The 2019 Tauranga mayoral election was part of the
New Zealand local elections that were 12 October 2019 to elect the
Mayor of Tauranga
The Mayor of Tauranga is the head of the municipal government of Tauranga, New Zealand, and presides over the Tauranga City Council. There is currently no Mayor of Tauranga. On 9 February 2021, a Crown Commission appointed by the Minister of L ...
. It was won by
Tenby Powell who defeated the incumbent mayor
Greg Brownless
The Mayor of Tauranga is the head of the municipal government of Tauranga, New Zealand, and presides over the Tauranga City Council. There is currently no Mayor of Tauranga. On 9 February 2021, a Crown Commission appointed by the Minister of L ...
.
Key dates
Key dates for the election were:
*1 July: Electoral Commission enrolment campaign started.
*19 July: Nominations opened for candidates. Rolls opened for inspection.
*16 August: Nominations closed at 12 noon. Rolls closed.
*21 August: Election date and candidates' names announced.
*20 to 25 September: Voting documents delivered to households. Electors could post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
*12 October: Polling day. Voting documents needed to be at council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results were available as soon as all ordinary votes are counted.
*17 to 23 October: Official results, including all valid ordinary and special votes, declared.
Candidates
Declared candidates
*
Greg Brownless
The Mayor of Tauranga is the head of the municipal government of Tauranga, New Zealand, and presides over the Tauranga City Council. There is currently no Mayor of Tauranga. On 9 February 2021, a Crown Commission appointed by the Minister of L ...
, incumbent mayor
*Kelvin Clout, deputy mayor
*Murray Guy, former city councillor
*Andrew Hollis
*Jos Nagels
[
*Tenby Powell, businessman
*John Robson, city councillor][
*Christopher Stokes][
*RangiMarie TeAmopui-Kaa Kingi]
Withdrawn candidates
*Danny Cancian, property developer
* Dame Susan Devoy , former Race Relations Commissioner and squash
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champion
Result
Tenby Powell won the election to become mayor of Tauranga, with 17,299 votes over Brownless' 12,400 in the final STV iteration.
References
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2019 elections in New Zealand
Mayoral elections in New Zealand
October 2019 events in New Zealand