The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was a local election held from 16 September to 8 October in Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of that year's city council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Christchurch for the 2022âÂÂ2025 term of the Christchurch City Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system was used.
Incumbent third-term mayor Lianne Dalziel did not run for re-election. Centre-right independent Phil Mauger narrowly defeated centre-left independent David Meates.
Phil Mauger, who was first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was the first to declare his candidacy 14 months out from the election. He said in August 2021 that he would stand for mayor only and not also contest his incumbent council seat.
The Wizard of New Zealand was the next to declare his candidacy in December 2021.
David Meates, the former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive, announced his candidacy in June 2022.
A debate between the 2 frontrunner candidates Phil Mauger and David Meates was hosted by Stuff on 16 September 2022.