2025 Wellington City mayoral election

2025 Wellington City mayoral election
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Mayor before election

Tory Whanau

 Elected mayor

TBD

The 2025 Wellington City mayoral election, part of the Wellington local elections in October 2025, will be held to determine who will serve as Mayor of the City of Wellington for subsequent three-year term. The election will use the single transferable vote (STV) system.

Key dates

The timeline of electoral events are:[1]

  • Friday 4 July – Candidate nominations open, roll opens for public inspection
  • Friday 1 August – Nominations close at midday, electoral roll closes
  • Tuesday 9 September – Ballots posted out, voting opens
  • Saturday 11 October – Voting closes at midday
  • Saturday 11 October – Preliminary results released
  • Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October – Final results declared

Candidates

Declared

  • Ray Chung, councillor for Onslow-Western ward since 2022[2]
  • Tory Whanau, mayor since 2022[2]

References

  1. ^ "Local body elections 2025". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hunt, Tom (13 May 2024). "Mayoral candidate will vacate top chair if he gets a dud council". The Post. Retrieved 24 December 2024.