• Source: 2004 New Zealand local elections

Triennial elections for all 74 cities, districts, twelve regional councils and all district health boards in New Zealand were held on 9 October 2004. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post method, but ten (of which Wellington City was the largest) were elected using the single transferable vote (STV) method. It was the first time that the STV method was available; the change came through successful lobbying by Rod Donald.




District health board elections


Elections for the 21 district health boards (DHBs) were first held alongside the 2001 local elections. The government had hoped to use the STV voting method from the start but this could not be achieved and in 2001, first-past-the-post voting (FPP) was used based on local wards. For the 2004 elections, the STV method was used. From 2004 onwards, DHB candidates have been elected at large (i.e. across the whole voting area).




STV voting method


Apart from the district health boards, ten district or city councils used the STV method for the 2004 local elections: Kaipara, Papakura, Matamata-Piako, Thames-Coromandel, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington, Marlborough, Dunedin, and the Chatham Islands.
A private company, elections.com and its subsidiary Datamail, had been engaged by seven councils, eighteen DHBs, and one licensing trust with operating the STV elections. During the weekend of the elections, it was discovered that when voting papers were transferred to computer-readable data, not all data were correctly recorded. The Office of the Auditor-General became involved and tasked with confirming the election results. The final results for these elections became available in early November, nearly one month after the local election. The government initiated a select committee inquiry.




Overview and list of elected mayors






= North Island

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Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Environment BOP)
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Tauranga City Council
Opotiki District Council
Whakatane District Council
Rotorua District Council (part)
Kawerau District Council
Taupō District Council (part)
Gisborne District Council (unitary authority)
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Wairoa District Council
Taupō District Council (part)
Hastings District Council
Napier City Council
Central Hawke's Bay District Council
Rangitikei District Council (part)
Taranaki Regional Council
New Plymouth District Council
Stratford District Council (part)
South Taranaki District Council
Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons Regional Council; horizons.mw)
Ruapehu District Council
Stratford District Council (part)
Rangitikei District Council (part)
Wanganui District Council
Manawatū District Council
Palmerston North City Council
Tararua District Council
Horowhenua District Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Masterton District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council
Carterton District Council
South Wairarapa District Council
Upper Hutt City Council
Porirua City Council
Hutt City Council *
Wellington City Council




= South Island

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Tasman District Council (unitary authority)
Nelson City Council (unitary authority)
Marlborough District Council (unitary authority)
West Coast Regional Council
Buller District Council
Grey District Council
Westland District Council
Environment Canterbury
Kaikōura District Council
Hurunui District Council
Selwyn District Council
Waimakariri District Council
Christchurch City Council
Banks Peninsula District Council
Ashburton District Council
Mackenzie District Council
Timaru District Council
Waitaki District Council (part)
Waimate District Council
Otago Regional Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council
Central Otago District Council
Waitaki District Council (part)
Dunedin City Council Dunedin Mayoralty Election, 2004
Clutha District Council
Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
Southland District Council
Gore District Council
Invercargill City Council




= Stewart Island / Rakiura

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Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
Southland District Council




= Chatham Islands

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Chatham Islands Council (territory)




See also


2004 Wellington local elections




References

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