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Hamilton City Council Te kaunihera o Kirikiriroa | |
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| Typ | |
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| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Gegründet | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 10 (1 mayor, 9 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 Jahre |
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| hamilton | |
Hamilton City Council (Māori: Te kaunihera o Kirikiriroa) is the territorial authority for the New Zealand city of Hamilton.[1]
The council is led by the mayor of Hamilton, who is currently Paula Southgate. There are also 13 ward councillors.[1]
Council elections are held every three years.[2]
Composition
The council has two wards (constituencies), east and west, with the boundary between the two being the Waikato River.
The current council members are:
| Mayor | Paula Southgate |
| Deputy Mayor | Geoff Taylor |
| Councillors – East Ward | Mark Bunting Kesh Naidoo-Rauf Maxine van Oosten Rob Pascoe Margaret Forsyth Ryan Hamilton |
| Councillors – West Ward | Martin Gallagher Sarah Thomson Dave Macpherson Angela O'Leary Geoff Taylor Ewan Wilson |
History
Phillip Yeung was elected as a Councillor in the East Ward in the October 2019 election, but died while in office.[3] A by-election was held in February 2018 to replace Phillip and Councillor Ryan Hamilton was elected.[4]
In 2020, the electoral system was changed from First Past the Post to Single Transferable Vote,[5] following consultation in which 78.1% supported STV.[6]
References
- ^ a b "About Council". hamilton.govt.nz. Hamilton City Council.
- ^ "2019 Elections". hamilton.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Hamilton Councillor Philip Yeung dies". Stuff. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Hamilton elected new Hamilton councillor in by-election". Stuff. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Hamilton City Council switches to STV system for elections". Stuff. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Council Agenda - Electoral System Review - 2020" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 6 August 2020. p. 35.