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Mayor of Hastings, New Zealand

Mayor of Hastings
Te Koromatua o Heretaunga
Coat of arms of Hastings
since 24 November 2017
StyleHis/Her Worship
SeatHastings
Term length3 years, renewable
Formation1886
First holderRobert Wellwood
DeputyTania Kerr
Salary$160,955[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Hastings is the head of local government in the Hastings District of New Zealand's North Island. The mayor presides over the Hastings District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post method. The first mayor was Robert Wellwood, and the current mayor is Sandra Hazlehurst, first elected in the 2017 by-election. She is the first woman to be elected to the office.

List of mayors

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No. Affiliation Mayor Portrait Popular vote Term
1 Independent Robert Wellwood
(1836–1927) 		unopposed[2] 1886–1887
2 Independent George Ellis
(1837–1928) 		Appointed after Wellwood resigned.[3] 1887–1888
unopposed[4] 1888–1889
unopposed[5] 1889–1890
3 Independent William Fletcher Burnett
(1848–1893) 		131 (60.4%)[6] 1890–1891
Burnett committed suicide in 1893.[7]
(2) Independent George Ellis
(1837–1928) 		148 (61.7%)[8] 1891–1892
unopposed[9] 1892–1893
unopposed[10] 1893–1894
4 Independent Cecil Fitzroy
(1844–1917) 		unopposed[11] 1894–?
277 (76.1%)[12] 1896–?
unopposed[13] 1898–1899
5 Independent William Dennett
(1845–1928) 		538 (67.4%)[14] 1899–1901
674 (58.4%)[15] 1901–1902
unopposed[16] 1902–1903
unopposed[17] 1903–1904
6 Independent William Lane 410 (50.4%)[18] 1904–1905
(5) Independent William Dennett
(1845–1928) 		500 (44.7%)[19] 1905–1906
7 Independent Thomas Thompson
(1855–1938) 		595 (51.9%)[20] 1906–1907
659 (50.3%)[21] 1907–1909
8 Independent John Miller
(1869–1940) 		736 (44.2%)[22] 1909–1911
9 Independent James Garnett
(1856–1913) 		1,256 (57.8%)[23] 1911–1913
unopposed[24] 1913[a]
10 Independent William Hart
(1863–1939) 		Appointed after death of Garnett.[26] 1913–1915
1,295 (55.2%)[27] 1915–1917
11 Independent Horace Simson
(1874–1954) 		1,415 (50.0%)[28] 1917–1919
12 Independent George Ebbett
(1872–1954) 		1,484 (52.2%)[29] 1919–1921
(10) Independent William Hart
(1863–1939) 		unopposed[30] 1921–1922[b]
13 Independent George Maddison
(1887–1949) 		Elected by council[31] 1922–1923
1,716 (81.9%)[32] 1923–1925
1,995 (75.4%)[33] 1925–1927
unopposed[34] 1927–1929
14 Independent George Roach
(1866–1934) 		1,110 (36.1%)[35] 1929–1933[c]
Roach was selected as the United Party candidate for Hawkes Bay at the 1931 New Zealand general election, but later dropped out of the race and supported the Reform candidate Hugh Campbell.[36] He stood for the mayoralty again in 1933 but lost to Maddison.[37]
(13) Independent George Maddison
(1887–1949) 		4,258 (74.9%)[37] 1933–1935
unopposed[38] 1935–1938
3,279 (58.8%)[39] 1938–1941
Maddison stood as the National Party candidate for Hawkes Bay at the 1938 New Zealand general election[40] and was the son-in-law of Hasting's first mayor Robert Wellwood.[41] He was also chairman of the Hawke's Bay Education Board.[42]
15 Citizens Algernon Rainbow
(1885–1969) 		3,459 (70.0%)[43] 1941–1944
3,780 (71.6%)[44] 1944–1947
16 Citizens Robert Douglas Brown
(1901–1963) 		4,024 (67.3%)[45] 1947–1950
unopposed[46] 1950–1953
17 Ed Bate
(1901–1999) 		1953–1956
4,578[47] 1956–1959
18 Ron Giorgi
(1907–1997) 		1959–1962
1962–1965
1965–1968
1968–1971
1971–1974
19 Jim O'Connor
(1936–2000) 		1974–1977
1977–1980
1980–1983
1983–1986
20 Independent Jeremy Dwyer
(1947–2005) 		3,486 (46.5%)[48] 1986–1989
19,677 (86.4%)[49] 1989–1992
19,550 (84.0%)[50] 1992–1995
unopposed[51] 1995–1998
17,684 (78.6%)[52] 1998–2001
Dwyer was deputy leader of Social Credit.
21 Independent Lawrence Yule
(b. 1963) 		16,644 (72.4%)[53] 2001–2004
unopposed[54] 2004–2007
11,117 (53.6%)[55] 2007–2010
11,665 (52.6%)[56] 2010–2013
11,516 (49.7%)[57] 2013–2016
11,533 (46.0%)[58] 2016–2017
Yule went on to be a National MP.
22 Independent Sandra Hazlehurst
(b. 1959) 		10,154 (46.0%) 2017–2019
13,188 (54.0%) 2019–2022
unopposed 2022–present
Hazlehurst is the city's first female mayor.

