List of by-elections to the Auckland Council
By-elections to the Auckland Council occur to fill vacant seats in the Council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.
List of by-elections
The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Auckland Council:
Key
| Independent | Citizens & Ratepayers | Labour | Auckland Future |
| Ward | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 2011 | Jami-Lee Ross | Resignation | Dick Quax | ||
| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki | 2018 | Denise Lee | Resignation | Josephine Bartley | ||
| Howick | 2018 | Dick Quax | Death | Paul Young | ||
Local board by-elections
Key
| Independent | Labour | Communities & Residents | Papatoetoe Otara Action Team | Team Franklin |
| Local board | Subdivision | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert-Eden | Maungawhau | 2022 | Benjamin Lee | Resignation | Will McKenzie | [1][2] | ||
| Aotea / Great Barrier | At-large | 2023 | Valmaine Toki | Resignation | Laura Caine | [1][3] | ||
| Ōtara-Papatoetoe | Ōtara | 2023 | Swanie Nelson | Resignation | Lorenzo Kaisara | [1][4] | ||
| Ōtara-Papatoetoe | Papatoetoe | 2026 | Paramjeet Singh | Election result for subdivision voided by court order | Vi Hausia | Link | ||
| Sandeep Saini | Paramjeet Singh | |||||||
| Kushma Nair | Sandeep Saini | |||||||
| Kunal Bhalla | Kushma Nair | |||||||
| Franklin | Wairoa | 2026 | Malcolm Bell | Resignation | Clare Alder | [5][6] | ||
Results
2011 by-election, Howick ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Dick Quax | 11,600 | 41.32 | ||
| Independent | Maggie Burrill | 7,023 | 25.01 | ||
| Independent | David Collings | 5,393 | 19.21 | ||
| Independent | Penny Bright | 1,491 | 5.31 | ||
| Independent | Wayne Young | 1,349 | 4.80 | ||
| Independent | Ram Parkash | 1,116 | 3.97 | ||
| Informal votes | 37 | 0.13 | |||
| Majority | 4,577 | 16.30 | |||
| Turnout | 28,072 | 30.88 | |||
2018 by-election, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josephine Bartley | 7,225 | 56.12 | ||
| Auckland Future | Josh Beddell | 5,648 | 43.87 | ||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.06 | |||
| Majority | 1,577 | 12.25 | |||
| Turnout | 12,873 | 24.85 | |||
2018 by-election, Howick ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Young | 7,631 | 27.20 | ||
| Independent | Jim Donald | 5,830 | 20.78 | ||
| Independent | Phil Taylor | 5,606 | 19.98 | ||
| Independent | Damian Light | 5,501 | 19.61 | ||
| Independent | Jessica Collings | 1,786 | 6.36 | ||
| Independent | Olivia Montgomery | 1,671 | 5.95 | ||
| Informal votes | 25 | 0.08 | |||
| Majority | 1,801 | 6.42 | |||
| Turnout | 28,050 | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Recent by-election results and why we hold them". voteauckland.co.nz. Auckland Council. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ Bhatia, Ripu (21 May 2021). "Auckland lawyer Will McKenzie wins Albert-Eden by-election by 24 votes, recount possible". Stuff. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-election announced for Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board". OurAuckland. Auckland Council. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board (Ōtara subdivision) by-election result". OurAuckland. Auckland Council. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Franklin by-election – candidate profiles". Franklin Times. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Clare Alder secures Wairoa Subdivision by-election". Franklin Times. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Results Out For The Howick Ward By-election". Voxy.co.nz. 27 May 2011. p. 7.
- ↑ "New Auckland Council representatives elected". The New Zealand Herald. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Howick Ward by-election 2018". Auckland Council. Retrieved 14 September 2018.