Election Results 2007

In accordance with Section 86 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I hereby declare the results for the following election held on Saturday 13 October 2007.

I confirm that the official result was determined after the scrutiny of the roll was completed, the validity of all special votes was determined and all valid votes were counted.

I therefore declare Hamish ANDERSON, Chris HARGEST, Mary JOHNSTONE and Jeff SEYMOUR to be elected.

I therefore declare Gaynor FINCH, Bruce MCCORKINDALE and Bruce VOLLWEILER to be elected.

I therefore declare Roger COTTON, Geoff DAVIDSON, Brad HOUGHTON, Garry MCCORKINDALE, Rowena PATERSON and Nick SALT to be elected.

I therefore declare Doreen EDWARDS, Joan HASLER and Julie VERHEUL to be elected.

Uncontested Issues declared 29 August 2007

I hereby give notice under Section 63 Local Electoral Act 2001, that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for the following offices:

MAYOR (one vacancy)

HAYES Cyril Edward (Juno)

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, Juno HAYES is duly declared elected as Mayor of the Clutha District Council.

COUNCIL

To represent the Clinton Ward (one vacancy)

COCHRANE John Stuart

To represent the Kaitangata-Matau Ward (one vacancy)

GALLAGHER Neil Edward

To represent the Lawrence/Tuapeka Ward (one vacancy)

BLACKMORE Geoffrey John

To represent the West Otago Ward (two vacancies)

MCKENZIE Raymond Jeffrey

MCPHERSON Peter Boyd

As the number of candidates nominated for each Ward did not exceed the number of vacancies, I hereby declare that John Stuart COCHRANE, Neil Edward GALLAGHER, Geoffrey John BLACKMORE, Raymond Jeffrey MCKENZIE and Peter Boyd MCPHERSON to be elected to the office of Councillor representing the above named wards of the Clutha District Council.

COMMUNITY BOARDS

To represent the West Otago Community Board (six vacancies)

ALDERTON Lindsay John

DAVISON Richard Dilworth

HANNA Barbara Anne

HERBERT John Stephen

KENNEDY Michelle Lee

LIETZE Joy Catherine

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, I hereby declare that Lindsay John ALDERTON, Richard Dilworth DAVISON, Barbara Anne HANNA, John Stephen HERBERT, Michelle Lee KENNEDY and Joy Catherine LIETZE to be elected to the office of Member representing the West Otago Community Board of the Clutha District Council.

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies for each Ward, I hereby declare that Patricia Josephine MALEY, David Malcolm MCELREA, Frederick William Ross LYDERS, Douglas Edward SCOLES and Ian Fullerton MATHIESON to be elected to the office of Member representing the above named wards of the Clutha Licensing Trust.

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies for each Ward, I hereby declare that Brian Robert DODDS, Joan Mirie HASLER, Sheila Mae MOORE and Bruce Hereward WILSON to be elected to the office of Member representing the Clutha Health Incorporated.