The 2016 Rangitikei local elections were held across the Rangitikei District of

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, New Zealand, between 16 September and 8 October. These elections were for the offices of

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, eleven members of the

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, four members each of two community boards, two members of the

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and seven members of the

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; these elections were part of the New Zealand-wide local elections. Postal ballots will be issued to all registered voters. The incumbent mayor was Andy Watson, who on 9 June announced his intention on seeking re-election.

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(FPP) was be to used for all elections except the District Health Board elections which used

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(STV). The previous elections took place in October 2013 and the following will take place in October 2019.

Dates

Following are the key dates for the local elections:

Mayor

The incumbent

was Andy Watson, first elected in

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. Watson sought re-election and contested the election along with community patrol chair George London and civil engineer Rob Snijders. Incumbent mayor Watson was declared re-elected on 13 October 2016.

District council

Bulls ward

The

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ward elected two councillors. The incumbent councillors were Tim Harris and Rebecca McNeil. Harris and McNeil both sought re-election. Both incumbents lost re-election to new candidates Platt and Dunn.

Hunterville ward

The Hunterville ward elected one councillor. The incumbent councillor is Dean McManaway, the deputy mayor. McManaway, who was elected unopposed in

, was elected unopposed for a second consecutive time in 2016.

Marton ward

The Marton ward elected four councillors. The incumbent councillors were Cath Ash, Nigel Belsham, Mike Jones and Lynne Sheridan. Ash, Belsham and Sheridan sought re-election; Jones retired from politics. Belsham, Sheridan and Ash were all re-elected; Dave Wilson was elected.

Taihape ward

The Taihape ward elected three councillors. The incumbent councillors were Richard Aslett, Angus Gordon and Ruth Rainey. All three incumbents are seeking re-election. All three incumbents were re-elected.

Turakina ward

The Turakina ward elected one councillor. The incumbent councillor is Soraya Peke-Mason. Peke-Mason, who was elected unopposed in 2013, was elected unopposed for a second consecutive term.

Community boards

Ratana Community Board

The Ratana Community Board is composed of four members. The incumbent members were Maata Kare Thompson, Nadine Rawhiti, Bjorn Barlien and Tama Biddle. Thompson was re-elected and Rawhiti lost her seat. Charlie Mete, Charlie Rourangi and Thomas Tautaurangi were also elected.

Taihape Community Board

The Taihape Community Board is composed of four members. The incumbent members were Michelle Fannin, Gail Larsen, Peter Oliver and Yvonne Sicely. Fannin, Larsen and Sicely were re-elected unopposed and Ann Abernathy was elected unopposed also.

Regional election

As part of the

region, Rangitikei electors form part of the Manawatu-Rangitikei constituency of the

. This constituency elects two members. The incumbent councillors were chairman Bruce Gordon and Gordon McKellar. Both incumbents were re-elected unopposed.

District health board election

Rangitikei District is part of the

(WDHB), one of 20 district health boards in New Zealand. The WDHB consists of seven elected members and up to four members appointed by the Minister of Health. The incumbent elected members were Allan Anderson, Philippa Baker-Hogan, Jenny Duncan, Kate Joblin, Judith MacDonald and Ray Stevens. Baker-Hogan, Duncan, MacDonald and Stevens are running for re-election, with eleven other candidates running including incumbent

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. Baker-Hogan, Duncan and MacDonald were re-elected; Stevens lost re-election. Annette Main, Charlie Anderson, Graham Adams, and Stuart Hylton were also elected. This election used the

(STV) electoral system.

References

External links

2016 elections information on the Rangitikei District Council website2016 elections information on the Electoral Commission website
{{Rangitikei District Council local elections Rangitikei Politics of Rangitikei Rangitikei