2013 Rangitikei local elections

The 2013 Rangitikei local elections were held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei and eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council on 12 October 2013. They were held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections.^[1] Postal ballots were issued to 9,866 registered voters, and were returned from 23 September to 12 October. Across the district, 4,856 people cast votes, a voter turnout of 49.22%.^[2] Some voters chose not to vote in particular elections or referendums, so voter turnout in individual elections varies from this figure.

2013 Rangitikei local elections

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Andy Watson was elected as mayor with 41.5% of the vote, defeating incumbent mayor Chalky Leary.^[3][4] First past the post (FPP) was used to elect the eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council—four from the Marton ward, three from the Taihape ward, two from the Bulls ward and one each from the Hunterville and Turakina wards.

The previous local elections took place in October 2010 and the following elections will take place in October 2016.

Mayor

Main article: 2013 Rangitikei mayoral election

Former two-term deputy mayor Andy Watson was elected, defeating incumbent mayor Chalky Leary by a 486-vote majority.

Rangitikei mayoral election, 2013^[3][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andy Watson	1,983	41.47	—
	Independent	Chalky Leary	1,497	31.30	−68.70'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000020−QINU`"'
	Fresh Future Focus	Maree Brannigan	687	14.37	—
	Independent	Richard Aslett	615	12.86	—
Majority			486	10.16
Total valid votes			4,782	99.63
Informal votes			18	0.38
Turnout			4,856	49.22
Registered electors			9,866

District council

Bulls ward

The two candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick.

Rangitikei District Council election, 2013 – Bulls Ward^[3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y Rebecca McNeil	461	38.00	—
	Independent	Y Tim Harris	386	31.82	—
	Independent	Bret Coleman	366	30.17	—
Total valid votes			1,213	100.00
Informal votes			0	0.00
Turnout			1,216

Hunterville ward

As there were no other candidates, Dean McManaway was re-elected unopposed.

Rangitikei District Council election, 2013 – Hunterville Ward^[6][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y Dean McManaway	Unopposed	100.00	+16.10
Total valid votes			N/A	100.00
Informal votes			N/A	0.00
Turnout			N/A

Marton ward

The four candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.

Rangitikei District Council election, 2013 – Marton Ward^[3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y Nigel Belsham	1,473	17.26	—
	Independent	N Andy Watson[a]	1,266	14.84	−4.01
	Independent	Y Lynne Sheridan	914	10.71	−4.27
	People, Business and Community Pride	Y Cath Ash	805	9.43	—
	Independent	Y Mike Jones	776	9.09	−4.94
	Independent	Sally Stantiall	684	8.02	—
	Independent	N Richard Peirce	611	7.16	−3.16
	Independent	Neil Oldfield	514	6.02	—
	Independent	Graham Karatau	458	5.37	—
	Independent	Kerry Brown	385	4.51	—
	Independent	Hamish White	326	3.82	—
	For Practical, Win / Win Solutions	Hamish Allan	321	3.76	—
Total valid votes			8,533	99.93
Informal votes			6	0.07
Turnout			8,561

Taihape ward

The three candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.

Rangitikei District Council election, 2013 – Taihape Ward^[3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y Angus Gordon	684	25.30	—
	Independent	Y Ruth Rainey	645	23.85	—
	Independent	Y Richard Aslett	553	20.45	−79.55
	Independent	N Jan Byford	415	15.35	−84.65
	Independent	N Ed Cherry	407	15.05	−84.95
Total valid votes			2,704	99.96
Informal votes			1	0.04
Turnout			2,715

Turakina ward

As there were no other candidates, Soraya Peke-Mason was re-elected unopposed.

Rangitikei District Council election, 2013 – Turakina Ward^[6][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y Soraya Peke-Mason	Unopposed	100.00	+38.83
Total valid votes			N/A	100.00
Informal votes			N/A	0.00
Turnout			N/A

See also

• 2013 Rangitikei mayoral election
• 2013 New Zealand local elections

Table footnotes

1. Watson was not elected as councillor due to his election as mayor; instead, the fifth-placed candidate was elected.^[3]

References

1. "2013 Local Elections FAQs". Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. "Rangitikei District Council – Election Statistics". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
3. "Rangitikei District Council – 2013 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
4. Wilson, Zaryd (12 October 2013). "Former Rangitikei mayor 'riding into sunset'". Stuff. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
5. "Rangitikei District Council – 2010 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
6. "Election results: Around the country". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2016.