2022 Northland Regional Council election

2022 Northland Regional Council election
Turnout	49,181 (42.5%)
	Council election
	All 9 ward seats on the Northland Regional Council

The 2022 Northland Regional Council election was a local election held from 16 September to 8 October in the Northland Region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected nine regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Northland Regional Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.

Key dates

Background

Campaign

Results

Summary


Constituency	Incumbent^[1]^[2]
Te Raki	New constituency		Tui Shortland
Te Raki	New constituency		Peter-Lucas Jones
Far North^[a]		Colin Toss	Joe Carr
Bay of Islands-Whangaroa^[b]		Marty Robinson
Kaipara		Penny Smart	John Blackwell
Mid North^[c]		Jocelyn Yeoman	Geoff Crawford
Coastal Central		Amy Macdonald
Coastal South		Rick Stolwerk^[d]
Whangārei Central		Jack Craw

Far North general constituency

Joe Carr won in the Far North general constituency ward.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Joe Carr	2,585	36.58
None	Marty Yuretich	1,662	23.52
Independent	Justine Blaikie	1,649	23.33
None	Clyde Samson	475	6.72
Informal		336	4.75
Blank		360	5.09
Turnout		7,067

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency

Marty Robinson won in the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Marty Robinson	2,390	32.64
Independent	Tania McInnes	2,322	31.71
SOVEREIGN.nz	Phil Gentry	1,023	13.97
Independent	Peter Gill	869	11.87
Informal		344	4.70
Blank		375	5.12
Turnout		7,323

Kaipara general constituency

John Blackwell won in the Kaipara general constituency.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	John Blackwell	3,198	48.43
Independent	Penny Smart	2,969	44.96
Informal		53	0.80
Blank		384	5.81
Turnout		6,604

Mid North general constituency

Geoff Crawford won in the Mid North general constituency.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Geoff Crawford	3,087	47.15
Independent	Lesley Adcock	1,180	18.02
None	William Sullivan	881	13.46
Independent	John McCaw	766	11.70
Informal		53	0.81
Blank		580	8.86
Turnout		6,547

Coastal Central general constituency

Amy Macdonald won in the Coastal Central general constituency.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Amy Macdonald	4,384	'55.55
Independent	Paul Anthony Dimery	2,352	29.80
None	Christine Woods	662	8.39
Informal		15	0.19
Blank		479	6.07
Turnout		7,892

Whangārei Central general constituency

Jack Craw won in the Whangārei general constituency.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Jack Craw	4,062	62.14
None	Tony Savage	1,661	25.41
Informal		6	0.09
Blank		808	12.36
Turnout		6,537

Te Raki Māori constituency

Tui Shortland and Peter-Lucas Shortland were elected in the Te Raki Māori constituency.^[3]


Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Tui Shortland	4,922	43.22
None	Peter-Lucas Shortland	3,597	31.59
None	Lance Bryers	2,029	17.82
None	Robin Grieve	423	3.71
Informal		127	1.12
Blank		289	2.54
Turnout		11,387

Aftermath

Notes

^ Previously Te Hiku
^ Previously Coastal North
^ Previously Coastal North
^ elected unopposed

References

^ "2019 - Election results". Northland Regional Council. 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "2021 - Whangārei Urban by-election". Northland Regional Council. 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Declaration of Results of Election" (PDF). Northland Regional Council. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.