2019 Far North local elections
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The 2019 Far North local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote in Far North District in New Zealand to elect a mayor of Far North District council, 9 councillors, and 19 community board members.{{Cite web |url=http://www.localcouncils.govt.nz/lgip.nsf/wpg_url/About-Local-Government-Participate-in-Local-Government-About-your-2019-local-elections |title=About your 2019 local elections |date=20 November 2018|accessdate=20 November 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://localelections.co.nz/councils/far-north-district-council/|title=Far North District Council|date=20 November 2018|accessdate=20 November 2018|archive-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121065014/https://localelections.co.nz/councils/far-north-district-council/|url-status=dead}}
Mayoral election
There were 11 candidates running for Mayor of Far North District. They are listed below in alphabetical order.{{cite web|url=https://localelections.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FNDC-CandidateMediaList-FINAL-200819-280819.pdf|title=Nominations Media Report – 20/08/2019 12:37 PM|website=localelections.co.nz}} The incumbent mayor- John Carter- was re-elected. Carter served since the 2013 New Zealand local elections.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9276248/Brown-Dalziel-first-winners-in-local-body-vote | title=Auckland, Wellington stick with incumbents | date=12 October 2013 | work=stuff.co.nz | access-date=25 June 2015}} Candidates with no listed party affiliation are listed as unaffiliated.
=Candidates=
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate | ||
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{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | John Edward Bassett | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Harko Brown |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | John Carter{{Cite web |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/local-elections/03-09-2019/revealed-the-famous-and-interesting-candidates-standing-in-our-local-elections/ |title=Revealed: The famous and interesting candidates standing in our local elections|publisher=The Spinoff |first=Hayden |last=Donnell |date= 3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019}} |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Peter Gill |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Jay Hepi |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Dave Bear Hookway |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Monty Knight |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | John Levers |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Kuini Matene |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Tania McInnes |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | JT Tahana |
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Far North local elections: Mayor of Far North[https://web.archive.org/web/20191023040111/https://www.fndc.govt.nz/your-council/local-government-elections/2019-elections/Copy-of-FNDC_FinalResults-2019_Names.pdf Final Results 2019] }}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = John Carter
|votes = 5,831
|percentage = 28.97
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Tania McInnes
|votes = 3,903
|percentage = 19.39
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Dave Hookway
|votes = 3,520
|percentage = 17.49
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Monty Knight
|votes = 2,345
|percentage = 11.65
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Jay Hepi
|votes = 1,249
|percentage = 6.20
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Peter Gill
|votes = 985
|percentage = 4.89
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Harko Brown
|votes = 802
|percentage = 3.98
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = John Levers
|votes = 612
|percentage = 3.04
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = JT Tahana
|votes = 354
|percentage = 1.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Edward Bassett
|votes = 291
|percentage = 1.45
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Unaffiliated
|candidate = Kuini Matene
|votes = 239
|percentage = 1.19
}}
{{Election box majority no change
|votes = 1,928
|percentage = 9.58
}}
{{Election box end}}
District council
There were 9 councillors in Far North District Council, elected from 3 multi-member wards. The 3 wards are Bay of Islands-Whangaroa, Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward and Te Hiku Ward.
===Bay of Islands-Whangaroa===
Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward elects 4 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kerikeri, the eponymous Whangaroa, Paihia and Kawakawa. There were 15 candidates running for Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
==Candidates==
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colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate | ||
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bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Harko Brown |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | David Clendon | |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Rodger Corbin | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Ann Court |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Peter Gill |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Ruth Heta |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Jane Ellen Johnston |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Chris Joseph |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Hone Mihaka |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Frank Owen | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Maxine Shortland |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Rachel Smith | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Mike Stevens |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Kelly Stratford |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Steve Wilce |
=Kaikohe-Hokianga=
==Candidates==
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colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate | ||
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{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Rawhiti Erstich Coles | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Jay Hepi |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Babe Kapa | |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Sally Macauley | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Kuini Matene |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Lily Rawson |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Marara Rogers |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Te Arani Angeline Te Haara |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Moko Tepania |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Louis Toorenburg |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | John Vujcich |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Rhondda Zielinski |
=Te Hiku=
==Candidates==
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colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate | ||
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bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Naomi Austin-Read |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Ian Bamber |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Sue Bradford |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | David Collard |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Felicity Foy |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Lillian Karaka |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Sacha Kearney-Yanke | |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Jason Kerrison | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Barry Murray |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Mark Osborne | |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Lyle Painting |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Mate Radich |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | JT Tahana |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Unaffiliated | Niki Tauhara |
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | Hazely Windelborn |
Community boards
Elections were required for 3 community boards located in the Far North District. These were the 7-member Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board, the 6-member Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board, and the 6-member Te Hiku Community Board.
=Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board=
The Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board consists of 7 members and contains 4 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.
==Kawakawa-Moerewa==
Kawakawa-Moerewa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.
===Candidates===
==Kerikeri==
Kerikeri subdivision elects 3 members to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.
===Results===
==Paihia==
Paihia subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.
===Candidates===
==Russell-Opua==
Russell-Opua subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.
===Candidates===
==Whangaroa==
Whangaroa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.
===Candidates===
=Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board=
The Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 1 single-member subdivision and 2 multi-member subdivisions.
==Kaikohe==
Kaikohe subdivision elects 3 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.
===Candidates===
==North Hokianga==
North Hokianga subdivision elects 1 member to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.
===Candidates===
==South Hokianga==
South Hokianga subdivision elects 2 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.
===Results===
=Te Hiku Community Board=
The Te Hiku Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 3 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.
==Doubtless Bay==
Doubtless Bay subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.
===Candidates===
==Kaitaia==
Kaitaia subdivision elects 3 members to the Te Hiku Community Board.
===Candidates===
==North Cape==
North Cape subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.
===Results===
==Whatuwhiwhi==
Whatuwhiwhi subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.