Final results for the Ōpōtiki District Council 2019 local election are now available and listed in the table below.
Thank you to all the candidates for standing and everyone who voted. Our district was 18th in the country for voter turn out with a final count of 54%.
| Result: | LGE 2019 - Final |
| Result Type: | Final |
| Candidates sorted by: | Votes |
| Generated on: | Friday 18 October 2019 |
| Elections: | Ōpōtiki District Council |
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| Election: | 12 - Ōpōtiki District Council |
| Issue: | Mayor - Ōpōtiki District Council |
| Number of vacancies: | 1 |
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| Candidate Voting ID | Candidate Name | Affiliation | Votes Received | Rank |
| 107 | RIESTERER, Lyn | 1378 | 1 |
| 102 | DOBIE, Alex | 673 |
| 106 | RPIHANA, Louis | 468 |
| 103 | IRVING, Peter | 247 |
| 105 | MCROBERTS, Haki | 198 |
| 101 | CHEN, Xiao Yu | 76 |
| 104 | KEANE, Les | 26 |
| 108 | Informal | 12 |
| 109 | Blank | 23 |
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| Issue: | Coast Ward |
| Number of vacancies: | 1 |
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| Candidate Voting ID | Candidate Name | Affiliation | Votes Received | Rank |
| 202 | RPIHANA, Louis | 236 | 1 |
| 201 | MCROBERTS, Haki | 120 |
| 203 | WAENGA, Allen | 106 |
| 204 | Informal | 0 |
| 205 | Blank | 7 |
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| Issue: | Ōpōtiki Ward |
| Number of vacancies: | 3 |
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| Candidate Voting ID | Candidate Name | Affiliation | Votes Received | Rank |
| 245 | HOWE, Barry | 940 | 1 |
| 242 | BROWNE, Shona Rosalie | 734 | 2 |
| 249 | NELSON, Steve | 727 | 3 |
| 244 | DOBIE, Alex | 533 |
| 241 | BLACK, Paula | Independent | 397 |
| 248 | NEISH, Laura | 353 |
| 246 | IRVING, Peter | 296 |
| 243 | CHEN, Xiao Yu | 74 |
| 247 | KEANE, Les | 59 |
| 250 | Informal | 0 |
| 251 | Blank | 13 |
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| Issue: | Waioeka-Waiōtahe Ward |
| Number of vacancies: | 2 |
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| Candidate Voting ID | Candidate Name | Affiliation | Votes Received | Rank |
| 223 | HOCART, Debi | 614 | 1 |
| 225 | MOORE, David | Independent | 580 | 2 |
| 224 | KERR, Lew | Independent | 368 |
| 221 | COLLIER, Michael Spike | 244 |
| 222 | FINDLAY, Ron | 218 |
| 226 | Informal | 3 |
| 227 | Blank | 13 |
The existing Coast Community Board members, Michael Collier, Gail Keepa, Tiaki Parata and Allen Waenga are elected unopposed as 2019-22 Coast Community Board Members.
2019 Local Elections - Opotiki District Council daily returns schedule - FINAL (PDF, 131KB)
