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The2007 New Zealand local elections (Māori:Nga Pōtitanga ā-Rohe 2007) weretriennial elections that were held from September until 13 October 2007 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of various other local government bodies.
All 12 of New Zealand'sregions and all 73cities and districts participated in the election.
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Thesingle transferable vote (STV) method was first used at the2004 local elections, when ten districts and city councils employed this alternative tofirst-past-the-post voting (FPP). Of those ten, two district councils—Papakura andMatamata-Piako—reverted to FPP. The remaining eight councils that used STV in 2007 wereKaipara,Thames-Coromandel,Kāpiti Coast,Porirua,Wellington,Marlborough,Dunedin, and theChatham Islands.[1] All other councils used first past the post.
Alldistrict health boards (DHBs) used STV.[2]
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Theregional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils.
| Council | Electoral System | Seats | Councillors | Turnout[3] | Details | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Result | ||||||
| Northland | FPP | 8 |
|
| 45,063 (44.6%) | Details | [4][5][3][6] |
| Auckland | FPP | 13 |
|
| 345,863 (38.3%) | Details | [7][8] |
| Waikato | FPP | 12 |
|
| 58,755 (22.2%) | Details | [9][10] |
| Bay of Plenty | FPP | 13 |
|
| 76,404 (42.3%) | Details | [4][11] |
| Hawke's Bay | FPP | 9 |
|
| 47,497 (45.2%) | Details | [4][12][3][13] |
| Taranaki | FPP | 11 |
|
| 36,240 (47.6%) | Details | [4][14][3][15] |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | FPP | 12 |
|
| 72,598 (46.8%) | Details | [4][3][16][17] |
| Wellington | FPP | 13 |
|
| 128,255 (39.4%) | Details | [18][19][20] |
| West Coast | FPP | 7 |
|
| 12,980 (57.1%) | Details | [4][21][22] |
| Canterbury | FPP | 13 |
|
| 156,770 (41.4%) | Details | [21] |
| Otago | FPP | 11 |
|
| 61,944 (43.7%) | Details | [4][23][21] |
| Southland | FPP | 12 |
|
| 21,772 (32.9%) | Details | [4][21] |
| All 12 councils | 134 | ||||||
The city and district level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled byterritorial authorities. Some of these also have the powers of regional governments and are known asunitary authorities. TheChatham Islands have their own specially legislated form of government.
| Council | Electoral System | Seats | Councillors | Turnout | Details | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Result | ||||||
| Far North | FPP | 9 |
|
| [24][3][25][26] | ||
| Whangarei | FPP | 13 |
|
| [27][28] | ||
| Kaipara | STV | 8 |
|
| [29][30] | ||
| Rodney | FPP | 12 |
|
| [31][32] | ||
| Auckland City | FPP | 19 |
|
| [33][34] | ||
| North Shore | FPP | 15 |
|
| [35][36] | ||
| Waitakere | FPP | 14 |
|
| [37][38] | ||
| Manukau | FPP | 17 |
|
| [39][40] | ||
| Papakura | STV | 8 |
|
| [41][42] | ||
| Franklin | FPP | 12 |
|
| [43][4][44][3] | ||
| Thames-Coromandel | STV | 8 |
|
| [45][46][47] | ||
| Hauraki | FPP | 13 |
|
| [48][4][49][3] | ||
| Waikato | FPP | 13 |
|
| [4][50][3][51] | ||
| Matamata-Piako | STV | 11 |
