Auckland elections candidates: by the numbers
It’s been a week since local elections nominations opened. So far 14 candidate nominations have been submitted for the Auckland local elections.
Nominations by positions as at Friday 11 July are as follows:
|
Position |
Number of nominations |
|
Mayor |
1 |
|
Waitākere Ward |
2 |
|
Waitematā and Gulf Ward |
1 |
|
Whau Ward |
1 |
|
Franklin Local Board (Wairoa Subdivision) |
1 |
|
Henderson-Massey Local Board |
1 |
|
Howick Local Board (Flat Bush Subdivision) |
2 |
|
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board (Ōtara Subdivision) |
1 |
|
Puketāpapa Local Board |
1 |
|
Rodney Local Board (Northern Rodney Subdivision) |
1 |
|
Waitematā Local Board |
1 |
|
Whau Local Board |
1 |
With three weeks until nominations close and a total of 172 positions to fill – it’s early days for the voters who are keenly anticipating the long list of who to vote for. The number of nominations received will be updated weekly at Vote Auckland.
A preliminary list of candidates will be announced as soon as practicable on the evening of Friday 1 August.
The final list of confirmed candidates will be announced on Monday 4 August and will be published on Vote Auckland.
Candidate profiles will be available from Monday 1 September so voters can learn more about candidates and their priorities for Tāmaki Makaurau prior to voting, which opens on Tuesday 9 September.
