Election results

Final results for the Tasman District Council 2025 election are available here.

Declaration of Final Results (17 October 2025)

Mayoralty

 

Votes Received

KING, Tim

 

10209

JOHNS, Richard Sherwood

 

3901

CLARK, Maxwell

 

1220

NEUBAUER, Timo

Independent

4127

OSMASTON, Richard

 

357

INFORMAL

 

32

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

337

Tim King Is elected.

Golden Bay Ward

(2 vacancies)

Votes Received

BARKER, Rodney Taylor

 

588

BUTLER, Celia

 

1041

DOWNARD-WILKE, Axel  

Independent

898

HALL, Julian

 

862

HUME, Mark

 

1110

INFORMAL

  1

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

16

Celia BUTLER and Mark HUME are elected.

Lakes-Murchison Ward

(1 vacancy)

Votes Received

ALLAN, Nicola Shirley

  489

GULLY, John

 

632

OSMASTON, Richard

 

111

INFORMAL

 

11

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

30

John Gully is elected.

Motueka Ward

(3 vacancies)

Votes Received

MARU, Brent Tahi

 

3011

WALKER, Trindi

 

2592

FERNEYHOUGH, Kerryn Jennifer         

 

2271

ROSS, Dave

ACT Local

1714

INFORMAL

 

0

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

45

Kerryn FERNEYHOUGH, Brent Tahi MARU and Trindi WALKER are elected.

Moutere-Waimea Ward

(3 vacancies)

Votes Received

EGGERS, Julian Alexander

Independent

2708

KININMONTH, Mike

 

2719

MCNAMARA, Dean

Sensible, Affordable and Ethical

2771

WOODS, Dave

 

3177

INFORMAL

 

7

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

218

Mike KININMONTH, Dean MCNAMARA and Dave WOODS are elected

Richmond Ward

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

MALING, Kit

Independent

3452

ELLIS, Jo

 

3554

GREENING, Mark

Sensible, Affordable and Ethical

3064

DAIKEE, Glen

 

2991

NEUBAUER, Timo

Independent

3413

SHIRLEY, Daniel

ACT Local

3052

INFORMAL

 

6

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

107

Jo ELLIS, Mark GREENING, Kit MALING and Timo NEUBAUER are elected.

Community boards

Golden Bay Community Board 

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

APPLEBY, Sunshine

Independent

319

BRUNING, Clarissa

 

1597

DIXON, Henry David John

Independent

1396

DOWNARD-WILKE, Axel

 

1108

KNOWLES, Grant Victor

 

1313

RAFFILLS, Mark

 

855

WARD, Rodney

Independent

928

INFORMAL

 

1

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

39

Clarissa BRUNING, Henry David John DIXON, Axel DOWNARD-WILKE and Grant Victor KNOWLES are elected.

Motueka Community Board

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

HELLYER, Ray

 

1307

HUTT, Claire

  2853

KATENE, John

 

2224

LUSK, Laura

  2023

OGILVIE, David John

 

2650

INFORMAL

 

4

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

204

Claire HUTT, John KATENE, Laura LUSK and David John OGILVIE are elected.

Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward (one vacancy)

· Paul Te Poa Karoro Morgan is declared elected unopposed as the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies.

Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward Referendum

We also held a binding referendum on the future of the Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward. This does not affect the outcome of this election. The referendum determines whether the Māori Ward is retained for the 2028 and 2031 elections.

I vote to KEEP Māori wards

 

8216

I vote to REMOVE Māori wards

 

10529

Informal

 

4

Blank

 

1434

The option to REMOVE Māori wards for Tasman District Council, effective for the 2028 and 2031 triennial elections, is passed.

Preliminary results (12 October 2025)

The preliminary election results are now available and are provided for your information.

This preliminary includes some special votes and all votes that were returned by midday yesterday, 11 October.  Most Special Votes are still to be counted and the outcome of some of these elections may change following this count.  Returns were at 41.7% @ 4.00pm on 11 October. 

There is no change to members elected in the progressive results but there is a margin of 12 votes in the Richmond General Ward.

Mayoralty

 

Votes Received

 Rank

KING, Tim

 

10073

1

JOHNS, Richard Sherwood

 

3848

 

CLARK, Maxwell

 

1189

 

NEUBAUER, Timo

Independent

4027

 

OSMASTON, Richard

 

349

 

INFORMAL

 

31

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

331

 

 

Golden Bay Ward

(2 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

BARKER, Rodney Taylor

 

576

 

BUTLER, Celia

 

1015

2

DOWNARD-WILKE, Axel  

Independent

878

 

HALL, Julian

 

853

 

HUME, Mark

 

1099

1

INFORMAL

  1  

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

16

 

 

Lakes-Murchison Ward

(1 vacancy)

Votes Received

 Rank

ALLAN, Nicola Shirley

  483  

GULLY, John

 

629

1

OSMASTON, Richard

 

110

 

INFORMAL

 

8

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

29

 

Motueka Ward

(3 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

MARU, Brent Tahi

 

2964

1

WALKER, Trindi

 

2551

2

FERNEYHOUGH, Kerryn Jennifer         

 

2223

3

ROSS, Dave

ACT Local

1691

 

INFORMAL

 

0

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

43

 

 

