Final election results: Lewers in - Boult weak in Wanaka

Oct 31, 2019

Final figures out today not only confirm Glyn Lewers winning a coin toss today to break a tie with A J Mason - but also highlight just how hard Jim Boult's numbers were hit by low popularity in Wanaka.

This Mayoral race numbers break down tells the full story.

Nik KIddle was over 1,200 votes ahead of Jim Boult in Wanaka

Here's the rest of the final numbers, as supplied by QLDC.

With the final Wakatipu Ward seat decided by lot (a coin toss), this year’s local election results are in for Mayor, Councillors and Wānaka Community Board. The successful candidates are:

Mayor – Jim Boult

Council – Craig (Ferg) Ferguson, Valerie Miller, Penny Clark, John MacDonald, Niki Gladding and Glyn Lewers in the Queenstown/Wakatipu Ward; Quentin Smith, Calum MacLeod and Niamh (Neeve) Shaw in the Wānaka Ward; and Heath Copland in Arrowtown.

Wānaka Community Board: Barry Bruce, Chris Hadfield, Ed Taylor and Jude Battson.

MAYORALTY

Boult, Jim: 6,175

Kiddle, Nick: 3,999

Angus, Al: 1,344

Informal: 8

Blank: 321

QUEENSTOWN-WAKATIPU WARD (6 vacancies)

Ferguson, Craig (Ferg): 3,497

Miller, Valerie: 3,116

Clark, Penny: 3,005

MacDonald, John: 2,833