The 2013 Rangitikei mayoral election was part of the
Rangitikei and wider
New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the
Mayor of Rangitikei
The Mayor of Rangitikei is the head of the Rangitikei District Council in New Zealand. The role was created in 1989 with the formation of the Rangitikei District as part of the 1989 local government reforms. The current mayor since 2013 Rangitikei ...
and other local government roles. The incumbent, Robert "Chalky" Leary, ran against three other candidates and lost re-election to
Andy Watson who was elected with 41.5% of the vote, a 486-vote majority over Leary whose vote share succumbed to 31.3%.
Candidates
Four candidates stood for election:
*Richard Aslett
*Maree Brannigan (Fresh Future Focus)
*Chalky Leary
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Andy Watson
Campaign
For the first time since
2007
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there was a contested election for the
Rangitikei mayoralty, as in
2010
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incumbent mayor Chalky Leary was elected unopposed.
On 26 June former deputy mayor Andy Watson announced his intention to run for mayor, campaigning on a more transparent council and an establishment of a finance committee. Incumbent Chalky Leary was standing for a third term in office and campaigned on a no excess and no frills council whose significant work included the
Hunterville and
Taihape sewerage schemes.
Mangaweka
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Mangaweka is a township on the State Highway One (SH1), Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the North Island of New Zealand, with a population of just under 200. It is between Taihape to the north and Hunterville to the south. The Rangitikei River ...
-based councillor Richard Aslett and executive officer of Rural Education Activities Programme Maree Brannigan announced their candidacies in August. Aslett's campaign was based on improving population and visitor growth principally, as well as saving services, scrapping a possible amalgamation and lowering rates. Brannigan, running on a Fresh Future Focus platform, campaigned on achieving a stable rural economy to ensure the continued thriving of business, environment and families in the Rangitikei District.
Results
Note that blank votes are not included.
See also
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Rangitikei District Council
The Rangitikei District Council is the local government in New Zealand, local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand. It is a territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority elected to represent the people of Ra ...
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2013 Rangitikei local elections
The 2013 Rangitikei local elections were held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei and eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council on 12 October 2013. They were held as ...
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2013 New Zealand local elections
The 2013 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to elect local government officials and District Health Board members, and the membership of other local bodies such as Licensing Trusts. All elections were conducted by postal bal ...
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