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Heketoa joins the Otara Community Board
Media Release
29 October 2008
Heketoa joins the Otara Community Board
The Otara Community Board is operating
at full capacity as new member, Mele Nouella Heketoa, won
the by-election today with 2420 votes.
A board member position became vacant when Efu Koka was elected to Otara ward councillor in a by-election held in July this year.
Manukau City Council’s electoral officer John Skelton says the voter turn-out was 20.7 per cent. This compares with 24 per cent voter turn-out for the Otara ward councillor by-election held this year, and 325 per cent voter turn-out for Otara in the 2007 triennial elections.
Name Votes received
1. HEKETOA Mele Nouella (Labour
Party) 2420
2. SINCLAIR Jim 1968
ENDS
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