Elections
2022 local body elections
The next triennial local body elections will be held in October 2022.
Elections will be held for the following positions;
| Mayor | Waimate District |
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| 1 councillor | Hakataramea-Waihaorunga Ward |
| 1 councillor | Lower Waihao Ward |
| 2 councillors | Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward |
| 4 councillors | Waimate Ward |
| 2 members | South Canterbury Constituency of the Canterbury Regional Council (ECan) |
Key dates
| From 13 July 2022 | Elections will be advertised and nominations called. |
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| 15 July 2022 | Nominations open for candidates. |
| 12 August 2022 | Nominations close at midday (12pm). |
| 16-20 September 2022 | Voter packs mailed to electors. Voting opens. |
| 8 October 2022 | Voting closes at midday. Progress result asap thereafter. |
| 13 October 2022 | Official result released. |
| 13 -19 October 2022 | Official result advertised (as soon as practicable) |
A candidate handbook for the 2022 election will be prepared and made available from this website by 13 June 2022. Nomination forms will be available in early July 2022.
If you are enrolled as a parliamentary elector you will automatically be placed on council’s electoral roll as a residential elector. If you need to enrol or update existing name or address details on the parliamentary electoral roll, you can do so at any NZ Post shop, online at www.elections.org.nz or by phoning 0800 36 76 56.
If you pay rates on a property within the Waimate District, but live outside that area you may be eligible to enrol as a ratepayer elector. See the link below for a copy of the ratepayer enrolment form.
Ratepayer Elector
Ratepayer Enrolment Form
Ratepayer Enrolment Entitlements Flowchart
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you are interested in standing for Council (either as a councillor or mayor) we've put together some FAQs you might find useful to help you make a decision. There's also some useful information for voters too, check it out below.
Updates
Further election related documents or links will be available from this page throughout 2022. If you'd like information from the 2016 or 2019 elections, please refer to the navigation bar on the left - or click HERE for 2019 and HERE for 2016.
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Waimate District Council electoral contacts
If you require further information, please contact one of the electoral officers below:
Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer
www.electionz.com
Address: PO Box 39163, Christchurch 8545
Email: iro@electionz.com
Phone: 0800 398 683
Carolyn Johns (Electoral Official)
Waimate District Council
125 Queen Street, Waimate 7924
carolyn@waimatedc.govt.nz
Phone: +64 3 689 0000
Carol Cross (Electoral Official)
Waimate District Council
125 Queen Street, Waimate, 7924
carol.cross@waimatedc.govt.nz
Phone: +64 3 689 0000
Results
Progress results will be available from 2pm on Saturday 8 October 2022.
Preliminary results will be available later on Saturday or Sunday after the electoral officer has received the last ordinary voting papers that were delivered to Council offices prior to the close of voting. Please note that results could change.
Click here to view the results on the electionz website.