Elections

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19th century

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1886, 1887, 1888, and 1889

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On 29 September 1886, Robert Wellwood was elected unopposed as the first mayor of Hastings.[2] George Ellis was appointed on 21 December 1887 by the Borough Council after Wellwood resigned,[3] and then went on to win unopposed in 1888[4] and 1889.[5] Ellis was declared re-elected on 19 December 1888[4] and 18 December 1889,[5] respectively.

1890

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The 1890 mayoral election occurred on 26 November. William Fletcher Burnett defeated third-term incumbent mayor George Ellis.[6]

1890 Hastings mayoral election[6]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None William Fletcher Burnett 131 60.4
None George Ellis 84 38.7
Informal 2 0.9
Turnout 217

1891

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The 1891 mayoral election occurred on 26 November. George Ellis defeated incumbent mayor William Fletcher Burnett.[8]

1891 Hastings mayoral election[8]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None George Ellis 148 61.7 Increase23.0
None William Fletcher Burnett 92 38.3 Decrease22.1
Turnout 240

1892, 1893, and 1894

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George Ellis was re-elected unopposed in 1892[9] and 1893. He was declared re-elected on 20th November in 1893.[10]

On 19th November 1894, Cecil Fitzroy was declared elected after facing no challengers for the mayoralty.[11]

1896

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The 1896 mayoral election occurred circa 26 November. Cecil Fitzroy was re-elected, defeating George Ellis.[12]

1896 Hastings mayoral election[12]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None Cecil Fitzroy 277 76.1
None George Ellis 82 22.5
Informal 5 1.4
Turnout 364

1898

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Fitzroy was declared re-elected on 23 November after running unopposed.[13]

1899

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The 1899 mayoral election occurred on 29 November. William Dennett defeated incumbent Cecil Fitzroy.[14]

1899 Hastings mayoral election[14]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None William Dennett 538 67.4
None Cecil Fitzroy 260 32.6 Decrease43.5
Turnout 798

20th century

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1901

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The 1901 mayoral election occurred on 15 May. Incumbent mayor William Dennett again defeated former mayor Cecil Fitzroy.[15]

1899 Hastings mayoral election[15]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None William Dennett 674 58.4 Decrease9.0
None Cecil Fitzroy 480 41.6 Increase9.0
Turnout 1,154

1902 and 1903

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William Dennett was re-elected unopposed in 1902 and 1903.[16][17]

1904

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The 1904 mayoral election occurred on 27 April. William Lane defeated incumbent mayor William Dennett.[18]

1904 Hastings mayoral election[18]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None William Lane 410 50.4
None William Dennett 396 48.6 Decrease9.8
Informal 8 1.0
Turnout 814

1905

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The 1905 mayoral election occurred on 25 April. Former mayor William Dennett was elected, defeating Thomas Thompson and Cecil Fitzroy.[19]

1905 Hastings mayoral election[19]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None William Dennett 500 44.7 Decrease3.9
None Thomas Thompson 354 31.6
None Cecil Fitzroy 265 23.7
Turnout 1,119

1906

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The 1906 mayoral election occurred on 25 April. Thomas Thompson defeated incumbent mayor William Dennett.[20]

1906 Hastings mayoral election[20]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None Thomas Thompson 595 51.9 Increase20.3
None William Dennett 535 46.6 Increase1.9
Informal 17 1.5
Turnout 1,147

