley replaces veteran local authority representative Peter Jensen, whose bid to secure the seat he had held since 1992 was unsuccessful.

Councillor Hunt replaces former Far North-based Councillor Lorraine Hill, who did not seek re-election, while Cr Ramsey will serve as Kaipara’s sole representative after unseating former NRC Chairman Mark Farnsworth, who had also represented the area since 1992.

The Regional Council’s remaining five members are all re-elected Councillors.

Councillors are (*denotes re-elected Councillor):

Whangarei constituency (four seats);

• Tony Davies-Colley (9696 votes)
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• Bill Rossiter* (8666 votes)
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• John Bain* (8527 votes)
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• Craig Brown* (7880 votes)
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Far North constituency (three seats);

• Joe Carr* (8825 votes)
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• Ian Walker* (8183 votes)
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• Bronwyn Hunt (5900 votes)
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• Kaipara constituency (one seat); Graeme Ramsey (3577 votes)
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Regional Council Electoral Officer Linda Stansfield says Regional Councillors are now expected to be formally sworn in at a meeting in mid-November. Among the new Council’s first tasks at that meeting will be to elect a Chairman and a Deputy.

Full elections results can be viewed online at: www.nrc.govt.nz/elections

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