2022 Local Elections Preliminary Results

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Published: 09 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

Preliminary Result

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

Mayor

(one vacancy)

Candidate Votes Received
BOWEN, Nigel 11,787
  
PIDDINGTON, Stu 4,460
  
Informal 6
Blank Voting Papers 590

Geraldine Ward

(one vacancy)

Candidate Votes Received
OLIVER, Gavin Peter 1,216
  
O'DONNELL, Wayne 744
FINLAYSON, Jan 485
  
Informal 6
Blank Voting Papers 14

Timaru Ward

(six vacancies)

Candidate Votes Received
PIDDINGTON, Stu 6,153
SCOTT, Stacey 6,090
BURT, Peter 5,983
JACKSON, Owen (OJ) 5,801
BOOTH, Allan 5,204
PARKER, Sally 5,016
  
GILCHRIST, Barbara 4,502
JACKSON, Stu 3,838
BENNETT, Peter George 3,170
BUNTING, Tony 2,918
CROSBIE, Christine 2,436
TITHERIDGE, Troy 2,326
TALBOT, Daniel 2,279
CLARKSON, Michael 1,042
WILSON, Shane 708
  
Informal 34
Blank Voting Documents 115

Pleasant Point Community Board

(five vacancies)

Candidate Votes Received
MUNRO, Ross 775
HESSELL, Raewyn 586
LYON, Anna 579
THOMAS, Michael 578
WILKINS, Kathy 552
  
LEMMENS, Anne 531
SMITH, Gavin 515
DENTON, Sarah 497
  
Informal 1
Blank Voting Documents 29

Temuka Community Board

(five vacancies)

Candidate Votes Received
SCARSBROOK, Charles 1,347
TALBOT, Ali 1,248
BAIRD, Aimee 1,178
NIMO, Nicola 1,032
BROKER, Gaye 1,015
  
MCCULLOUGH, Stephanie 986
JACKSON, Tracey 647
STOTT, Scarlett 492
  
Informal 4
Blank Voting Documents 47

The voter return was 49.22%,being 16,843 votes, excluding special votes.

Mark Low

Electoral Officer
Timaru District Council
9 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: 09 Oct 2022