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Grant Smith has been elected mayor of Palmerston North
10 February 2015
Preliminary Mayoral By-election results announced
Grant Smith has been elected as the mayor of Palmerston North.
The preliminary result of
the Palmerston North City Council mayoral by-election was
announced by the Electoral Officer at 7pm, Tuesday 10
February.
| Candidate | Vote Count | Iteration |
| Smith, Grant | 11469 | 8 |
| Utikere, Tangi | 9249 | 8 |
| Findlay, Lew | 5625 | 7 |
| Dennison, Vaughan | 3511 | 6 |
| Petrenas, Bruno | 1864 | 5 |
| Pugmire, Sue | 1001 | 4 |
| Symes, Abi | 467 | 3 |
| Egan, Martin | 310 | 2 |
| Barber, Ross Easton | 118 | 1 |
Electoral officer, Dr John Annabell says eight iterations of the voting cycle took place.
The full results can be found at http://www.pncc.govt.nz/news-events-and-culture/news/preliminary-mayoral-byelection-results-announced/.
The total voter turnout was 42.8 per cent. At the 2013 election voter turnout was 38.7 per cent.
Dr Annabell says the final result should be known on Thursday afternoon and advertised in the Manawatu Standard on Saturday.
The installation of the mayor will occur on Monday 16 February.
As the new mayor is a sitting Councillor, a by-election will be called following their resignation as a councillor. The earliest date a by-election can occur on isSaturday 9 May.
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