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2013 Rangitikei District Council election

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12 October 2013

The 2013 Rangitikei District Council election was held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei and eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council on 12 October 2013. They were held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections. Postal ballots were issued to 9,866 registered voters, and were returned from 23 September to 12 October. Across the district, 4,856 people cast votes, a voter turnout of 49.22%. Some voters chose not to vote in particular elections or referendums, so voter turnout in individual elections varies from this figure.

Andy Watson was elected as mayor with 41.5% of the vote, defeating incumbent mayor Chalky Leary. First past the post (FPP) was used to elect the eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council—four from the Marton ward, three from the Taihape ward, two from the Bulls ward and one each from the Hunterville and Turakina wards.

The previous local elections took place in October 2010 and the following elections will take place in October 2016.

Former two-term deputy mayor Andy Watson was elected, defeating incumbent mayor Chalky Leary by a 486-vote majority.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Independent	1,983	41.47	—
	Independent	1,497	31.30	−68.70'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000016−QINU`"'
	Fresh Future Focus	687	14.37	—
	Independent	615	12.86	—
486	10.16
4,782	99.63
18	0.38
4,856	49.22
9,866

The two candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	461	38.00	—
	Independent	386	31.82	—
	Independent	366	30.17	—
1,213	100.00
0	0.00
1,216

As there were no other candidates, Dean McManaway was re-elected unopposed.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Unopposed	100.00	+16.10
N/A	100.00
N/A	0.00
N/A

The four candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	1,473	17.26	—
	Independent	1,266	14.84	−4.01
	Independent	914	10.71	−4.27
	People, Business and Community Pride	805	9.43	—
	Independent	776	9.09	−4.94
	Independent	684	8.02	—
	Independent	611	7.16	−3.16
	Independent	514	6.02	—
	Independent	458	5.37	—
	Independent	385	4.51	—
	Independent	326	3.82	—
	For Practical, Win / Win Solutions	321	3.76	—
8,533	99.93
6	0.07
8,561

The three candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	684	25.30	—
	Independent	645	23.85	—
	Independent	553	20.45	−79.55
	Independent	415	15.35	−84.65
	Independent	407	15.05	−84.95
2,704	99.96
1	0.04
2,715

As there were no other candidates, Soraya Peke-Mason was re-elected unopposed.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Unopposed	100.00	+38.83
N/A	100.00
N/A	0.00
N/A

2013 Rangitikei mayoral election
2013 New Zealand local elections

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