Progress Result - Nelson City Council 2019 Triennial Elections
12/10/2019 2:07pm
The progress result for the Nelson City Council elections held on Saturday 12th October is as follows.
This result is based upon the counting of approximately 95% of the returned votes. The progress result does not include special votes and votes returned today that are still in transit to the processing centre. The outcome of these elections may change once all votes have been counted.
| Mayoralty | Votes Received |
| REESE, Rachel Independent |
5,020 |
| COURTNEY, Mel | 3,694 |
| DAHLBERG, Bill Mayoralty Only |
3,385 |
| SKINNER, Tim | 3,284 |
| WARD, Mike | 1,321 |
| NAHMIAS, Avner Independent |
246 |
| WAKELIN, John Patriotic |
160 |
| INFORMAL | 49 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 312 |
| Council - At Large (12 vacancies) | Votes Received |
| SANSON, Rachel | 8,840 |
| SKINNER, Tim | 8,420 |
| LAWREY, Matt | 8,373 |
| O'NEILL-STEVENS, Rohan | 8,016 |
| MCGURK, Brian Labour Party |
7,759 |
| COURTNEY, Mel | 7,658 |
| NOONAN, Gaile | 7,211 |
| EDGAR, Judene | 7,143 |
| BOWATER, Yvonne Passionate about Nelson Community |
7,028 |
| FULTON, Kate | 6,795 |
| BRAND, Trudie A strong voice for Nelson |
6,496 |
| RAINEY, Pete | 6,309 |
| RUTLEDGE, Mike Committed to Nelson |
5,995 |
| CHRISTIAN, Dennis | 5,711 |
| WARD, Mike | 5,294 |
| ROLLO, Campbell | 5,234 |
| O'BRIEN, Graeme Putting ratepayers needs first |
4,806 |
| BARKER, Ian | 4,651 |
| SHARMA, Anjela | 4,220 |
| MORRIS, Harry (Howard) People not Party |
3,773 |
| GOLDSMITH, Bernie Independent |
3,652 |
| KING, Luke Committed to work for you |
3,395 |
| COTTERILL, Alastair | 2,572 |
| CHAMBERS, Allen Stop the nonsense |
2,214 |
| VIJ, Virat For Nelson - Present and Future |
2,211 |
| MITCHELL, Dai | 1,867 |
| KAVANAGH, Robbie patience, humility, gratitude |
1,573 |
| DALY-KEENAN, Sunny Putting people first |
1,505 |
| DAIKEE, Glen | 1,428 |
| LINDUP, Stephen Vote for me, for a better Nelson |
1,390 |
| HOULISTON, Owen J. | 1,322 |
| INFORMAL | 63 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 139 |
The voter return was 47.97%, being 18,065 votes, excluding votes in transit to the processing centre and special votes.
Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer
Nelson City Council
12 October 2019
