Provisional election results for Whanganui District Council

Provisional results for the 2025 Whanganui District Council elections have now been published here.

This result is based upon the counting of all returned votes, except special votes. The outcome of these elections may change once all votes have been counted.

At this stage, the following candidates are set to be elected.

• Mayor

  • Andrew Tripe

  General Ward councillors

  • Michael Law
  • Josh Chandulal-Mackay
  • Kate Joblin
  • Rob Vinsen
  • Charlotte Melser
  • Glenda Brown
  • Philippa Baker-Hogan
  • Mike Hos
  • Peter Oskam
  • Ross Fallen

  Māori Ward councillors

  • Julie Herewini
  • Geoff Hipango

  Whanganui Community Subdivision

  • David Wells
  • Daryn Henare Te Uamairangi

  Kai Iwi Subdivision (elected unopposed)

  • Jack Bullock
  • Brian Doughty
  • Quentin Handley

  Kaitoke Community Subdivision (elected unopposed)

  • Charlie Anderson
  • Bill Ashworth

  At this stage, the results indicate Whanganui has voted to retain the Māori Ward. In the Māori Ward poll, the provisional results are as follows:

  • I vote to keep the Māori Ward – 7,882 votes
  • I vote to remove the Māori Ward – 7,262 votes

  The final declared results, including all special votes, are expected to be available on Thursday, 16 October 2025. They will be published in a public notice in the Whanganui Chronicle as well as on the Whanganui District Council website.