TAUPŌ DISTRICT COUNCIL PRELIMINARY ELECTION RESULTS
TAUPŌ DISTRICT MAYOR David Trewavas has been returned for a fourth term with a preliminary result of 6464 votes.
Mayor David Trewavas said he was overwhelmed to be re-elected.
“It’s an honour to be selected to once again represent our beautiful district.
“I’m looking forward to carrying on all the great work that we have under way and to keep working to make this a fantastic place to live for all our community.”
The other two mayoral candidates, Christine Rankin and Sean Wakelin, are currently on 4664 and 1189 votes respectively.
The seven successful candidates for the Taupō ward are Christine Rankin, Yvonne Westerman, Kevin Taylor, Anna Park, John Williamson, Rachel Shepherd and Duncan Campbell.
In the new Te Papamārearea Māori ward, Karam Fletcher and Danny Aperahama Loughlin are the successful candidates.
Kylie Leonard for the Taupō East Rural ward and Kirsty Trueman for the Mangakino-Pouakani ward were both reelected unopposed.
The successful candidate for the Tūrangi-Tongariro ward is Sandra Greenslade.
Final election results are expected to be declared sometime between today and 19 October. View the full preliminary results for the Taupō District Council election at www.taupo.govt.nz/vote22.