Rangitikei local elections, 2016

The 2016 Rangitikei local elections will be held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, between 16 September and 8 October. These elections are for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei, eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council, four members each of two community boards, two members of the Horizons Regional Council and seven members of the Whanganui District Health Board; these elections are part of the New Zealand-wide local elections.Postal ballots will be issued to all registered voters.

The incumbent mayor is Andy Watson, who on 9 June announced his intention on seeking re-election.First past the post (FPP) will be used for all elections except the District Health Board elections which will be using single transferable vote (STV).

The previous elections took place in October 2013 and the following will take place in October 2019.

Following are the key dates for the local elections:

The incumbent Mayor of Rangitikei is Andy Watson, first elected in 2013. Watson is seeking re-election and will contest the election along with community patrol chair George London and civil engineer Rob Snijders.

The Bulls ward will elect two councillors. The incumbent councillors are Tim Harris and Rebecca McNeil. Harris and McNeil are both seeking re-election.

The Hunterville ward elected one councillor. The incumbent councillor is Dean McManaway, the deputy mayor. McManaway, who was elected unopposed in 2013, was elected unopposed for a second consecutive time in 2016.

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