Previous election results

Results of the 2021 city by-election for a new Councillor, and the 2019 triennial elections for Mayor and 15 Councillors.

By-election 2021

The by-election was required to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of Tangi Utikere after he was elected as MP for Palmerston North in the October 2020 General Election.

16,674 votes were received and counted. The voter return was 27.23%.

Final vote count

Elected: Orphée Mickalad, 7,123 

Excluded:

  • William Wood, 5,930 
  • Darroch Ball, 3,378
  • James Candish, 2,261
  • Stefan Speller, 1,920
  • Vanessa Rozenberg, 1,493
  • Sarah Spillane, 1,310
  • Andy Asquith, 1,096
  • Nikita Skipper, 407
  • Nathan Wilson, 139
  • Ross Barber, 90

Local government elections 2019

The final result for the Palmerston North City Council elections held on Saturday 12 October is listed below.

  • 1 Mayor elected from 6 candidates
  • 15 Councillors elected from 27 candidates

Voter turnout for Palmerston North was 37.32%, equating to 20,836 voting papers received.

Mayoral result

Elected: Grant Smith, Independent

Excluded:

  • Teanau Tuiono, Green
  • Andy Asquith, Independent Labour Group
  • P. Hussein Kikhounga-N’Got
  • Maruna Engu (Donut Man)
  • Ross Easton Barber, Team God, Theosophical Society

The final absolute majority of votes (final quota) as determined at the last iteration was 9,986. There were 44 informal votes and 821 blank votes.

Councillor result

Elected:

  • Tangi Utikere
  • Lew Findlay, Independent
  • Brent Barrett, Green
  • Rachel Bowen, Independent
  • Karen Naylor
  • Vaughan Dennison
  • Susan Baty
  • Patrick (Pat) Handcock
  • Aleisha Rutherford
  • Leonie Hapeta, Independent
  • Lorna Johnson, Labour
  • Billy Meehan
  • Bruno Petrenas
  • Renee Dingwall, Green
  • Zulfiqar Butt, Labour 

Excluded:

  • Andy Asquith, Independent Labour Group
  • Marty O’Fee
  • Duncan McCann, Independent
  • Latham Lockwood, Independent
  • P. Hussein Kikhounga-N’Got
  • Nick Byrnes
  • Atif Rahim, Free Hearing Aids Campaign
  • Mel Butler, Vote For Mel, She’ll Serve You Well
  • David Lane, Independent
  • Nola Te Papa
  • Nathan Wilson
  • Iulian Dianu, Have A Voice