2004 New Zealand local elections

Triennial elections for all 74 cities, districts, twelve regional councils and all district health boards in New Zealand were held on 9 October 2004. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post method, but ten (of which Wellington City was the largest) were elected using the single transferable vote (STV) method. It was the first time that the STV method was available; the change came through successful lobbying by Rod Donald.^[1]

District health board elections

Elections for the 21 district health boards (DHBs) were first held alongside the 2001 local elections. The government had hoped to use the STV voting method from the start but this could not be achieved and in 2001, first-past-the-post voting (FPP) was used based on local wards.^[2] For the 2004 elections, the STV method was used. From 2004 onwards, DHB candidates have been elected at large (i.e. across the whole voting area).^[3]

STV voting method

Apart from the district health boards, ten district or city councils used the STV method for the 2004 local elections: Kaipara, Papakura, Matamata-Piako, Thames-Coromandel, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington, Marlborough, Dunedin, and the Chatham Islands.^[4]

A private company, elections.com and its subsidiary Datamail, had been engaged by seven councils, eighteen DHBs, and one licensing trust with operating the STV elections. During the weekend of the elections, it was discovered that when voting papers were transferred to computer-readable data, not all data were correctly recorded. The Office of the Auditor-General became involved and tasked with confirming the election results. The final results for these elections became available in early November, nearly one month after the local election. The government initiated a select committee inquiry.^[5]

Overview and list of elected mayors

North Island

district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Northland Region
Far North District	9	3	3	Y Yvonne Sharp, re-elected	^[6]
Whangarei District	13	–	4	Pamela Peters (new)	^[7]
Kaipara District	10	–	1	Peter King (new)	^[8]
Auckland Region
district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Rodney District	12	–	1	N John Law, did not run, Penny Webster won	^[9]
North Shore City	15	66	2	Y George Wood, re-elected	^[10]
Waitakere City	14	4	2	Y Bob Harvey, re-elected	^[11]
Auckland City	19	9	4	N John Banks, defeated by Dick Hubbard	^[12]
Manukau City	17	8	3	Y Sir Barry Curtis	^[13]
Papakura District	8	–	1 ¹	John Robertson	^[14]
Franklin District	12	2	1 ^{1, 2}	Mark Ball	^[15]
_{1 Franklin and Papakura districts jointly elected one regional councillor. 2 The south part of Franklin District is in the Waikato Region.}
Waikato region
district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Waikato District	13	4	2³	Peter Harris	^[16]
Hamilton City	13	–	4	Michael Redman, new	^[17]
Waipa District	13	2	1	Alan Livingston	^[18]
Matamata-Piako District	11	3	1	Hugh Vercoe	^[19]
Otorohanga District	7	2	1 ⁴	Dale Williams	^[20]
Waitomo District	6	–	1 ⁴	Mark Ammon	^[21]
South Waikato District	10	–	1	Neil Sinclair	^[22]
Taupō District	12	–	2 ⁵, ⁶	Clayton Stent	^[23]
Hauraki District	13	–	1	John Tregidga	^[24]
Thames-Coromandel District	8	5	1	Philippa Barriball	^[25]
_{3 Waikato jointly elects one regional councillor with Franklin District and elects another in its own right. 4 Otorohanga and Waitomo districts jointly elect one regional councillor. 5 Parts of Taupō District are in the Bay of Plenty, Manawatū-Whanganui and Hawke's Bay regions. 6 Elects two councillors jointly with Rotorua District.}
Bay of Plenty Region⁷
district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Western Bay of Plenty District	12	5	2	Graeme Weld	^[26]
Tauranga District	10	–	4	Stuart Crosby	^[27]
Rotorua District	12	–	3⁸	Kevin Winters	^[28]
Whakatāne District	12	2	2⁹	Colin Holmes	^[29]
Kawerau District	8	–	2⁹	Malcolm Campbell (unopposed)	^[30]
Opotiki District	11	1	2⁹	John Forbes	^[31]
_{7 Three regional councillors are elected in three separate Māori wards. 8 in conjunction with part of Taupō District. 9 Whakatane, Kawerau and Opotiki districts jointly elect two regional councillors.}

Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Environment BOP)
Gisborne District Council (unitary authority)
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Taranaki Regional Council
Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons Regional Council; horizons.mw)
Greater Wellington Regional Council

References

^ "All you'll ever need to know about STV". The New Zealand Herald. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ King, Annette (23 November 2000). "STV system assured for 2004 health board elections" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Government confirms changes to DHB election process" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "The Local Government Electoral Option 2008" (PDF). Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Local authority STV elections – October 2004". Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Far North District Council Elected Members Information". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ [1] Archived 1 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ [2] Archived 29 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ "North Shore City Council – Home". Nscc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ Elected Members at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 June 2007).
^ [3] Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ [4] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Welcome to Papakura District Council". pdc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ [5] Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Waikato District Council – Council – Political – Elected Members". www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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^ "TA News – 9th October 2004 – Local Election Results". teawamutu.co.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Matamata-Piako District Council – 0800 746 467". Mpdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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^ [10] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ [11] Archived 1 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ [12] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ [13] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ [14] Archived 20 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ [15] Archived 17 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ [16] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ [17] Archived 20 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine
^ [18] Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "All you'll ever need to know about STV". The New Zealand Herald. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[2] King, Annette (23 November 2000). "STV system assured for 2004 health board elections" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[3] "Government confirms changes to DHB election process" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[4] "The Local Government Electoral Option 2008" (PDF). Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[5] "Local authority STV elections – October 2004". Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[6] "Far North District Council Elected Members Information". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] [1] Archived 1 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[9] [2] Archived 29 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "North Shore City Council – Home". Nscc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[11] Elected Members at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 June 2007).

[12] [3] Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[13] [4] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[14] "Welcome to Papakura District Council". pdc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[15] [5] Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[16] "Waikato District Council – Council – Political – Elected Members". www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[17] [6] Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[18] "TA News – 9th October 2004 – Local Election Results". teawamutu.co.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[19] "Matamata-Piako District Council – 0800 746 467". Mpdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[20] [7] Archived 18 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[21] [8] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[22] [9] Archived 9 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine

[23] [10] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[24] [11] Archived 1 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[25] [12] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[26] [13] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[27] [14] Archived 20 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[28] [15] Archived 17 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[29] [16] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[30] [17] Archived 20 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine

[31] [18] Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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2004 New Zealand local elections

District health board elections

STV voting method

Overview and list of elected mayors

North Island

South Island

Stewart Island / Rakiura

Chatham Islands

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