2022 Local Body Elections
The next triennial local body elections will be held in October 2022.
Elections will be held for the following positions;
| Mayor
| Waimate District
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| 1 councillor
| Hakataramea-Waihaorunga Ward
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| 1 councillor
| Lower Waihao Ward
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| 2 councillors
| Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward
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| 4 councillors
| Waimate Ward
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| 2 members
| South Canterbury Constituency of the Canterbury Regional Council
(ECan)
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Key Dates
| From 13 July 2022
| Elections will be advertised and nominations called.
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| 15 July 2022
| Nominations open for candidates.
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| 12 August 2022
| Nominations close at midday (12pm).
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| 16-20 September 2022
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Voter packs mailed to electors. Voting opens.
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| 22 September 2022
| Meet the Candidates Evening, Waimate Event Centre, 7.30pm to 9.30pm
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| 8 October 2022
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Voting closes at midday. Progress result asap
thereafter.
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| 13 October 2022
| Official result released.
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| 13 -19 October 2022
| Official result advertised (as soon as practicable)
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If you are enrolled as a parliamentary elector you will automatically be placed on council’s electoral roll as a residential elector. If you need to enrol or update existing name or address details on the parliamentary electoral roll, you can do so at any NZ Post shop, online at www.elections.org.nz or by phoning 0800 36 76 56.
If you pay rates on a property within the Waimate District, but live outside that area you may be eligible to enrol as a ratepayer elector. See the link below for a copy of the ratepayer enrolment form.
Click HERE to read the Waimate District Council Nominations Legal Notice.