Moutere-Waimea Ward

(3 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

EGGERS, Julian Alexander

Independent

2661

 

KININMONTH, Mike

 

2675

3

MCNAMARA, Dean

Sensible, Affordable and Ethical

2725

2

WOODS, Dave

 

3122

1

INFORMAL

 

7

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

216

 

 

Richmond Ward

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

MALING, Kit

Independent

3411

2

ELLIS, Jo

 

3487

1

GREENING, Mark

Sensible, Affordable and Ethical

3008

4

DAIKEE, Glen

 

2939

 

NEUBAUER, Timo

Independent

3341

3

SHIRLEY, Daniel

ACT Local

2996

 

INFORMAL

 

6

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

106

 

Community boards

Golden Bay Community Board 

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

APPLEBY, Sunshine

Independent

308

 

BRUNING, Clarissa

 

1577

1

DIXON, Henry David John

Independent

1372

2

DOWNARD-WILKE, Axel

 

1085

4

KNOWLES, Grant Victor

 

1288

3

RAFFILLS, Mark

 

835

 

WARD, Rodney

Independent

915

 

INFORMAL

 

1

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

37

 

Motueka Community Board

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

HELLYER, Ray

 

1289

 

HUTT, Claire

  2813 1

KATENE, John

 

2188

3

LUSK, Laura

  1981 4

OGILVIE, David John

 

2612

2

INFORMAL

 

4

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

198

 

Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward (one vacancy)

· Paul Te Poa Karoro Morgan is declared elected unopposed as the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies.

Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward Referendum

We also held a binding referendum on the future of the Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward. This does not affect the outcome of this election. The referendum determines whether the Māori Ward is retained for the 2028 and 2031 elections.

I vote to KEEP Māori wards

 

8049

 

I vote to REMOVE Māori wards

 

10384

1

Informal

 

4

 

Blank

 

1411

 

 

Progress results (11 October 2025)

The progress results for the Tasman District Council elections held on Saturday 11 October are as follows. These results are subject to change once all special votes have been counted, and we will provide a declaration of the full and finalised results in the coming week.

Mayoralty

 

Votes Received

 Rank

KING, Tim

 

8651

1

JOHNS, Richard Sherwood

 

3286

 

CLARK, Maxwell

 

991

 

NEUBAUER, Timo

Independent

3179

 

OSMASTON, Richard

 

279

 

INFORMAL

 

27

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

258

 

 

Golden Bay Ward

(2 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

BARKER, Rodney Taylor

 

486

 

BUTLER, Celia

 

899

2

DOWNARD-WILKE, Axel  

Independent

765

 

HALL, Julian

 

777

 

HUME, Mark

 

985

1

INFORMAL

  1  

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

16

 

 

Lakes-Murchison Ward

(1 vacancy)

Votes Received

 Rank

ALLAN, Nicola Shirley

  440  

GULLY, John

 

544

1

OSMASTON, Richard

 

86

 

INFORMAL

 

7

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

23

 

Motueka Ward

(3 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

MARU, Brent Tahi

 

2578

1

WALKER, Trindi

 

2210

2

FERNEYHOUGH, Kerryn Jennifer         

 

1914

3

ROSS, Dave

ACT Local

1479

 

INFORMAL

 

0

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

39

 

 

Moutere-Waimea Ward

(3 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

EGGERS, Julian Alexander

Independent

2107

 

KININMONTH, Mike

 

2131

3

MCNAMARA, Dean

Sensible, Affordable and Ethical

2170

2

WOODS, Dave

 

2449

1

INFORMAL

 

4

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

175

 

 

Richmond Ward

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

MALING, Kit

Independent

2984

2

ELLIS, Jo

 

3036

1

GREENING, Mark

Sensible, Affordable and Ethical

2601

4

DAIKEE, Glen

 

2576

 

NEUBAUER, Timo

Independent

2788

3

SHIRLEY, Daniel

ACT Local

2590

 

INFORMAL

 

6

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

86

 

Community boards

Golden Bay Community Board 

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

APPLEBY, Sunshine

Independent

260

 

BRUNING, Clarissa

 

1395

1

DIXON, Henry David John

Independent

1218

2

DOWNARD-WILKE, Axel

 

933

4

KNOWLES, Grant Victor

 

1150

3

RAFFILLS, Mark

 

729

 

WARD, Rodney

Independent

829

 

INFORMAL

 

0

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

31

 

Motueka Community Board

(4 vacancies)

Votes Received

 Rank

HELLYER, Ray

 

1103

 

HUTT, Claire

  2409 1

KATENE, John

 

1879

3

LUSK, Laura

  1728 4

OGILVIE, David John

 

2279

2

INFORMAL

 

4

 

BLANK VOTING PAPERS

 

155

 

Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward (one vacancy)

· Paul Te Poa Karoro Morgan is declared elected unopposed as the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies.

Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward Referendum

We also held a binding referendum on the future of the Te Tai o Aorere Māori Ward. This does not affect the outcome of this election. The referendum determines whether the Māori Ward is retained for the 2028 and 2031 elections.

I vote to KEEP Māori wards

 

6622

 

I vote to REMOVE Māori wards

 

8874

1

Informal

 

2

 

Blank

 

1173

 

Read the Voting Document Return report (pdf 169 KB).

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