Marlborough District Council Election Public Notice

Marlborough District Council

Further Notice of Election and Poll and Declaration of Elected Candidates

Nominations have closed for the 2025 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for Marlborough District Council.

Where elections are required, they will be conducted by postal voting using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) electoral system. Voting will open on Tuesday 9 September 2025 and will close at 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025.

Mayoralty (1 Vacancy)

BROWN, Shaun - Money Free Party New Zealand
FRUEAN, Ni
TAYLOR, Nadine

Marlborough Sounds Ward (3 Vacancies)

BILLINGTON, Greg
FAULLS, Barbara
FULLER, Scott - Independent
INNES, Raylene
O'CONNELL, Anteisha
TAYLOR, Malcolm - ACT Local: Real Change. Lower Rates.

Blenheim Ward (7 Vacancies)

BELL, Cathie
COOPER, Tamsin
CROAD, David
DALLIESSI, Deborah
DAWSON, Brian
DAWSON, Cyril
FRUEAN, Ni
GREENSLADE, Dominique - Independent
HYNDMAN, John - ACT Local: Real Change. Lower Rates.
LUNDT, Buks
NYAJENA, Nyara
PAYNE, Aimee
PRASAD, Vish
SOWMAN, Thelma
STACE, Benjamin
WATSON, Bob

The following nominations were also received where the number of nominations did not exceed the available vacancies.

Wairau-Awatere Ward (3 Vacancies)

ADAMS, Scott
ARBUCKLE, Sally
HOPE, Gerald

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Scott ADAMS, Sally ARBUCKLE and Gerald HOPE are elected unopposed.

Marlborough Māori Ward (1 Vacancy)

BURGESS, Allanah

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Allanah BURGESS is elected unopposed.

Māori Ward Poll - Marlborough District Council

A poll will be held in conjunction with the above elections to confirm whether Marlborough District Council electors wish to keep or remove the Māori Ward as part of Marlborough District Council’s representation structure. The outcome of the poll is binding and will determine whether a Māori Ward will be retained for the Marlborough District Council elections in 2028 and 2031. The First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system will be used for this poll.

Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements

Marlborough District Council residential electors who are not listed on the final electoral roll for these elections can enrol up to 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025 by calling 0800 36 76 56, visiting the Electoral Commission website: www.vote.nz, by texting your name and address to 3676 to get a form sent to you or by email request to enquiries@elections.govt.nz

Marlborough District Council ratepayers who are not listed on the final electoral roll for these elections can obtain an enrolment form from the Marlborough District Council Office, 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim and enrol up to 4.30pm on Friday 10 October 2025. Online applications for ratepayer elector registration can also be made at: www.electionz.com/ratepayer

Special voting documents will be available during normal office hours from Tuesday 9 September to Friday 10 October and between 9am and 12 noon, Saturday 11 October 2025 at the Marlborough District Council Office, 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim.

Dean Heiford
Electoral Officer – Marlborough District Council
15 Seymour Street, Blenheim
election@marlborough.govt.nz
03 520 7400
www.marlborough.govt.nz