2016 Local Body Elections
The final result for the Selwyn District Council elections held on Saturday 8th October 2016 is as follows.
MAYOR, Selwyn District Council
| Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| BROUGHTON, Sam | 4,892 |
| MCEVEDY, Pat | 4,172 |
| WALTERS, Sarah | 4,144 |
| WOODS, Bill | 1,352 |
| HASSON, Debra | 1,015 |
| INFORMAL | 19 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 173 |
Sam Broughton is declared elected.
COUNCILLORS, Ellesmere Ward
(Two (2) Councillors to be elected)
Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| MCEVEDY, Pat | 1,820 |
| LEMON, Murray (Independent) | 1,729 |
| CHESMAR, Diane | 678 |
| SCHAT, Harry | 432 |
| INFORMAL | 3 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 36 |
Murray Lemon and Pat McEvedy are declared elected.
COUNCILLORS, Springs Ward
(Three (3) Councillors)
Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| HASSON, Debra | 2,463 |
| MILLER, Grant | 2,436 |
| LYALL, Malcolm | 2,241 |
| PALMER, Tony (Independent) | 1,542 |
| MARTIN, Chris | 1,538 |
| INFORMAL | 8 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 212 |
Debra Hasson, Malcolm Lyall, and Grant Miller are declared elected.
COUNCILLORS, Malvern Ward
(Two (2) Councillors to be elected)
Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| MORTEN, John (Jum) | 1,445 |
| MUGFORD, Bob (Independent) | 1,415 |
| PAULING, Kerry (Independent) | 1,293 |
| WOODS, Bill | 1,266 |
| INFORMAL | 4 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 123 |
John (Jum) Morten and Bob Mugford are declared elected.
COUNCILLORS, Selwyn Central Ward
(Four (4) Councillors to be elected)
Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Mark (Independent) | 3,400 |
| REID, Nicole | 3,333 |
| BLAND, Jeff | 3,023 |
| WATSON, Craig | 2,595 |
| HILL, Peter | 2,452 |
| INFORMAL | 5 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 195 |
Mark Alexander, Jeff Bland, Nicole Reid and Craig Watson are declared elected.
MEMBERS, Malvern Community Board
(Five (5) members)
Hawkins Subdivision
(Three (3) members)
Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| GALLAGHER, Jenny | 1,497 |
| PASCOE, Judtih | 1,094 |
| HANDS, Megan | 887 |
| MAY, Ken | 864 |
| INFORMAL | 3 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 169 |
Jenny Gallagher, Megan Hands and Judith Pascoe are declared elected.
Tawera Subdivision
(Two (2) members)
Candidate | Votes Received |
|---|---|
| * MUGFORD, Bob (Withdrawn) (Independent) | 659 |
| PAULING, Kerry (Independent) | 580 |
| MEARES, Karen | 523 |
| INFORMAL | 0 |
| BLANK VOTING PAPERS | 86 |
Karen Meares and Kerry Pauling are declared elected.
The voter return was 44.59%, being 15,665 voting papers.
Douglas Marshall
Electoral Officer
Selwyn District Council
2016 Electoral Donations & Expenses
All PDF format files of under 1Mb in size. Files returned as of 15 December 2016:
Mayor
BROUGHTON, Sam
MCEVEDY, Pat
WALTERS, Sarah
WOODS, Bill
HASSON, Debra
Ellesmere Ward
MCEVEDY, Pat
LEMON, Murray (Independent)
CHESMAR, Diane
SCHAT, Harry
Springs Ward
HASSON, Debra
MILLER, Grant
LYALL, Malcolm
PALMER, Tony (Independent)
MARTIN, Chris
Malvern Ward
MORTEN, John (Jum)
MUGFORD, Bob (Independent)
PAULING, Kerry (Independent)
WOODS, Bill
Selwyn Central Ward
ALEXANDER, Mark (Independent)
REID, Nicole
BLAND, Jeff
WATSON, Craig
HILL, Peter
Malvern Ward - Hawkins Subdivision
GALLAGHER, Jenny
PASCOE, Judtih
HANDS, Megan
MAY, Ken
Malvern Ward - Tawera Subdivision
* MUGFORD, Bob (Withdrawn) (Independent)
PAULING, Kerry (Independent)
MEARES, Karen