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Brewer set to be re-elected in Orakei unopposed
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Brewer set to be re-elected in Orakei unopposed
Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer, said he was not expecting to be re-elected unopposed and will hit the campaign trail regardless, keen to get some more centre-right councillors elected across Auckland.
“Getting elected unopposed is a rare occurrence for any councillor and political torture for someone like me who loves retail politics. Rest assured I won’t be taking the foot off the pedal. I want to see a few more political colleagues around the table.
“Hearty congratulations to Howick councillors Dick Quax and Sharon Stewart who will also be re-elected unopposed. Our early re-election will hopefully enable a bit more public and media focus on some of the critical battleground wards.”
Mr Brewer says he understands the electoral officer will publicly declare their re-election this week.
“I’m still going to have some hoardings and I’ll do a bit of advertising to get my mug and a few key messages out. I remain hungry and want people to keep contacting me and visiting my website for news and views as the Auckland local body elections unfold.
“Rest assured, I’ll be attending all the candidate meetings and will be out door-knocking, listening and talking with Orakei ratepayers. And I’ll be getting closer to some great centre-right candidates who are now out across the region working really hard to ensure the centre-left loses its majority around the council table on 12 October.”
Mr Brewer said he’ll also be lending his total support to help ensure the seven members of the Orakei Local Board are re-elected: chair Desley Simpson, deputy Mark Thomas, and board members Ken Baguley, Troy Churton, Kate Cooke, Colin Davis, and Kit Parkinson.
“Rates keep going up and council spending and debt is out of control. A big focus for many of us over the coming weeks will be to ensure we get a few more centre-right councillors around the table. It’s well overdue for this council to start delivering on all the economic gains Aucklanders were promised with amalgamation,” says Cameron Brewer.
“For me nothing much changes, other than the candidate debates taking on a whole new twist!”
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