A by-election was held on 21 November 2009 to fill a vacancy on the Tawa Community Board. Malcolm Sparrow was elected to the vacancy. The final results of the by-election are listed below.
This by-election was held using the Single Transferable Voting (STV) system.
The candidate at the top of the list received the most votes, while the candidate at the bottom of the list received the least.
| Vacancies: 1 |
| Candidate |
Status |
Iteration |
Votes |
| Malcolm Lloyd SPARROW |
Elected |
6 |
1466 |
| Alistair SUTTON |
Not elected |
6 |
759 |
| Margaret LUCAS |
Not elected |
6 |
678 |
| Richard HERBERT |
Not elected |
5 |
558 |
| Carol LONG |
Not elected |
4 |
181 |
| Thomas G P MORGAN |
Not elected |
3 |
141 |
| Neil John WILSON |
Not elected |
2 |
55 |
| Maree Helen LIBEAU |
Not elected |
1 |
37 |
Malcolm Sparrow was sworn into office on 10 December 2009.
Elected candidate - This candidate received the required number of votes and is therefore declared elected to the vacancy.
Not elected candidates - These candidates are listed from the last candidate excluded during the STV counting process to the first - in reverse order of exclusion.
The first 'not elected' candidate listed was excluded last.
The last 'not elected' candidate listed was excluded first.
Candidates with the fewest numbers of votes are excluded first. After a candidate is excluded from the counting, his or her votes are redistributed to the other candidates still in the race in accordance with individual voters' preferences.
More information
The Electoral Officer
Wellington City Council
| Address: |
PO Box 2199, Wellington |
| Phone: |
(04) 801 3484 |
| Fax: |
(04) 801 3020 |
| Email: |
ross.bly@wcc.govt.nz |