1907

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The 1907 mayoral election occurred on 24 April. Thomas Thompson again defeated William Dennett.[21]

1907 Hastings mayoral election[21]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±pp
None Thomas Thompson 659 50.3 Decrease1.6
None William Dennett 378 28.8 Decrease17.8
None William Lane 237 18.1
Informal 37 2.8 Increase1.3
Turnout 1,311

1953–1995

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1998

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The 1998 mayoral election occurred on 10 October. Jeremy Dwyer was elected to a fifth term.[52]

1998 Hastings mayoral election[52]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Jeremy Dwyer 17,684 78.6
None Douglas John Green 4,805 21.4
Turnout 22,489

21st century

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2001

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The 2001 mayoral election occurred on 13 October. Lawrence Yule was elected.[53]

2001 Hastings mayoral election[53]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Lawrence Yule 16,644 72.4
None Dinah Allison Williams 3,467 15.1
None Kevin Victor Watkins 2,846 12.4
Informal 17 0.0
Turnout 22,974

2004

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Lawrence Yule was re-elected to his second term unopposed.[54]

2007

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The 2007 mayoral election occurred on 13 October. Lawrence Yule was elected to a third term.[55]

2007 Hastings mayoral election[55]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Lawrence Yule 11,117 53.6 Decrease 18.8
None Simon Nixon 7,147 34.5
None Peter Nee Harland 1,875 9.0
Informal 12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Blank 572 2.8
Turnout 20,723

2010

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The 2010 mayoral election occurred on 9 October. Lawrence Yule was elected to a fourth term.[56]

2010 Hastings mayoral election[56]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Lawrence Yule 11,665 52.6 Decrease 1.0
None Simon Nixon 6,976 31.5 Decrease 3.0
Independent Des Ratima 2,276 10.3
None Peter Nee Harland 799 3.6 Decrease 5.4
Informal 40 0.2 Neutral increase 0.2
Blank 407 1.8 Neutral decrease 1.0
Turnout 22,163

2013

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The 2013 mayoral election occurred on 12 October. Lawrence Yule was elected to a fifth term.[57]

2013 Hastings mayoral election[57]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Lawrence Yule 11,516 49.7 Decrease 2.9
None Wayne Lindsay Bradshaw 6,119 26.4
None Simon Nixon 4,859 21.0 Decrease 10.5
Informal 38 0.2 Steady 0.0
Blank 640 2.8 Neutral increase 1.0
Turnout 23,172

2016

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The 2016 mayoral election occurred on 8 October. Lawrence Yule won a sixth term in the role.[59]

2016 Hastings mayoral election[58]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Lawrence Yule 11,533 46.0 Decrease 2.7
None Guy Wellwood 7,988 31.8
None Adrienne Pierce 5,053 20.1
Informal 43 0.2 Steady 0.0
Blank 465 1.9 Neutral decrease 0.9
Turnout 25,082

2017

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A by-election was held on 24 November after Lawrence Yule resigned to run for Parliament as the MP for Tukituki.[60] Acting mayor and third-term councillor Sandra Hazlehurst was elected to the position, becoming the district's first female mayor.[61]

2017 Hastings mayoral by-election[62]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
None Sandra Hazlehurst 10,154 46.0
None Bayden Barber 5,252 23.8
None Simon Nixon 2,977 13.48
None Stuart Perry 2,662 12.06
None Waitawhara Tupaea 661 3.0
None Allister David Tosh 325 1.8
Informal 12 0.0 Neutral decrease 0.2
Blank 55 0.2 Neutral decrease 1.7
Turnout 22,078

2019

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The 2019 mayoral election occurred on 12 October. Incumbent mayor Sandra Hazlehurst faced off against first-term district councillor Damon Harvey.[63]

2019 Hastings mayoral election[63]
Affiliation Candidate Popular Vote % ±
Independent Sandra Hazlehurst 13,188 54.0 Increase 8.0
Change Up Hastings Damon Harvey 10,120 41.4
Informal 10 0.0 Steady 0.0
Blank 1,105 4.5 Neutral increase 4.3
Turnout 24,423
Registered 55,080

2022

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Sandra Hazlehurst was elected unopposed.[64]


Notes

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  1. ^ Died May 1913[25]
  2. ^ Resigned in 1922 due to poor health.[31]
  3. ^ The 1931 elections were not held in Napier and Hastings due to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.

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