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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]

Voting system

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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.[2]

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.[3]

Elections

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Regional councils

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The regional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils.

Council Electoral System Seats Control Turnout[4] Details Sources
2001 Result
Northland FPP 8
  •   8 Independents
  •   8 unknown
 		40,942 (43.2%) [5][4][6]
Auckland FPP 13
  •   6 Independents
  •   3 Citizens & Ratepayers
  •   2 Advancing Auckland
  •   2 Team West
351,833 (41.9%) [7][8][9][10]
Waikato FPP 14
  •   13 Independents
  •   1 Hamilton First
  •   14 Independents
 		100,640 (40.0%) [11][12][13]
Bay of Plenty FPP 14
  •   12 Independents
  •   14 Independents
 		66,421 (39.0%) [14][4][15]
Hawke's Bay FPP 9
  •   9 Independents
  •   9 Independents
 		21,628 (21.7%) [14][4][16]
Taranaki FPP 10
  •   10 Independents
  •   10 Independents
 		29,378 (39.7%) [17][14][4][18]
Manawatu-Wanganui FPP 11
  •   11 Independents
  •   12 unknown
 		68,491 (44.7%) [19][4]
Wellington FPP 13
  •   11 Independents
  •   1 Hutt 2020
  •   1 City Vision – Terris' Team
  •   11 Independents
  •   1 Hutt 2020
  •   1 Labour
 		109,026 (34.9%) [20][21]
West Coast FPP 6
  •   6 Independents
  •   6 Independents
 		15,337 (68.1%) [14][4]
Canterbury FPP 14
  •   14 unknown
 		155,756 (43.0%) [14][22][23]
Otago FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 		62,096 (45.4%) [24][25][4][26]
Southland FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 		31,406 (47.5%) [14][4]
All 12 councils 134

Mayors

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North Island

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Northland Region
district councillors community
boards 		regional
councillors 		Mayor link
Far North District 9 3 3 Green tickY Yvonne Sharp, re-elected [27]
Whangarei District 13 – 4 Pamela Peters (new) [28]
Kaipara District 10 – 1 Peter King (new) [29]
Auckland Region
district councillors community
boards 		regional
councillors 		Mayor link
Rodney District 12 – 1 Red XN John Law, did not run,
Penny Webster won 		[30]
North Shore City 15 66 2 Green tickY George Wood, re-elected [31]
Waitakere City 14 4 2 Green tickY Bob Harvey, re-elected [32]
Auckland City 19 9 4 Red XN John Banks,
defeated by Dick Hubbard 		[33]
Manukau City 17 8 3 Green tickY Sir Barry Curtis [34]
Papakura District 8 – 1 1 John Robertson [35]
Franklin District 12 2 1 1, 2 Mark Ball [36]
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 [37]
Hamilton City 13 – 4 Michael Redman, new [38]
Waipa District 13 2 1 Alan Livingston [39]
Matamata-Piako District 11 3 1 Hugh Vercoe [40]
Otorohanga District 7 2 1 4 Dale Williams [41]
Waitomo District 6 – 1 4 Mark Ammon [42]
South Waikato District 10 – 1 Neil Sinclair [43]
Taupō District 12 – 2 5, 6 Clayton Stent [44]
Hauraki District 13 – 1 John Tregidga [45]
Thames-Coromandel District 8 5 1 Philippa Barriball [46]
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 [47]
Tauranga District 10 – 4 Stuart Crosby [48]
Rotorua District 12 – 38 Kevin Winters [49]
Whakatāne District 12 2 29 Colin Holmes [50]
Kawerau District 8 – 29 Malcolm Campbell (unopposed) [51]
Opotiki District 11 1 29 John Forbes [52]
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.

South Island

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Stewart Island / Rakiura

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Chatham Islands

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District health boards

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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.[53] 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).[54]

Notes

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  1. ^ Total voters / registered voters in contested wards, for territorial authorities.

References

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  1. ^ "All you'll ever need to know about STV". The New Zealand Herald. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Electoral Option 2008" (PDF). Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Local authority STV elections – October 2004". Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Local Authority Election Statistics 2004 (PDF) (Report). Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs – Te Tari Taiwhenua. 2006. ISSN 1171-1523. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2023.
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  6. ^ "Final Northland Regional Council election results". Northland Regional Council. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006.
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  9. ^ "Candidates - Auckland Regional Council". New Zealand Herald. 20 September 2001.
  10. ^ "Declaration of Result of Election". Auckland Regional Council. 14 October 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  11. ^ "Candidates - Environment Waikato". New Zealand Herald. 20 September 2001.
  12. ^ "Councillors". Environment Waikato. Archived from the original on 19 December 2003.
  13. ^ "Councillors". Environment Waikato. 9 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Stats01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Preliminary Results". Environment Bay of Plenty. 9 October 2004. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004.
  16. ^ "Hawke's Bay Regional Council Elections". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004.
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  18. ^ "Provisional Taranaki Regional Council Election results". Taranaki Regional Council. Archived from the original on 4 November 2004.
  19. ^ "Final Election Results". Horizons Regional Council. 13 October 2001. Archived from the original on 13 January 2002.
  20. ^ "Final Election Results". Wellington Regional Council. Archived from the original on 19 November 2001.
  21. ^ "Official Election Results". Wellington Regional Council. 21 October 2004. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004.
  22. ^ "Local Authority Elections 2001". Environment Canterbury. 24 October 2001. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.
  23. ^ "Candidates for Mayor, City Council, Community Boards, and the Regional Council". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Otago Regional Council Candidates". Dunedin City Council. 31 August 2001. Archived from the original on 21 May 2003.
  25. ^ "Otago Regional Council Results". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 27 February 2002.
  26. ^ "Election 2004 Results for ORC". City of Dunedin. 16 October 2004. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004.
  27. ^ "Far North District Council Elected Members Information". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  28. ^ "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)
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  31. ^ "North Shore City Council – Home". Nscc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  32. ^ Elected Members at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 June 2007).
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  35. ^ "Welcome to Papakura District Council". pdc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  36. ^ [5] Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  37. ^ "Waikato District Council – Council – Political – Elected Members". www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  38. ^ [6] Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  39. ^ "TA News – 9th October 2004 – Local Election Results". teawamutu.co.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  40. ^ "Matamata-Piako District Council – 0800 746 467". Mpdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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  52. ^ [18] Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  53. ^ King, Annette (23 November 2000). "STV system assured for 2004 health board elections" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  54. ^ "Government confirms changes to DHB election process" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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