BOP Regional Council progress results released

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Progress results for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council elections have been released on Saturday afternoon.

For the Tauranga General Constituency, five councillors are required. Stuart Crosby, Ron Scott, Paula Thompson, Andrew von Dadelszen and Kat McMillan are the five Tauranga candidates with the most votes received in the preliminary results.

Malcolm Campbell and Doug Leeder have been voted in for Eastern Bay of Plenty, Kevin Winters and Lyall Thurston for Rotorua, Matemoana McDonald for Māuao Māori Constituency, and Jane Nees and Ken Shirley for Western Bay of Plenty.

As the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies, Toi Kai Rākau Iti has been duly declared elected to the Kohi Māori Constituency seat.

For the Ōkurei Māori Constituency, one councillor is required. There are only seven votes separating the two candidates, with Te Taru White receiving 1590 votes, and Raina M Meha receiving 1583 votes in the preliminary results

Tauranga General Constituency, (five required):

Candidate

Votes received - Progress (8 October)

Stuart CROSBY - Independent

11,798

Ron SCOTT

10,477

Paula THOMPSON

9,573

Andrew VON DADELSZEN

8,582

Kat MACMILLAN - Vision Tauranga

8,281

Mark WASSUNG

8,041

David LOVE

7,533

Murray GUY - Tauranga City Democracy

6,932

Matt COONEY - Independent

6,505

Jason NICHOLLS-FAITELE - Independent

5,806

Phil ROSS

5,648

Jos NAGELS - Independent

5,146

Larry BALDOCK

4,426

Murray WHITE

4,256

Mark FOGERTY - Independent

3,362

Stephen WHEELER

1,629

Bryan DEUCHAR

1,613

INFORMAL

54

BLANK

37

Eastern Bay of Plenty General Constituency - two required:

Candidate

Votes received - Progress (8 October)

Malcolm CAMPBELL

6,408

Doug LEEDER

4,785

Sarah Jane VAN DER BOOM

3,515

Russell ORR - Independent

2,483

Mawera KARETAI

1,886

INFORMAL

15

BLANK

429

Rotorua General Constituency - two required:

Candidate

Votes received - Progress (8 October)

Kevin WINTERS

6,361

Lyall THURSTON

5,980

Mark GOULD - Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers

4,675

Tim SMITH - Independent

4,672

Katie Priscilla PAUL

3,305

Radhika DAHYA

2,484

INFORMAL

24

BLANK

940

Māuao Māori Constituency - one required

Candidate

Votes received - Progress (8 October)

Matemoana MCDONALD

1,102

Buddy MIKAERE

776

INFORMAL

4

BLANK

52

Ōkurei Māori Constituency - one required

Candidate

Votes received - Progress (8 October)

Te Taru WHITE

1,590

Raina M MEHA

1,583

INFORMAL

1

BLANK

305

Western Bay of Plenty General Constituency - two required

Candidate

Votes received - Progress (8 October)

Jane NEES

7,162

Ken SHIRLEY

5,546

Sean NEWLAND - Independent

3,576

Julian FITTER

2,768

INFORMAL

18

BLANK

924

Kohi Māori Constituency - one required:

As the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies, Toi Kai Rākau ITI has been duly declared elected to the Kohi Māori Constituency seat.

Progress of results:

These initial progress results include all votes returned up to Friday October 7.

On Sunday October 9, the preliminary results including all votes returned Saturday October 8 will be published.

Between October 12-18 the final Bay of Plenty Regional Council election results will be declared.

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