2019 Local Government Elections

Final results, including special votes

The new Council takes effect from Wednesday 23 October, once the final results have been publicly notified in the local newspaper.  

• Anita Baker (Porirua Mayor)
  
  
• Josh Trlin, Ross Leggett, Nathan Waddle, Euon Murrell (Northern Ward - Pukerua ki te Raki)
  
  
• Izzy Ford, Kylie Wihapi, Faafoi Seiuli, Moze Galo (Eastern Ward Pāuatahanui ki te uunga mai o te ra); and
  
  
• Geoff Hayward and Mike Duncan (Western Ward - Titahi Rangituhi Porirua ki te uru).

2019 Election, final results for Mayor and Councillors

The candidate at the top of the list received the most votes while the candidate at the bottom of the list received the least.

Eastern Ward/Pāuatahanui ki te uunga mai o te ra

Northern Ward/Pukerua ki te Raki

Western Ward/Titahi Rangituhi Porirua ki te uru

Elected candidate – This candidate is declared elected.

Excluded candidates – These are listed from the last candidate excluded during the STV counting process to the first – in reverse order of exclusion.

• The first 'excluded' candidate listed was excluded last.
• The last 'excluded' candidate listed was excluded first.
• Candidates with the fewest numbers of votes are excluded first. After a candidate is excluded from the counting, his or her votes are redistributed to the other candidates still in the race in accordance with individual voters' preferences.

Iteration: Refers to the number of times the votes are counted until the required amount of candidates are elected.

To be able to vote you must be:

• Aged 18 years or over.
• A New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
• Enrolled to vote.
• Living or renting in Porirua.

To be able to make a postal vote you need to be enrolled to vote before 16 August. 

Useful Information

• Local Elections Factsheet.
• Election Timetable.
• Contact us.

Before every Local Elections we have to provide a pre-election report, which gives a financial and operational snapshot of where we are as a Council. 

Click the link below to download a copy of this report. 

• Porirua City Pre-election Report 2019 [PDF 1.51MB] 

Click the box below to find out how you can enrol to vote.

How to enrol

The official notice of elections, with details of how and where you can vote, who you are voting for, and how to enrol , is below.