Election and voter return results 2025
2025 Triennial Elections - declaration of result
The final result for the Matamata-Piako District Council elections held on Saturday 11 October 2025 is as follows:
Mayoralty: one vacancy |
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Candidate name: |
Votes received: |
| TANNER, Ash | 5,950 |
| WILCOCK, Adrienne | 4,849 |
| JACKSON, Roman | 606 |
| Informal | 8 |
| Blank voting papers | 157 |
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Ash TANNER is declared elected. |
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Matamata ward: four vacancies |
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Candidate name: |
Votes received: |
| SAINSBURY, James | 3,189 |
| WHITING, Sue | 2,764 |
| ANDERSEN, Vincent | 2,617 |
| VAIMOSO, Rewiti | 2,335 |
| TAPPIN, Kevin | 2,048 |
| BALL, Mark S. | 1,090 |
| ANSELL, Caleb John | 979 |
| Informal | 3 |
| Blank voting papers | 67 |
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Vincent ANDERSEN, James SAINSBURY, Rewiti VAIMOSO and Sue WHITING are declared elected. |
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Morrinsville ward: four vacancies |
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Candidate name: |
Votes received: |
| THOMAS, James | 2,730 |
| BONNAR, Grace | 2,410 |
| DEWHURST, Bruce | 2,259 |
| HORNE, Dayne | 1,950 |
| DEAN, Sharon | 1,854 |
| ABERHART, Wayne (Independent) | 1,635 |
| Informal | 4 |
| Blank voting papers | 56 |
| Grace BONNAR, Bruce DEWHURST, Dayne HORNE and James THOMAS are declared elected. | |
Te Aroha ward: three vacancies |
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Candidate name: |
Votes received: |
| MCGIVEN, Andrew Peter | 1,718 |
| MARSHALL, Greg | 1,210 |
| GLASS, Tyrel | 1,020 |
| BLACK, Vicki (Independent) | 947 |
| DECKER, Paul | 835 |
| TAYLOR, Jill | 774 |
| JACKSON, Roman | 314 |
| Informal | 4 |
| Blank voting papers | 53 |
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Tyrel GLASS, Greg MARSHALL and Andrew Peter MCGIVEN are declared elected. |
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Māori ward poll |
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Poll option: |
Votes received: |
| I vote to REMOVE the Māori ward | 6,544 |
| I vote to KEEP the Māori ward | 3,815 |
| Informal | 3 |
| Blank voting papers | 1,208 |
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I declare that the option to REMOVE THE MĀORI WARD has received the most votes. The poll result is binding and will apply for Matamata-Piako District Council elections to be held in 2028 and 2031. |
Elections were not required for the following position:
Te Toa Horopū ā-Matamata-Piako Ward (one vacancy)
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Gary THOMPSON is elected unopposed.
The voter return was 45.69%, being 11,570 votes, including special votes.
Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer
Matamata-Piako District Council
16 October 2025
You can also view the latest results online at Electionz.com
