Election preliminary results

This page provides the preliminary results of the 2025 Kāpiti Coast local elections. 

See the iteration report [PDF 199 KB] which details the data behind results. 

These results reflect votes verified through the official count. Final results will be confirmed and published once all special votes have been processed.

Kapiti Coast Māori Ward

Preliminary results provisionally indicate the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward will remain in place for the 2028 and 2031 local elections.

Election results

Election results will be released on this page in three stages:

  • Progress Results - released after 3pm, Saturday 11 October and are declared as provisionally elected or not elected. Progress results reflect about 90% of votes received before election day but no *special votes.
  • Preliminary Results - released on Sunday 12 October and are declared as provisionally elected or not elected. Preliminary results reflect about 95% of votes but no *special votes.
  • Final Results - the final confirmed results of all votes are expected to be released on Friday 17 October.

Results are not final until the final results are announced

*Special votes are referred to the Electoral Commission for validation. Their process can take several days.

Preliminary results

These results were released at 7.00 pm on Sunday 12 October. Our preliminary results reflect about 95% of votes returned but do not include special votes.

Mayor (1 vacancy)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Janet Holborow 8450 Elected*
Rob McCann 7433 Excluded*
Liz Koh 3831 Excluded*
Dean Harris 2568 Excluded*
Martin Halliday 2077 Excluded*
Kim Hobson 1320 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Councillors – Districtwide (2 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Rob McCann 6122 Elected*
Liz Koh 5660 Elected*
Lawrence Kirby 5202 Excluded*
Joanne Welch 2713 Excluded*
Gavin Welsh 1959 Excluded*
Jackie Elliott 1504 Excluded*
Jo Turner 913 Excluded*
Grant Bartlett 530 Excluded*
Marek Willis 425 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Councillors – Kāpiti Coast Māori Ward (1 vacancy)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Himiona Grace 484 Elected*
Deanna Rudd 470 Excluded*
Rangi Halbert 120 Excluded*
Brian Ruawai-Hamilton 76 Excluded*
Jason Thurston 60 Excluded*
Jordon Wansbrough 30 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Councillors – Ōtaki General Ward (1 vacancy)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Heniti Buick 1314 Elected*
Rob Kofoed 920 Excluded*
Cam Butler 653 Excluded*
Shelly Warwick 484 Excluded*
Brent Frogley 288 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Councillors – Waikanae General Ward (2 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Steven Botica 1679 Elected*
Jocelyn Prvanov 1734 Elected*
Nigel Wilson 1473 Excluded*
Michael Moore 953 Excluded*
Dean Harris 859 Excluded*
Chris Maclean 746 Excluded*
Phil Byrne 564 Excluded*
Peter Bollmann 398 Excluded*
Martin Frauenstein 251 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Councillors – Paraparaumu General Ward (3 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Martin Halliday 1720 Elected*
Glen Cooper 1607 Elected*
Glen Olsen 1486 Elected*
Fiona Vining 1319 Excluded*
Chris Harwood 920 Excluded*
Euon Murrell 761 Excluded*
Paul Baggott 619 Excluded*
Bernie Randall 395 Excluded*
Murray Lobb 359 Excluded*
Dave Freeman 272 Excluded*
Mark Souness 64 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Councillors – Paekākāriki-Raumati General Ward (1 vacancy)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Bede Laracy 1397 Elected*
Zelda Edwards 800 Excluded*
Richard Young 556 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Ōtaki Community Board (4 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Cam Butler 840 Elected*
Simon Black 702 Elected*
Rhyna Taratoa 796 Elected*
Jackie Elliott 563 Elected*
Angela Buswell 473 Excluded*
Chris Papps 364 Excluded*
Sherril Moody 64 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Waikanae Community Board (4 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Michael Moore 1573 Elected*
Richard Mansell 1214 Elected*
Phil Byrne 1172 Elected*
Peter Bollmann 1121 Elected*
Tonchi Begovich 1060 Excluded*
John McCormick 474 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Paraparaumu Community Board (4 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Glen Olsen 1319 Elected*
Karl Webber 1232 Elected*
David Ogden 1225 Elected*
Kathy Spiers 1084 Elected*
Bernie Randall 1077 Excluded*
Kat Hardisty 784
Guy Burns 650 Excluded*
Clint Smith 579 Excluded*
Marco Zeeman 360 Excluded*
Michelle Scullion 198 Excluded*
Doug Beilman 164 Excluded*
Gideon Soares 98 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Raumati Community Board (4 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Zelda Edwards 525 Elected*
Fiona Vining 515 Elected*
Jonny Best 506 Elected*
Sue Harris 499 Elected*
Timothy Sutton 409 Excluded*
Tarn Sheerin 311 Excluded*
Ann-Maree Ellison 240 Excluded*
Afi'a Sulu Fiti 158 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

Paekākāriki Community Board (4 vacancies)

Candidate Vote Count Provisionally Status
Tina Pope 268 Elected*
Himiona Grace 214 Elected*
Kelsey Lee 191 Elected*
Elyse Robêrt 167 Elected*
Melissa Bryant 45 Excluded*

*Provisionally Elected/Excluded

NOTE: Council uses the STV (single-transferable vote) electoral system. The number of vacancies and votes determines the quota a candidate must reach to be elected. The formula for deciding the quota is based on the total number of valid votes, divided by the number of vacancies plus one.

The Department of Internal Affairs website includes an explanation of how candidates are elected. It can be found here https://www.stv.govt.nz/how.shtml

Vote count

These numbers reflect the vote count as of 11 October 2025, and do not include special votes.

Ōtaki

3230 votes received
47.3% of eligible population

Paekākāriki

838 votes received
54.8% of eligible population

Paraparaumu

6826 votes received
41.0% of eligible population

Raumati

2711 votes received
45.4% of eligible population

Waikanae

6346 votes received
49.9% of eligible population

Kāpiti Total Numbers

19951 votes received
45.7% of eligible population