Dunedin City Council

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Dunedin City Council

Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti
Unicameral
of Dunedin
HousesGoverning Body
Term limits
None
History
Founded6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Deputy Mayor
Cherry Lucas
Structure
Seats15 seats (1 mayor, 14 councillors)
Political groups
  •   Team Dunedin (4)
  •   Labour (1)
  •   Green (1)
  •   Independent (9)
Length of term
3 years
Elections
Single Transferable Vote
Last election
8 October 2022
Next election
October 2025
Motto
Maiorum Institutis Utendo
Meeting place
Dunedin Town Hall
Municipal Chambers, in The Octagon
Website
dunedin.govt.nz

The Dunedin City Council (

Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in triennial elections, with the most recent election held on 8 October 2022.[2]

Council membership

Dunedin Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre. The Municipal Chambers (left) serve as the city's official town hall; council offices are largely contained in the more modern Civic Centre (right).

2022–present

The current composition of the council is as follows:

Name Affiliation
Jules Radich (Mayor) Team Dunedin
Bill Acklin Independent
Sophie Barker (Former Deputy Mayor) Independent
David Benson-Pope Independent
Christine Garey Independent
Kevin Gilbert Team Dunedin
Carmen Houlahan Independent
Marie Laufiso Green Dunedin
Cherry Lucas (Deputy Mayor) Independent
Jim O'Malley Independent
Mandy Mayhem-Bullock Independent
Lee Vandervis Independent
Steve Walker Labour
Brent Weatherall Team Dunedin
Andrew Whiley Team Dunedin

2019–2022

During the 2019–2022 term the composition of the Council was as follows:

Name Affiliation
Aaron Hawkins (Mayor) Green Dunedin
Christine Garey (Deputy Mayor) Independent
Sophie Barker Independent
David Benson-Pope Independent
Rachel Elder Independent
Doug Hall Independent
Carmen Houlahan Independent
Marie Laufiso Green Dunedin
Mike Lord Independent
Jim O'Malley Independent
Jules Radich Independent
Chris Staynes Independent
Lee Vandervis Independent
Steve Walker Labour
Andrew Whiley Independent

2016–2019

During the 2016–2019 term the composition of the Council was as follows:[3]

Name Affiliation
David Cull
(Mayor)
Independent
Lee Vandervis Independent
Andrew Whiley Independent
Aaron Hawkins Green Dunedin
David Benson-Pope Independent
Chris Staynes (Deputy Mayor) Independent
Conrad Stedman Independent
Doug Hall Independent
Rachel Elder Independent
Jim O'Malley Independent
Kate Wilson Independent
Mike Lord Independent
Damian Newell Independent
Marie Laufiso Green Dunedin
Christine Garey Independent

2013–2016

During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[4]

Mayor Dave Cull
Councillors – Central Ward
Jinty MacTavish
David Benson-Pope
Aaron Hawkins
Chris Staynes
Neville Peat

Doug Hall
John Bezett
Andrew Whiley
Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward Kate Wilson
Mike Lord
Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward Andrew Noone

2010–2013

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Mayor Dave Cull
Councillors – Central Ward Bill Acklin
John Bezett
Fliss Butcher
Jinty MacTavish
Chris Staynes
Teresa Stevenson
Richard Thompson
Lee Vandervis

Colin Weatherall
Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward Syd Brown
Kate Wilson
Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward Andrew Noone

Community boards

The council has created six local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002,[5] each with six elected members and one councillor appointed by the council:

These community boards are intended to provide advice to the city council regarding the interests of the communities they represent.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  2. ^ "2022 Elections". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "2016 – Dunedin City Council Final Results and Returns of Electoral Donations and Expenses". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Dunedin City Council Final Results". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Local Government Act 2002 No 84 (as at 01 July 2017)". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Community boards". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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