2022 Wellington City mayoral election

2022 Wellington City mayoral election
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Turnout72,025 (43.27%)
Increase 3.15 pp
 
Candidate Tory Whanau Andy Foster Paul Eagle
Affiliation Independent
(Green endorsed) 		Independent Independent
(Labour endorsed)
Primary vote 30,656 11,835 11,935
Percentage 42.56% 16.43% 16.57%
Final count 34,462 16,711 14,589
Percentage 52.40% 25.41% 22.18%
Mayor before election

Andy Foster

 Elected mayor

Tory Whanau

The 2022 Wellington City mayoral election, part of the Wellington local elections in October 2022, determined who would serve as Mayor of the City of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Tory Whanau, a former Green Party parliamentary chief of staff.

The election used the single transferable vote (STV) system. Whanau's win in the seventh iteration over eight opponents, who included incumbent mayor Andy Foster and Rongotai MP Paul Eagle, was described as a landslide victory. The turnout of 45% was an increase from previous elections.[1]

  1. ^ "Mayor". Wellington City Council. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.