2022 Christchurch mayoral election

2022 Christchurch mayoral election
← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →
Turnout118,728 (43.82%)
 
Candidate Phil Mauger David Meates
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 53,569 51,298
Percentage 45.11% 43.21%
Results by ward
Mayor before election

Lianne Dalziel

 Elected mayor

Phil Mauger

The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections that took place on 8 October 2022,[1] with the new mayor's term lasting to 2025. There are no term limits, but the incumbent third-term mayor, Lianne Dalziel, had announced that she would not be seeking a fourth term.[2][3][4] One of the key election issues was whether or not to build a stadium which would cost $683m.[5]

A bumper sticker for Phil Mauger in the lead up to the 2022 mayor election (photographed in Aug 2022)

Candidates

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Phil Mauger, who was first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was the first to declare his candidacy 14 months out from the election. He said in August 2021 that he would stand for mayor only and not also contest his incumbent council seat.[6] The Wizard of New Zealand was the next to declare his candidacy in December 2021.[7] David Meates, the former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive, announced his candidacy in June 2022.[8][9] A debate between the 2 frontrunner candidates Phil Mauger and David Meates was hosted by Stuff on 16 Sep 2022.[10]

Declared

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  • Carl Bromley (Independent – I Hear I Care), founder of the Life Connection Missionary Baptist Fellowship[11]
  • The Wizard of New Zealand (Independent)[7]
  • Mark Chirnside (Chirny for Mayor), business owner[11]
  • Tubby Hansen (Economic Euthenics), perennial candidate[12]
  • Stephen Jelley (Stop the Stadium)[12]
  • Drucilla Kingi-Patterson (Independent)[12]
  • Phil Mauger (Let's Get Stuff Done), business owner and city councillor[6]
  • David Meates (Listens, Leads and Gets Results), former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive[9]
  • Nikora Nitro (Independent)[12]
  • Sam Park[12]
  • Peter Wakeman (Independent), perennial candidate[12]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Phil Mauger
MPs
Christchurch Councillors
David Meates
Former Christchurch City Councillor

Opinion polling

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Date Polling organisation Carl Bromley Mark Chirnside Tubby Hansen Stephen Jelley Drucilla Kingi-Patterson Phil Mauger David Meates Nikora Nitro Sam Park Peter Wakeman The Wizard of New Zealand
29 August–4 September 2022 Q+A–Kantar[19] 2 1 1 2 0 58 26 <0.5 3 1 5

Results

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2022 Christchurch mayoral election[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Phil Mauger 53,569 45.11
Independent David Meates 51,298 43.21
Independent Mark Chirnside 4,673 3.94
Independent Carl Bromley 2,807 2.36
Independent The Wizard of New Zealand 2,474 2.08
Independent Nikora Nitro 1,035 0.87
Independent Peter Wakeman 964 0.81
Independent Drucilla Kingi-Patterson 800 0.68
Independent Sam Park 479 0.40
Economic Euthenic's Tubby Hansen 293 0.25
Independent Stephen Jelley 237 0.20
Informal votes 99 0.08
Majority 2,271 1.91
Turnout 118,728 43.82
Registered electors 270,959

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About your 2022 local elections". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel call time". Otago Daily Times. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Law, Tina (1 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek a fourth term". Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek another term". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Christchurch's $683m stadium will be built, but how will we pay for it?l". Stuff. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b Law, Tina (7 August 2021). "Bylaw-breaking trench-digger declares bid for Christchurch mayoralty". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "The Wizard puts his hat in the ring to run for Christchurch mayor". Otago Daily Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Law, Tina (25 February 2022). "Former health board boss considers entering Christchurch's mayoral race". The Press. Stuff.
  9. ^ a b Law, Tina (30 June 2022). "David Meates confirms Christchurch mayoralty bid: 'We can do better than basic'". The Press. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "'It would not be used': Christchurch mayoral hopefuls disagree on light rail". Stuff. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b Walton, Steven (18 July 2022). "Wizard, pastor and coffee roaster among those wanting to be the next Christchurch mayor". Stuff.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Nominations for Christchurch City Council 2022 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
  13. ^ a b c Law, Tina (8 August 2021). "Christchurch mayoral contender rules out tilt, others call race a 'distraction'". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Law, Tina (2 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor's call to move on opens the door for big lineup of hopefuls". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  15. ^ Law, Tina (5 May 2022). "Councillor who outed her online bully is considering running for Christchurch mayoralty". The Press. Stuff.
  16. ^ Law, Tina (24 February 2022). "Christchurch deputy mayor makes shock decision to step away from public life". The Press. Stuff.
  17. ^ Barclay, Chris (24 February 2022). "Turner ends mayoral race: Who will take on Mauger?". Otago Daily Times.
  18. ^ "Christchurch councillors line up to replace Dalziel". Radio New Zealand. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Christchurch's next mayor: Poll shows big lead for Phil Mauger". 1 News. Television New Zealand. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Christchurch City Council – 2022 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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