Media Release
13 October 2016
Final vote count in for Tasman
The final results are in for the Tasman District Council election which closed on 8 October. Despite the slight increase
or decrease of votes received across the board for all candidates there has been no change in representation on the
Council frpom the earlier preliminary count.
The final results also allow us to confirm the need for a by-election for the Motueka Community Board said Electoral
Officer Sandra Hartley. “The by-election will be decided by postal vote on 17 February 2017.”
The new Council for the 2016 Triennium will be sworn in 9.30am 20 October at the Tasman District Council Chambers in
Richmond.
The final result for the elections held on Saturday 8th October is as follows.
Mayoralty Votes Received
CandidateNumber of VotesMaxwell Clark 5,142Richard Kempthorne 6,838Kit Maling 5,761
INFORMAL 25
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Richard Kempthorne is declared elected.
Golden Bay Ward (2 vacancies) Votes Received
CandidateNumber of VotesSue Brown 1,089Richard Cox 226Brian Ensor 733Bryony Pearson 668Paul Sangster 1,074Reg Turner 315
INFORMAL 7
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Sue Brown and Paul Sangster are declared elected.
Moutere-Waimea Ward (3 vacancies) Votes Received
CandidateNumber of VotesAndrew Gould 1,447Tim King 2,671Dean McNamara 1,994Richard Osmaston 706Graeme Stradling 1,838Anne Turley 2,446Gary Watson 1,030
INFORMAL 9
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Tim King, Dean McNamara and Anne Turley are declared elected.
Motueka Ward (3 vacancies) Votes Received
CandidateNumber of VotesPeter Canton 2,310Barry Dowler 2,049Paul Hawkes 2,089Martin Lucas 1,438David Ogilvie 2,409
INFORMAL 8
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Peter Canton, Paul Hawkes and David Ogilvie are declared elected.
Richmond Ward (4 vacancies) Votes Received
CandidateNumber of VotesMurray Dawson 1,760Dennis Gibbs 1,162Mark Greening 2,654Michael Higgins 2,500Wayne Mackey 2,122Kit Maling 3,101Trevor Tuffnell 3,419Dana Wensley 3,446
INFORMAL 10
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Mark Greening, Kit Maling, Trevor Tuffnell and Dana Wensley are declared elected.
The voter return was 49.4%, being 18,161 votes, including special votes.
Please note the voter return number does not include the 115 Special votes received as it is only the voters registered
on the roll at the time of the election which are measured in the voter return percentage.
Candidates Elected Unopposed
There were three elections where there was no need for an election as the nominations for the roles equaled the number
of seats therefore the candidates are deemed to be elected unopposed.
Lakes/Murchison Ward Councillor (One member)
Stuart Bryant
Motueka Community Board (Four members)
Paul Hawkes
Richard Horrell
Claire Hutt
Brent Maru
Golden Bay Community Board (Four members)
Lynne Ensor
Dave Gowland
Grant Knowles
Abbie Langford