|
| [52][4][53][3] | ||
| Hamilton | FPP | 12 |
|
| [54][55] | ||
| Waipa | FPP | 12 |
|
| [56][3][57] | ||
| Otorohanga | FPP | 7 |
|
| [58][4][59][3] | ||
| South Waikato | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][60][3][25] | ||
| Waitomo | FPP | 6 |
|
| [4][61][3][25] | ||
| Taupo | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][62][3][63] | ||
| Western Bay of Plenty | FPP | 12 |
|
| [64][4][3] | ||
| Tauranga | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][3] | ||
| Rotorua Lakes | FPP | 12 |
|
| [65][66] | ||
| Whakatane | FPP | 10 |
|
| [67][25][3] | ||
| Kawerau | FPP | 8 |
|
| [68][25][3] | ||
| Opotiki | FPP | 6 |
|
| [69][25] | ||
| Gisborne | FPP | 14 |
|
| [70][71][3] | ||
| Wairoa | FPP | 6 |
|
| [72][73][3] | ||
| Hastings | FPP | 14 |
|
| [74][4][75] | ||
| Napier | FPP | 12 |
|
| [76][4][77][3] | ||
| Central Hawke's Bay | FPP | 8 |
|
| [4][78][3] | ||
| New Plymouth | FPP | 14 |
|
| [4][79] | ||
| Stratford | FPP | 9 |
|
| [4][80][81] | ||
| South Taranaki | FPP | 12 |
|
| [4][82] | ||
| Ruapehu | FPP | 11 |
|
| [83][4][3] | ||
| Wanganui | FPP | 12 |
|
| [84][85] | ||
| Rangitikei | FPP | 11 |
|
| [4][86][3][25] | ||
| Manawatu | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][25][3] | ||
| Palmerston North | FPP | 15 |
|
| [87] | ||
| Tararua | FPP | 8 |
|
| [4][3][88] | ||
| Horowhenua | FPP | 10 |
|
| [3][89] | ||
| Kapiti Coast | STV | 10 |
|
| [90][91] | ||
| Porirua | STV | 13 |
|
| [92][4][93][3] | ||
| Upper Hutt | FPP | 10 |
|
| [94][95] | ||
| Lower Hutt | FPP | 12 |
|
| [96][97] | ||
| Wellington | STV | 14 |
|
| Details | [98][99][100][3] | |
| Masterton | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][101][102] | ||
| Carterton | FPP | 8 |
|
| [103][104] | ||
| South Wairarapa | FPP | 9 |
|
| [4][3] | ||
| Tasman | FPP | 13 |
|
| [105][4][106] | ||
| Nelson | FPP | 12 |
|
| [4][107][3][108] | ||
| Marlborough | STV | 13 |
|
| [109][110] | ||
| Buller | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][3][111] | ||
| Grey | FPP | 8 |
|
| [112][4][22] | ||
| Westland | FPP | 10 |
|
| [113][4][3] | ||
| Kaikoura | FPP | 7 |
|
| [114][4][115] | ||
| Hurunui | FPP | 9 |
|
| [116][4][3] | ||
| Waimakariri | FPP | 10 |
|
| [117][4][118][3] | ||
| Christchurch | FPP | 13 |
|
| [119][120] | ||
| Selwyn | FPP | 10 |
|
| [121][4][122][3] | ||
| Ashburton | FPP | 12 |
|
| [123][124] | ||
| Timaru | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][3] | ||
| Mackenzie | FPP | 6 |
|
| [125][3] | ||
| Waimate | FPP | 8 |
|
| [126][4][127][3] | ||
| Waitaki | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][128] | ||
| Central Otago | FPP | 10 |
|
| [129][4][3] | ||
| Queenstown-Lakes | FPP | 10 |
|
| [4][3] | ||
| Dunedin | STV | 14 |
|
| [130][131] | ||
| Clutha | FPP | 14 |
|
| [132][4][133][3] | ||
| Southland | FPP | 12 |
|
| [4][3][134] | ||
| Gore | FPP | 11 |
|
| [135][4][136][3] | ||
| Invercargill | FPP | 12 |
|
| [137][3] | ||
| Chatham Islands | STV | 8 |
|
| [4][3][138] | ||
| All 73 councils | 791 | ||||||
All territorial authorities (including the unitary authorities) directly electedmayors.
