List of by-elections to the Auckland Council
By-elections to the Auckland Council occur to fill vacant seats in the Council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.
List of by-elections[edit]
The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Auckland Council:
Key
| Independent | Citizens & Ratepayers | Labour | Auckland Future |
| Ward | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 2011 | Jami-Lee Ross | Resignation | Dick Quax | ||
| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki | 2018 | Denise Lee | Resignation | Josephine Bartley | ||
| Howick | 2018 | Dick Quax | Death | Paul Young | ||
Results[edit]
2011 by-election, Howick ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Dick Quax | 11,600 | 41.32 | ||
| Independent | Maggie Burrill | 7,023 | 25.01 | ||
| Independent | David Collings | 5,393 | 19.21 | ||
| Independent | Penny Bright | 1,491 | 5.31 | ||
| Independent | Wayne Young | 1,349 | 4.80 | ||
| Independent | Ram Parkash | 1,116 | 3.97 | ||
| Informal votes | 37 | 0.13 | |||
| Majority | 4,577 | 16.30 | |||
| Turnout | 28,072 | 30.88 | |||
2018 by-election, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josephine Bartley | 7,225 | 56.12 | ||
| Auckland Future | Josh Beddell | 5,648 | 43.87 | ||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.06 | |||
| Majority | 1,577 | 12.25 | |||
| Turnout | 12,873 | 24.85 | |||
2018 by-election, Howick ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Young | 7,631 | 27.20 | ||
| Independent | Jim Donald | 5,830 | 20.78 | ||
| Independent | Phil Taylor | 5,606 | 19.98 | ||
| Independent | Damian Light | 5,501 | 19.61 | ||
| Independent | Jessica Collings | 1,786 | 6.36 | ||
| Independent | Olivia Montgomery | 1,671 | 5.95 | ||
| Informal votes | 25 | 0.08 | |||
| Majority | 1,801 | 6.42 | |||
| Turnout | 28,050 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Results Out For The Howick Ward By-election". Voxy.co.nz. 27 May 2011. p. 7.
- ^ "New Auckland Council representatives elected". The New Zealand Herald. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Howick Ward by-election 2018". Auckland Council. Retrieved 14 September 2018.