Wairoa District Council Elections
Provisional results out for the Wairoa District
Council Elections 2016
The
Provisional results indicate that Craig Little has been
elected Mayor for the Wairoa District Council following an
election which concluded at midday today.
These results are based upon the counting of approximately 95% of the returned voting papers. The progress result does not include some special votes and voting papers returned today that are still in transit to the processing centre. The outcome of these elections may change once all voting papers have been counted.
Preliminary results are expected to be available from 4pm on Sunday, 9 October 2016.
Final results are expected to be declared on Thursday, 13 October 2016 or earlier if confirmed.
Issue: Mayor (1)
Wairoa
District Council
Candidate Affiliation Candidate
No Votes
Received Rank
Cairns, Benita
101 1139
Little, Craig
102 1863 1
Matley, Roland
103 84
INFORMAL
104 1
BLANK
105 63
Councillors elected include:
Issue: Council (6)
Wairoa
District Council
Candidate Affiliation Candidate
No Votes
Received Rank
Bird,
Mike
201 1820 3
Caves,
Denys
Independent
202 984
Crarer, Peter
203 868
Eaglesome-Karekare, Denise
204 1889 1
Evans,
Dave
Independent
205 787
Flood, Hine Beth
Independent
206 1654 5
Harker,
Jeremy
Independent
207 1667 4
Johansen,
Min
208 1834 2
Kelly,
Paul
209 487
Lambert, Charles
210 1165 6
Matley,
Roland
211 349
Panere, Kurawari Patricia Cheryl
212 475
Tipoki-Lawton, Hinenui
213 774
Whitmore, Denise
Independent
214 1066
INFORMAL
215 14
BLANK
216 15
Issue: Maori Representation
Poll
Wairoa District
Council
Candidate Votes
Received Rank
I vote FOR the
establishment of Maori Wards
1553 1
I vote AGAINST the establishment of Maori Wards
1359
INFORMAL
0
BLANK
238
The voter return percentage at this
stage is 54.5%, being 2,926 voting papers, excluding voting
papers in transit to the processing centre and special
votes.
Further information regarding this election is available at: http://www.wairoadc.govt.nz/wairoa/your_council/elections_2016/index.htm