2013 Hamilton local elections and referendums
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In the city of
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Julie Hardaker was re-elected with a 2,911-vote majority over Ewan Wilson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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None | Julie Hardaker | 15,737 | 43.61 | +2.79 | |
Independent
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Ewan Wilson | 12,826 | 35.55 | — | |
Independent
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Dave Macpherson | 2,963 | 8.21 | — | |
None | Tony Dixon | 1,564 | 4.33 | — | |
Affordable Waikato | Tim Wikiriwhi | 954 | 2.64 | — | |
Independent
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Ian Hanley | 876 | 2.43 | — | |
None | Arshad Chatha | 743 | 2.06 | — | |
Sovereignty | Jack Gielen | 419 | 1.16 | -0.13 | |
Majority | 2,911 | 8.07 | +5.21 | ||
Total valid votes | 36,082 | 99.65 | |||
Informal votes | 128 | 0.35 | |||
Turnout | 36,210 | 37.23 | |||
Registered electors | 97,259 |
City council
East Ward
The six candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent
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Margaret Forsyth | 8,533 | 8.75 | +1.68 | |
New Council | Garry Mallett | 6,725 | 6.90 | +0.26 | |
None | Philip Yeung | 6,066 | 6.22 | — | |
Independent
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Rob Pascoe | 6,030 | 6.19 | — | |
Independent
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Gordon Chesterman | 5,915 | 6.07 | -4.17 | |
New Council | Karina Green | 5,809 | 5.96 | — | |
Independent
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Roger Hennebry | 5,150 | 5.28 | -2.72 | |
Independent
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Anjum Rahman | 4,676 | 4.80 | — | |
Independent
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Jamie Strange | 4,596 | 4.71 | — | |
Independent
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James Casson | 4,395 | 4.51 | — | |
New Council | Basil Wood | 4,004 | 4.11 | — | |
None | Tony Dixon | 3,832 | 3.93 | — | |
Independent
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Warren "Possum" Allen | 3,581 | 3.67 | -0.76[A] | |
Independent
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Matiu Dickon | 3,564 | 3.66 | -0.22 | |
Independent
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Peter Humphreys | 3,155 | 3.24 | — | |
Independent
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Jason Howarth | 3,134 | 3.21 | — | |
Independent
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Rex Bushell | 3,015 | 3.09 | — | |
Independent
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Ian Hanley | 2,297 | 2.36 | — | |
None | Charlie Gower | 2,096 | 2.15 | — | |
Independent
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Vaughan Mikkelson | 2,039 | 2.09 | — | |
None | Javed Chaudhry | 1,953 | 2.00 | — | |
Independent
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Adrienne Hagan | 1,848 | 1.90 | — | |
Independent
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Ross MacLeod | 1,723 | 3.09 | -1.17 | |
Independent
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David Natzke | 1,691 | 1.73 | — | |
Independent
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Jim Parlane | 853 | 0.88 | — | |
Sovereignty | Jack Gielen | 802 | 0.82 | — | |
Total valid votes | 97,482 | ||||
Informal votes | 189 | 0.97 | |||
Turnout | 19,434 | 38.97 | |||
Registered electors | 49,866 |
West Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent
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Martin Gallagher | 9,792 | 11.26 | -0.44 | |
Independent
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Ewan Wilson | 7,981 | 9.18 | +0.52 | |
Independent
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Leo Tooman | 7,152 | 8.23 | — | |
Independent
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Angela O'Leary | 6,761 | 7.78 | +0.70 | |
Two Generations | Andrew King | 5,321 | 6.12 | +2.28 | |
Independent
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Dave "Mac" Macpherson | 4,879 | 5.61 | -0.40 | |
Independent
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Holly Snape | 4,595 | 2.92 | — | |
Two Generations | Josh King | 4,482 | 5.16 | — | |
New Council | Michael West | 3,938 | 4.53 | — | |
New Council | Steve McLennan | 3,729 | 4.29 | — | |
Independent
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Russelle Knaap | 3,672 | 4.22 | — | |
Independent
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Tureiti Moxon | 3,081 | 3.54 | — | |
Independent
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Peter Findlay | 2,946 | 3.45 | — | |
Independent
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Robin Fletcher | 2,742 | 3.21 | -0.07 | |
None | Stephen King | 2,676 | 3.08 | — | |
None | Nick Ravlich | 2,542 | 2.92 | — | |
Independent
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Peter Bos | 2,304 | 2.65 | -5.55[B] | |
