Media advisory
17 October 2013
Auckland Council election final results
Final results for the Auckland Council elections confirm incumbent Mayor Len Brown has been re-elected for a second term
with 55,410 votes ahead of his nearest rival John Palino.
On the basis of the final results, in the Whau ward, Ross Clow has beaten incumbent councillor Noelene Raffills by 51 votes.
This means that Mr Clow can no longer take up the position he won on the Whau Local Board. That position will pass to
the next highest polling and unsuccessful candidate, Ami Chand.
The results also confirm the preliminary results that incumbent councillors Richard Northey (Maungakiekie-Tamaki) and
Ann Hartley (North Shore) lost their seats. The new councillors-elect are Denise Krum for Maungakiekie-Tamaki and Chris
Darby on the North Shore.
On the Great Barrier Island Local Board, the preliminary results had a tie for the fifth spot between Christina Spence
and Nikki Watts on 208 votes each.
The final result is still tied with 220 votes each. The ballot will now be decided by lot under supervision of the New
Zealand Police.
In other close results, in the Waitakere Licensing Trust Ward 1 (Te Atatu), Tracy Kirkley lost by 22 votes to John
Tamihere and in the Waitakere Licensing Trust Ward 3 (Waitakere), Judy Lawley lost by two votes to Steve Tollestrup.
There were 1600 special votes, some of them needing to be verified with the Electoral Commission to ensure the voter is
enrolled on the electoral roll. This check covered people who have recently moved address, re-enrolled or just turned
18. If they were not enrolled, their vote was not valid. If their vote was valid then it was among the special votes counted.
The results will be published on www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz and publicly notified on 21 October.
An unsuccessful candidate can request a judicial recount. This must be made within three days of the public declaration
on 21 October and the application must be made to a District Court judge. The judge must be satisfied that there are
reasonable grounds for the recount, which must be undertaken as soon as practicable after the judge receives the
application.
The final results for the Mayor are: Final Result Issue: Mayor (1) Date: 17/10/2013 Auckland Council Time: 14:06:00 CandidateAffiliationCandidate NoVotes ReceivedRankBERRY, Stephen Affordable Auckland 10113650 BRIGHT, Penny Independent 10211723 BROWN, Len Independent 1031643381BUTLER, Jesse 1041465 CHEEL, Tricia 1051214 DUFFY, Paul 1063083 GOODE, Matthew 1072116 HUSSEY, Emmett Independent 1082974 KRUGER, Susanna Susara Independent 1092173 MINTO, John Mana Movement 11011591 O'CONNOR, Phil Christians Against Abortion 1113032 PALINO, John Independent 112108928 SHADBOLT, Reuben Independent 1133152 UNASA, Uesifili Independent 1148040 VERMUNT, Annalucia Communist League 115856 WILLMOTT, David Roads First 1161647 YOUNG, Wayne Working for the Homeless 1173943 INFORMAL 1181584 BLANK 1197147
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