2019 Tauranga mayoral election
# 2019 Tauranga mayoral election

The 2019 Tauranga mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Tauranga. It was won by Tenby Powell who defeated the incumbent mayor Greg Brownless.

## Key dates

Key dates for the election were:

* 1 July: Electoral Commission enrolment campaign started.
* 19 July: Nominations opened for candidates. Rolls opened for inspection.
* 16 August: Nominations closed at 12 noon. Rolls closed.
* 21 August: Election date and candidates' names announced.
* 20 to 25 September: Voting documents delivered to households. Electors could post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
* 12 October: Polling day. Voting documents needed to be at council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results were available as soon as all ordinary votes are counted.
* 17 to 23 October: Official results, including all valid ordinary and special votes, declared.

## Candidates

### Declared candidates

* Greg Brownless, incumbent mayor
* Kelvin Clout, deputy mayor
* Murray Guy, former city councillor
* Andrew Hollis
* Jos Nagels
* Tenby Powell, businessman
* John Robson, city councillor
* Christopher Stokes
* RangiMarie TeAmopui-Kaa Kingi
* Les Wallen, pastor

### Withdrawn candidates

* Danny Cancian, property developer
* Dame Susan Devoy DNZM CBE, former Race Relations Commissioner and squash champion

## Result

Tenby Powell won the election to become mayor of Tauranga, with 17,299 votes over Brownless' 12,400 in the final STV iteration.

