The 2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council election was a local election held from 16 September to 8 October in the Greater Wellington region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected thirteen regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
Key dates
Background
The Greater Wellington Regional Council used the single transferable vote system to elect thirteen regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.[1][2]
Campaign
Results
Summary
Summary of results | Constituency | Incumbent[3] | Elected[4] |
| Poneke-Wellington | | Glenda Hughes | | Simon Woolf |
| Poneke-Wellington | | Roger Blakeley | | Yadana Saw |
| Poneke-Wellington | | Thomas Nash |
| Poneke-Wellington | | Daran Ponter |
| Poneke-Wellington | | David Lee |
| Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | | Prue Lamason | | David Bassett |
| Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | | Ken Laban |
| Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | | Josh van Lier | | Quentin Duthie |
| Porirua-Tawa | | Chris Kirk-Burnnand |
| Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | | Jenny Brash | | Hikitia Ropata |
| Kapiti Coast | | Penny Gaylor |
| Kapiti Coast | | Adrienne Staples |
| Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt | | Ros Connelly |
Kāpiti Coast constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes at iteration[4] | FPv% |
| 1 |
| | None | Penny Gaylor | 10,216 | 52.46 |
| | None | Asher Wilson-Goldman | 7,824 | 40.18 |
| Informal | 12 | 0.06 |
| Blank | 1,366 | 7.01 |
| Turnout | 19,474 | |
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes at iteration[4] | FPv% |
| 1 |
| | None | Ros Connelly | 7,376 | 51.65 |
| | Independent | Steve Taylor | 4,321 | 30.26 |
| | None | Peter Hayes | 1,453 | 10.17 |
| Informal | 23 | 0.16 |
| Blank | 1,072 | 7.51 |
| Turnout | 14,281 | |
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes at iteration[4] | FPv% |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | David Bassett | 7,119 | 7,323 | 7,440 | 7,405 | 22.26 |
| | Independent | Ken Laban | 7,086 | 7,227 | 7,739 | 7,327 | 22.16 |
| | Green | Quentin Duthie | 6,477 | 6,645 | 7,160 | 7,282 | 10.87 |
| | Labour | Alex Voutratzis | 3,259 | 3,329 | 3,539 | 3,639 | 10.19 |
| | Independent | Michael Stevenson | 2,736 | 3,052 | 3,206 | 3,313 | 8.56 |
| | None | Peggy W Luke-Ngahere | 1,514 | 1,654 | 0 | | 4.74 |
| | Independent | Tracey Buick | 1,241 | 0 | | | 3.88 |
| Informal | 895 | 2.80 |
| Blank | 1,637 | 5.12 |
| Turnout | 31,974 | |
Poneke/Wellington constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes at iteration[4] | FPv% |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| | Independent | Simon Woolf | 10,061 | 10,183 | 10,298 | 10,409 | 11,103 | 10,946 | 10,711 | 11,999 | 10,596 | 9,959 | 9,900 | 9,882 | 9,853 | 9,835 | 9,823 | 9,815 | 9,810 | 9,806 | 9,804 | 14.67 |
| | Green | Yadana Saw | 9,734 | 9,799 | 9,911 | 10,203 | 10,346 | 10,905 | 10,512 | 10,925 | 10,497 | 10,200 | 10,021 | 9,955 | 9,897 | 9,864 | 9,841 | 9,827 | 9,817 | 9,811 | 9,807 | 14.19 |
| | Green | Thomas Nash | 9,396 | 9,475 | 9,583 | 9,822 | 10,021 | 10,573 | 10,711 | 10,726 | 10,596 | 9,959 | 10,042 | 9,953 | 9,902 | 9,865 | 9,843 | 9,827 | 9,818 | 9,812 | 9,808 | 13.70 |
| | Labour | Daran Ponter | 7,373 | 7,450 | 7,568 | 7,664 | 7,994 | 8,398 | 8,542 | 9,179 | 9,651 | 9,887 | 10,008 | 9,924 | 9,884 | 9,855 | 9,836 | 9,823 | 9,815 | 9,810 | 9,806 | 10.75 |
| | Connecting Wellington | David Lee | 5,458 | 5,600 | 5,729 | 5,858 | 6,567 | 7,339 | 7,486 | 8,847 | 9,413 | 9,549 | 9,620 | 9,683 | 9,727 | 9,756 | 9,775 | 9,787 | 9,795 | 9,800 | 9,804 | 7.96 |
| | Independent | Roger Blakeley | 6,375 | 6,461 | 6,571 | 6,701 | 7,176 | 7,908 | 8,038 | 8,781 | 9,254 | 9,432 | 9,532 | 9,620 | 9,679 | 9,718 | 9,743 | 9,760 | 9,771 | 9,778 | 9,782 | 9.30 |
| | Independent | Glenda Hughes | 4,206 | 4,437 | 4,609 | 4,741 | 5,354 | 6,091 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6.13 |
| | Independent | Jake Arthur | 3,632 | 3,735 | 3,874 | 4,001 | 4,407 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.30 |
| | Independent | Chris Calvi-Freeman | 3,611 | 3,702 | 3,910 | 3,993 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.27 |
| | Independent | Chris Montgomerie | 1,428 | 1,515 | 1,561 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.08 |
| | Independent | Thomas Bryan | 1,320 | 1,375 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.92 |
| | Independent | Leigh Catley | 1,270 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.85 |
| Informal | 358 | 0.52 |
| Blank | 3,888 | 5.67 |
| Turnout | 68,575 | |
Wairarapa constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes[4] | % |
| | Independent | Adrienne Staples | uncontested | |
Aftermath
Other local elections
Elections were also held in the region's territorial authorities, including Kāpiti Coast, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Wellington, Masterton, Carterton, and South Wairarapa.
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