| Territorial authority | Incumbent | Elected | Runner-up | Details | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far North | Yvonne Sharp(Ind.) | Wayne Brown(Value for Ratepayers) | Yvonne Sharp(Ind.) | [24][3][139] | |
| Whangarei | Pamela Peters(Ind.) | Stan Semenoff(Ind.) | Pamela Peters(Ind.) | [27][28] | |
| Kaipara | Peter King(Ind.) | Neil Tiller(Ind.) | Peter King(Ind.) | [29][30] | |
| Rodney | John Law(Ind.) | Penny Webster(Ind.) | Wayne Walker(Ind.) | [31][32] | |
| Auckland City | Dick Hubbard(Ind.) | John Banks(Ind.) | Dick Hubbard(Ind.) | Details | [33][34] |
| North Shore | George Wood(Ind.) | Andrew Williams(Ind.) | George Wood(Ind.) | [4][35][36] | |
| Waitakere | Bob Harvey(Ind.) | John Tamihere(Ind.) | [37][38] | ||
| Manukau | Barry Curtis(Residents and Ratepayers) | Len Brown(Ind.) | Dick Quax(People's Choice) | [39][40] | |
| Papakura | John Robertson(Ind.) | Calum Penrose(Pride of Papakura) | John Robertson(Ind.) | [41][42] | |
| Franklin | Mark Ball(Ind.) | William Cotter(Ind.) | [4][43][3][44] | ||
| Thames-Coromandel | Phillipa Barriball(Ind.) | Dal Minogue(Ind.) | [45][47] | ||
| Hauraki | John Tregidga(Ind.) | Raymond Bassett(Ind.) | [4][48][3][49] | ||
| Waikato | Peter Harris(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][50][3][51] | ||
| Matamata-Piako | Hugh Vercoe(Ind.) | Endine Dixon-Harris(Ind.) | [52][53] | ||
| Hamilton | Michael Redman(Ind.) | Bob Simcock(Ind.) | Roger Hennebry(Citizens & Ratepayers) | [54][55] | |
| Waipa | Alan Livingston(Ind.) | Stephen Lee(Ind.) | [56][57] | ||
| Otorohanga | Dale Williams(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][58][3][59] | ||
| South Waikato | Neil Sinclair(Ind.) | Francis Campbell(Ind.) | [4][60][25][3][140] | ||
| Waitomo | Mark Ammon(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][61][3][141] | ||
| Taupō | Clayton Stent(Ind.) | Clayton Stent(Ind.) | [4][62][3][63] | ||
| Western Bay of Plenty | Graeme Weld(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][64][3] | ||
| Tauranga | Stuart Crosby(Ind.) | Murray Guy(Pick 6 for Community First) | [142][143][144][3][145][146] | ||
| Rotorua Lakes | Kevin Winters(Ind.) | Lyall Thurston(Ind.) | [4][65][66] | ||
| Whakatane | Colin Holmes(Ind.) | Ian Shearer(Ind.) | [25][4][67][3] | ||
| Kawerau | Malcolm Campbell(Ind.) | Pat Norris(Ind.) | [68][3][147] | ||
| Opotiki | John Forbes(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][148][69] | ||
| Gisborne | Meng Foon(Ind.) | Arthur Cunningham(Ind.) | [70][3][71] | ||
| Wairoa | Les Probert(Ind.) | Denys Caves(Ind.) | [4][72][3][73] | ||
| Hastings | Lawrence Yule(Ind.) | Simon Nixon(Ind.) | [74][75] | ||
| Napier | Barbara Arnott(Ind.) | Clifford Church(Ind.) | [76][3][77] | ||
| Central Hawke's Bay | Tim Gilbertson(Ind.) | Trish Giddens(Ind.) | Peter Butler(Ind.) | [78][25][3][149] | |
| New Plymouth | Peter Tennent(Ind.) | Sherill George(Ind.) | [150][3][79] | ||
| Stratford | Brian Jeffares(Ind.) | John Edwards(Ind.) | Neil Volzke(Ind.) | [80][81] | |
| South Taranaki | Ross Dunlop(Ind.) | Steve Pivac(Ind.) | [4][151][82] | ||
| Ruapehu | Sue Morris(Ind.) | ?(?) | [83][152] | ||
| Wanganui | Michael Laws(Vision Wanganui) | John Martin(Ind.) | [84][85] | ||
| Rangitikei | Bob Buchanan(Ind.) | Chalky Leary(Ind.) | Andy Watson(Ind.) | [86][3][25][153] | |
