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The race for the Gore District Mayoralty is too close to call at the close of voting today. The progress results, which are based on about 90% of the returned votes, has incumbent Tracy Hicks with 2,181 votes, while his challenger Ben Bell, of Team Hokonui, has 2,170.

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The preliminary result, which will include all votes cast late yesterday (Friday) and today, will be available tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon. This result will not include special votes.

Today’s results see four new faces around the Council table when it meets next.
They are:

• District wide Keith Hovell and Joe Stringer (Team Hokonui)
• Gore ward Paul McPhail and Robert McKenzie (Team Hokonui)
Incumbents who faced the ballot box and have been returned to office are:
• Bronwyn Reid,
• Bret Highsted,
• Glenys Dickson, and
• Richard McPhail.
The election of Richard and Paul McPhail will see brothers sitting on the Gore District Council for the first time in its history.
It’s a changing of the guard at Mataura, with the community board having four new members.
The Gore District voter turnout was among the highest in the south with 4,455 voters (48.93%) having their say as of yesterday. This figure is expected to rise as late votes are added.

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Progress Results Gore District Council
Gore District Mayoralty

Tracy HICKS – 2,181
Ben BELL (Team Hokonui) – 2,170

INFORMAL – 1
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 106

Gore Ward (5 vacancies)

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Bronwyn REID – 1,585
Bret HIGHSTED – 1,584
Paul MCPHAIL – 1,578
Glenys DICKSON – 1,461
Robert (Caveman) MCKENZIE (Team Hokonui) – 1,336

Nick GRANT – 1,293
Stephen MCSTAY – 865
Janeen RETI (Team Hokonui) – 709
Reuben Rupi TURIPA – 693

INFORMAL 1
BLANK VOTING PAPERS 28

District-wide (3 vacancies)

Richard MCPHAIL – 3,187
Joe STRINGER (Team Hokonui) – 2,430
Keith HOVELL (Positive Change) – 2,083

Steven Boko DIXON – 1,722
Liz ADAMS-GRAY – 885

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INFORMAL – 3
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 151

Mataura Community Board
Five vacancies

Darren MATAHIKI – 295
Steven Boko DIXON – 282
Nicky COATS – 242
Laurel TURNBULL – 241
Colleen TE AU – 191

Constance WAIHAPE – 180
Matu-Taera COLEMAN-CLARKE 175
Melissa STORER – 159
Tanya ROWLING – 147
Gina ADCOCK – 107

INFORMAL – 0
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 7

Mataura Licensing Trust
Ward 2 Gore (three vacancies)

Bryan (Bunny) BURGESS – 1,898
Jimmy ALLISON – 1,708
Craig MARSHALL – 1,371

Alan BYRNE – 1,369

INFORMAL – 0
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 175

Ward 3 Mataura (1 vacancy)

Brendon (Moe) MURRAY – 307

Colleen TE AU – 156

INFORMAL – 0
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 17

Gore Council Election Results

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