Councils
Progress results in the Invercargill City Council by-election have put candidate Steve Broad in the lead, although it is currently too close to call officially. Polls closed at midday today, and progress results were delivered to the Invercargill City Council just after midday.
Progress results show Steve Broad has so far received 2293 votes, followed by Graham Lewis with 1393 votes, David Meades with 1367 votes, Lisa Tou-McNaughton with 1295 votes, and Asha Dutt with 1292 votes.
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These progress results include all votes cast up to Thursday afternoon. However, they do not include votes cast late on Thursday or on Friday, and they do not account for special votes. There are 248 special votes and 1673 ordinary votes yet to be counted.
Invercargill City Council Deputy Electoral Officer Michael Morris stated that, although 15 percent of votes were still to be counted, it is likely that Steve Broad will be elected to the Council. “With such a robust lead, it is likely that Steve will be the successful candidate. However, with 1921 votes still to be counted, we will need to wait for the final results on Tuesday to confirm,” Morris said.
“We have been informed that we will likely receive preliminary results on Monday. These results will include the votes we have counted and will add the remaining ordinary votes.”
Morris continued, “Final results, which will include the 248 special votes, will likely be made available on Tuesday.”
The elected Councillor will replace former Councillor Nigel Skelt, who resigned in May. The Councillor-elect will be sworn in by Mayor Nobby Clark at a ceremony on Tuesday, August 8, ahead of a Council Community Wellbeing committee meeting. The new Councillor will also undergo an induction program to get up to speed.