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Candidate information

See the list of candidates nominated to stand in the 2022 Wellington City Council elections. Nominations are now closed.

Candidate contact details

Contact details have been provided by candidates. Some candidates have chosen not to share some contact details.

ElectioNZ – candidate contact details (19KB XLSX)

Candidates are listed in order of nominations received.

Mayor (1 vacancy)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for mayor in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Donald Newtown McDonald
Our truth all but whole truth
Ellen Blake
Independent
Barbara McKenzie Independent 
Paul Eagle
Independent
Ray Chung
Independent
Tory Whanau
Independent
Chris Dudfield
Independent - Vision/Skill/Results
Andy Foster
Together for Wellington
Kelvin Hastie
Future Wellington

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Mayoral candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Takapū/Northern General Ward (3 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Takapū/Northern General Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Raveen Annamalai
Independent - Together for Wellington
Rachel Qi Independent 
John Peters
Independent 
James Sullivan
 
Ben McNulty
Labour
Tony Randle Independent - no party affiliation 
Jenny Condie
Futureproof Wellington
Robyn Parkinson
Green
James Sales
Real Issues for Real People
John Apanowicz
A Voice for Wellington

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Takapū/Northern General Ward candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Wharangi/Onslow-Western General Ward (3 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Wharangi/Onslow-Western General Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Lachlan Patterson
Green
Rebecca Matthews
Labour
Barbara McKenzie Independent 
Ray Chung
Independent
Diane Calvert
Independent
Kush Bhargava
Independent 
Bob Mason
TOP (The Opportunities Party)
Alexander Garside
Independent
Kelvin Hastie
Future Wellington
Ryan Bothma
Independent
Heather Baldwin
Independent

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Wharangi/Onslow-Western General Ward candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward (3 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Zan Rai Gyaw
1 Taxipooling off the Rank
Nicola Mary Jacobina Young
Independent 
Jane O'Loughlin
Independent 
Ellen Blake
Independent
Karl Tiefenbacher Independent 
Tamatha Paul
Green Party Aotearoa
Nicholas Hancox
Independent
Iona Pannett
Independent
Afnan Al-Rubayee
Labour
Jonathan Markwick
 

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Motukairangi/Eastern General Ward (3 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Motukairangi/Eastern General Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Aaron Gilmore
Independent
Steph Edlin
Independent
Rob Goulden
Independent 
Sarah Free
Independent 
Luana Scowcroft
Green
Ken Ah Kuoi Independent 
Tim Brown
 
Teri O'Neill
Labour
Nathan Meyer
Independent
Atul Prema
Independent 

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Motukairangi/Eastern General Ward candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward (2 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Paekawakawa/Southern Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Inoke Afeaki
Independent
Paula Muollo
Independent
Dipak Bhana
Independent #Together for Wellington
Iain Alasdair MacLeod
Independent - Get Wellington Back on Course
Laurie Foon
Green
Nureddin Abdurahman
Labour
Chris Dudfield
Independent - Vision/Skill/Results
Jonathan Coppard
Action on Climate
Ate Moala
Independent
Urmila Bhana
Independent

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward (1 vacancy)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Matthew Reweti
Labour
Nīkau Wi Neera
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Ali Hamlin-Paenga
 

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio, digital braille, and large print formats of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward candidate statements are available on our Accessible Information page.


Mākara-Ōhāriu Community Board (6 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Mākara-Ōhāriu Community Board in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Wayne Rudd
Hamish Todd  
Mark Reed Independent
Christine Grace
 
John Apanowicz
 
Chris Renner
 
Darren Hoskins
 

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio and digital braille formats of Mākara-Ōhāriu Community Board candidate statements are included in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western General Ward information on our Accessible Information page.


Tawa Community Board (6 vacancies)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Tawa Community Board in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Tim Davin

Warwick Glendenning
 
Miriam Moore
 
Jill Day
 
Rachel Allan
Independent
Janryll Fernandez
 
James Sales
Real Issues for Real People
Clint Schoultz
Independent
Georgia Wilkinson
Independent
Jackson Lacy
 
Brendon Green Independent

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio and digital braille formats of Tawa Community Board candidate statements are included in the Takapū/Northern General Ward information on our Accessible Information page.


Hutt Mana Charitable Trust (1 vacancy)

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for the Wellington City part area of the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust in the 2022 Wellington City Council local body elections.

Name  Affiliation
Nick Leggett
Independent 
Peter Gilberd Independent 
Tracy Hurst-Porter Independent

Candidate booklet in accessible formats

Audio and digital braille formats of Hutt Mana Charitable Trust candidate statements are included in the Takapū/Northern General Ward information on our Accessible Information page.