Local body voting closed at 12 noon today and progress results are now available on Horizons Regional Council’s elections page.

Horizons electoral officer Craig Grant says that approximately 98 per cent of the votes have now been counted.
 
“While these results are not final, they give a good indication of results so far,” says Mr Grant.
 
“A further update is expected on Sunday 9 October at approximately 4pm, with progressive results posted on our website throughout the week.
 
“Once all special votes have been accounted for, a final declaration of results will posted around 13 October.”
 
At this stage the results are as follows:
 
8 October 2016
4.20pm

PROGRESS RESULTS OF ELECTION – OCTOBER 2016

 
MANAWATU-WANGANUI REGIONAL COUNCIL
(trading as Horizons Regional Council)
 
MANAWATU-RANGITIKEI CONSTITUENCY  (two members)     
There was no election for this constituency as Bruce GORDON and Gordon MCKELLAR were elected unopposed.
 
PALMERSTON NORTH CONSTITUENCY  (four members)       
Unknown% of votes counted

Rachel KEEDWELL	9,902
Pat KELLY	9,713
Paul RIEGER	9,479
Wiremu Kingi TE AWE AWE	8,906
Amey BELL-BOOTH	8,200
Ralph PUGMIRE	5,998
Blank Votes	1,457
Informal Votes	270

  
RUAPEHU CONSTITUENCY  (one member)                                
95% of votes counted

Bruce ROLLINSON	1,928
John CHAPMAN	825
Blank Votes	445
Informal Votes	3

 
TARARUA CONSTITUENCY  (one member)                                 
98% of votes counted

John BARROW	2,998
Andrew DAY	1,558
Lorraine STEPHENSON	1,263
Blank Votes	381
Informal Votes	11

 
WANGANUI CONSTITUENCY  (two members)                             
??% of votes counted

David COTTON	8,823
Nicola PATRICK	7,635
Jeremy AUSTIN	6,801
Allan WRIGGLESWORTH	4,846
Blank Votes	1,806
Informal Votes	44

 
HOROWHENUA-KAIRANGA CONSTITUENCY
98% of votes counted

Lindsay BURNELL	5,736
Colleen SHELDON	4,988
Geoffrey KANE	4,203
Sam FERGUSON	4,165
Christine MORIARTY	2,730
Blank Votes	1,016
Informal Votes	53

 
Craig Grant
Electoral Officer
Horizons Regional Council
Palmerston North