2022 Hamilton, New Zealand, mayoral election

The 2022 Hamilton mayoral election was a local election held from 16 September to 8 October in Hamilton, New Zealand, as part of that year's city council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Hamilton for the 2022–2025 term of the Hamilton City Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote and postal voting was used (the latter for the first time).

Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate was re-elected.

Key dates

Background

Campaign

List of candidates

Declared candidates

Declined to be candidates

• Louise Hutt, 2019 mayoral candidate
• Angela O'Leary, city councillor
• Ewan Wilson, city councillor

Results

Aftermath

On 14 October 2022, Southgate named Angela O'Leary as deputy mayor.

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