| Manawatu | Ian McKelvie(Ind.) | Steve Gibson(Ind.) | [4][154][3][25][155] | ||
| Palmerston North | Heather Tanguay(Ind.) | Jono Naylor(Ind.) | Heather Tanguay(Ind.) | [156][157][87] | |
| Tararua | Maureen Reynolds(Ind.) | Ivan Johanson(Ind.) | [158][159][3][88] | ||
| Horowhenua | Tom Robinson(Ind.) | Brendan Duffy(Ind.) | Anne Hunt(Ind.) | [158][160][25][3][89] | |
| Kapiti Coast | Alan Milne(Ind.) | Jenny Rowan(Ind.) | Chris Turver(Ind.) | [90][91] | |
| Porirua | Jenny Brash(Ind.) | Selwyn Katene(Labour) | [4][92][3][93][161] | ||
| Upper Hutt | Wayne Guppy(Ind.) | unopposed | [94][95] | ||
| Lower Hutt | David Ogden(Our City, Our Future) | Ray Wallace(Team Ray Wallace) | Details | [96][97] | |
| Wellington | Kerry Prendergast(Ind.) | Ray Ahipene-Mercer(Ind.) | Details | [98][99][3][100] | |
| Masterton | Bob Francis(Ind.) | Gary Daniell(Ind.) | Rick Long(Ind.) | [4][101][102] | |
| Carterton | Gary McPhee(Ind.) | Janine Vollebreght(Ind.) | [103][104] | ||
| South Wairarapa | Adrienne Staples(Ind.) | Bob Petelin(Ind.) | [162][25][3][163] | ||
| Tasman | John Hurley(Ind.) | Richard Kempthorne(Ind.) | John Hurley(Ind.) | [105][3][106] | |
| Nelson | Paul Matheson(Ind.) | Kerry Marshall(Hands Up) | Gary Watson(Ind.) | [4][107][3][108] | |
| Marlborough | Alistair Sowman(Ind.) | Pat O'Sullivan(Ind.) | [109][110] | ||
| Buller | Martin Sawyers(Ind.) | Patrick McManus(Ind.) | Patrick O'Dea(Ind.) | [4][164][3][111] | |
| Grey | Tony Kokshoorn(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][112][22] | ||
| Westland | Maureen Pugh(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][113][3][25] | ||
| Kaikoura | Kevin Heays(Ind.) | Jim Abernathy(Ind.) | [4][114][3][115] | ||
| Hurunui | Garry Jackson(Ind.) | Brendan Duffy(Ind.) | Anne Hunt(Ind.) | [4][116][3][25] | |
| Waimakariri | Jim Gerard(Ind.) | Ron Keating(Ind.) | Jim Gerard(Ind.) | [4][117][3][118] | |
| Christchurch | Garry Moore(Christchurch 2021) | Bob Parker(Ind.) | Megan Woods(Christchurch 2021) | Details | [165][120] |
| Selwyn | Michael McEvedy(Ind.) | Kevin Coe(Ind.) | John Morten(Ind.) | [4][121][3][122] | |
| Ashburton | Bede O'Malley(Ind.) | unopposed | [123][3][124] | ||
| Timaru | Janie Annear(Ind.) | McGregor Simpson(Ind.) | [166][3][25] | ||
| Mackenzie | Joel O'Neill(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][125][3][25] | ||
| Waimate | John Coles(Ind.) | Anne Townend(Ind.) | [4][126][3][127] | ||
| Waitaki | Alan McLay(Ind.) | Alex Familton(Ind.) | Alan McLay(Ind.) | [4][167][128] | |
| Central Otago | Malcolm MacPherson(Ind.) | Mike Bain(Ind.) | [4][129][3][25] | ||
| Queenstown-Lakes | Cleve Geddes(Ind.) | Philip Dunstan(Ind.) | [168][3][25] | ||
| Dunedin | Peter Chin(Ind.) | Lee Vandervis(Ind.) | Details | [4][130][169][131] | |
| Clutha | Juno Hayes(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][132][3][25][133] | ||
| Southland | Frana Cardno(Ind.) | Sue Anderson(Ind.) | [4][170][3][134] | ||
| Gore | Tracy Hicks(Ind.) | Des Pringle(Ind.) | [4][135][3][136] | ||
| Invercargill | Tim Shadbolt(Ind.) | Cornelis Vreugdenhil(Ind.) | Details | [4][137][3][25] | |
| Chatham Islands | Patrick Smith(Ind.) | unopposed | [4][171][3][138] | ||
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