None | Jamie Toko | 1,965 | 2.26 | — | |
None | Paul Ravlich | 1,904 | 2.19 | — | |
Affordable Waikato | Tim Wikiriwhi | 1,623 | 1.87 | -0.02 | |
Independent
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Robert Curtis | 1,119 | 1.29 | +0.01 | |
Independent
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Andrew Warren | 1,082 | 1.24 | — | |
None | Roger Stratford | 658 | 0.76 | — | |
Total votes | 86,944 | ||||
Informal votes | 166 | 0.97 | |||
Turnout | 17,032 | 35.94 | |||
Registered electors | 47,393 |
Referendums
Water fluoridation
Background
Fluoride has been added to drinking water in Hamilton since 1966 to improve dental health. Hamilton sources its water from the Waikato River, which has a fluoride concentration of 0.1–0.3 parts per million (ppm);[3][4] in 2012 fluoride concentration in Hamilton drinking water was 0.7 parts per million.[5] Parts of southern and western Waikato District are also served by the Hamilton city water supply.
In 2006, a binding referendum was held in which 69.46% of voters supported continuation of public water fluoridation, while 30.54% opposed it. The referendum had a voter turnout of 38%.[6] During the draft of the city council's 2011/12 annual plan in February 2011, the termination of water fluoridation was discussed by councillors, but no decision was made.[7] 120 submissions related to water fluoridation were filed for the annual plan in March and April 2011.[8][9] A referendum was planned to coincide with the 2013 local elections, but this was cancelled by the council on 8 June 2012 after taking legal advice that the referendum may not be deemed adequate public consultation.[9] From 28 to 31 May 2013, public hearings were held and attended by councillors,[10] and on 5 June 2013, the city council voted 7–1 (with five abstentions) to cease water fluoridation.[11] The council wrote to Minister of Health Tony Ryall requesting that, as a health issue, water fluoridation be decided by the national government.[12] The cost of water fluoridation was estimated by the city council as $48,000 per year.[3]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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I vote for fluoride being added to the water | 24,635 | 67.67 |
I vote against fluoride being added to the water | 11,768 | 32.33 |
Valid votes | 36,403 | 99.98 |
Informal votes | 9 | 0.02 |
Total votes | 36,412 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 97,259 | 37.44 |
Aftermath
On election day, the referendum result was welcomed by both the chief executive and Medical Officer of Health of the Waikato
Voting method
Choice | Votes | % |
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First past the post
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24,623 | 69.74 |
Single transferable vote | 10,682 | 30.26 |
Valid votes | 35,305 | 99.99 |
Informal votes | 3 | 0.01 |
Total votes | 35,308 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 97,259 | 36.30 |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Voting statistics". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Hamilton City Council – Final Result" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Fluoride Referendum". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "No New Evidence Since 2006 Fluoridation Referendum" (Press release). Waikato District Health Board. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Akoorie, Natalie (11 June 2012). "Council axes fluoride referendum". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Television New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Preston, Nikki (11 April 2011). "Fluoride back on agenda". Waikato Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Record number of Annual Plan submissions received" (Press release). Hamilton City Council. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ a b Akoorie, Natalie (11 June 2012). "Council axes fluoride referendum". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Mather, Mike (29 May 2013). "Hamilton health experts bare teeth over fluoride in water". Waikato Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Adams, Daniel (5 June 2013). "Fluoride to be removed from Hamilton's water supply". Waikato Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Experts 'disappointed' by Hamilton fluoride removal". One News. Television New Zealand. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Television New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Leaman, Aaron (22 April 2016). "Fluoride-free water on tap in Hamilton". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Akoorie, Natalie (27 March 2014). "Hamilton votes to restart fluoridation". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b Smallman, Elton (27 June 2014). "Fluoride to return to Hamilton's water". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (4 September 2014). "Anti fluoridation group gives up fight". Radio New Zealand News. Retrieved 27 August 2016.