2022 Local Election Progress Results

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Published: 08 Oct 2022

Results can be found below for:

  • Timaru District Council
  • Geraldine Licensing Trust

For other election results go to the respective Council website.

Timaru District Council

Progress Result

The progress result for the Timaru District Council elections held on Saturday 8th October is as follows.

This result is based upon the counting of approximately 90% of the returned votes. The progress result does not include some special votes and votes returned today that are still in transit to the processing centre.  The outcome of these elections may change once all votes have been counted.

Mayor

(one vacancy)

Candidate Votes Received
BOWEN, Nigel 10,803
  
PIDDINGTON, Stu 4,019
  
Informal 6
Blank Voting Papers 546

Geraldine Ward

(one vacancy)

Candidate Votes Received
OLIVER, Gavin 1,163
  
O'DONNELL, Wayne 721
FINLAYSON, Jan 463
  
Informal 6
Blank Voting Papers 13

Timaru Ward

(six vacancies)

Candidate Votes Received
PIDDINGTON, Stu 5,583
SCOTT, Stacey 5,535
BURT, Peter 5,434
JACKSON, Owen (OJ) 5,307
BOOTH, Allan 4,755
PARKER, Sally 4,582
  
GILCHRIST, Barbara 4,114
JACKSON, Stu 3,463
BENNETT, Peter George 2,928
BUNTING, Tony 2,605
CROSBIE, Christine 2,210
TITHERIDGE, Troy 2,071
TALBOT, Daniel 2,062
CLARKSON, Michael 929
WILSON, Shane 639
  
Informal 28
Blank Voting Documents 95

Pleasant Point Community Board

(five vacancies)

Candidate Votes Received
MUNRO, Ross 708
HESSELL, Raewyn 527
THOMAS, Michael 519
LYON, Anna 514
WILKINS, Kathy 499
  
LEMMENS, Anne 479
SMITH, Gavin 471
DENTON, Sarah 443
  
Informal 0
Blank Voting Documents 24

Temuka Community Board

(five vacancies)

Candidate Votes Received
SCARSBROOK, Charles 1,203
TALBOT, Ali 1,123
BAIRD, Aimee 1,065
BROKER, Gaye 923
NIMO, Nicola 911
  
MCCULLOUGH, Stephanie 882
JACKSON, Tracey 578
STOTT, Scarlett 426
  
Informal 3
Blank Voting Documents 42

The voter return was 46.82%,being 16,021 votes, excluding votes in transit to the processing centre and special votes.

Mark Low

Electoral Officer
Timaru District Council
8 October 2022

Unopposed Elections

The following candidates have been elected unopposed:

Timaru District Council

Pleasant Point - Temuka Ward

PYE, Michelle

SHANNON, Scott

Geraldine Community Board

ADAMS, Janene

FINLAYSON, Jan

MINNEAR, Shane

O'DONNELL, Wayne

SIMPSON, McGregor

WOODS, Rosie

Geraldine Licensing Trust

CUMMINGS, Dan

DONKERS, Nicky

HEWSON, Jo

MACLEOD, Ross R.

SIMPSON, McGregor

WOODS, Rosie

Last updated: 08 Oct 2022