18/01/2005

Winners and losers declare expenses

Local government is a low budget affair in the North King Country.
Candidates in October's elections for Otorohanga and Waitomo district councils were required to declare their elections expenses last month.
However, the campaign expenses of potential and successful candidates were well below the maximum levels permitted by the Local Electoral Act.
In the Waitomo District, mayoral and Waitomo rural candidates were permitted to spend up to $7000, with Te Kuiti urban candidates permitted to spend $3500.
However, only three candidates spent more than $2000 on their campaigns.
The biggest spender was Christine Chaplow who spent $3461 on her campaign.
Mrs Chaplow stood for both the mayoralty and council.
She was elected as a councillor for the Te Kuiti ward.
The next largest declaration was made by mayor Mark Ammon, who spent $2947.08, followed by Phillip Crown who spent $2291.
Mr Crown, a first time candidate, stood for both the mayoralty and the rural ward, but was not elected.
In the Otorohanga district, mayoral candidates were permitted to spend $7000, with candidates for all wards, as well as the Otorohanga and Kawhia community boards, permitted to spend up to $3500.
Otorohanga's biggest spender was relatively unknown Maureen McCool, who stood unsuccessfully for both the mayoralty and Otorohanga ward, spending $3427,42.
Dale Williams spent $2109.40 on his successful mayoral campaign, with runner-up Sonya Hetet a distant third, spending $527.
Six Otorohanga candidates are yet to make declarations.

Otorohanga declarations

Maureen Me Cool: $3427.42 (Otorohanga ward, 66 vote votes, unsuccessful).
Dale Williams: $2109.40 (rnavoralty,1630 votes, elected)
Sonya Hetet: $527 (mayoralty, 914 votes, unsuccessful),
Terewanga Jerry: $342.90 (Otorohanga Community Board, 212 f votes unsuccessful).
Kit Jeffries: S334.38 (0torohanga ward, 633 votes, elected)
-Otorohanga Community Board, 676 votes, election void).
Rachael Membery: $154.69 (Tihiroa ward, 129 votes, unsuccessful Community Board, 165 votes, unsuccessful). Elisabeth Cowan: $112.50 ( Otorohanga ward, 541 votes, unsuccessful - Otorohanga Community Board, 610 votes, elected).
Brendon McNeil: $'112.50 (Otorohanga Community Board, 353 votes, elected
Deborah Pilkington: $50.60 (Kawhia ward, 257 votes, elected).
Doreen DeHaan: $16 (Tihiroa ward, 281 votes, elected).
Ralph Hamon: Nil (Kawhia Community Board, 96 votes, unsuccessful).
Murray Livingston: Nil (Kawhia Community Board, .122 votes, elected*).
Allan Rubay: Nil Kawhia Community Board, 148 votes
Paul Woodd: Nil (Kawhia ward, 35 votes, unsuccessful.) 
Tim Jones: not declared (Otorohanga Community Board)
Sherman Lewis: not declared (Kawhia Community Board, 138 votes, elected).
Andrew Ormsby: not declared (0torohanga Community Board, 680 votes, elected).
Raymond Tooman: not declared (Kawhia Community Board, 107 votes, elected).
Peter Tuteao: not declared (Kawhia ward, 61 votes, unsuccessful).
Graham Wilshier: not declared (Otorohanga ward, 737 voter, elected - Otorohanga Community Board, 769, election void).
* highest polling enelected candidate after successful candidate was elected to council.
ELECTION OFFICER: JOHN PEVREAL

Waitomo declarations

Christine Chaplow: $3461 (Te Kuiti ward, 835 votes, elected - mayoralty, 799 votes, unsuccessful).
Mark Ammon: $2947,08 (mayoralty, 1459 votes, elected).
Phillip Crown: $2291 (Waitorno rural ward, 564 votes, unsuccessful- mayoralty, 375 votes, unsuccessful).
Merv Williamson: $849.79 (Te Kuiti ward, 627 votes, unsuccessful).
Allan Andrews: $618.75 (mayoralty, 469 votes, unsuccessful).
Nathan (Brad) Stanford: $348.46 (Te Kuiti ward, 185 votes, unsuccessful).
Jill Cray: $337.50 (Te Kuiti ward, 298 votes, unsuccessful).
Pat Hickey: $295 (Te Kuiti ward, 901 votes, elected).
Brian Hanna: $175.03 (Waitomo rural ward, 1295 votes, elected).
Peter Keeling: $157.01 (Waitomo rural ward, 1001 votes, elected).
Doug Stone: $136.48 (Te Kuiti ward, 813 votes, elected).
Alan Sutherland: $84.39 (Waitomo rural ward, 807 votes, elected).
Marlene Perry: $56.25, (Te Kuiti ward, 355 votes, unsuccessful).
John Kaati: Nil (Waitomo rural ward, 631 votes, unsuccessful).
ELECTORAL OFFICER: JOHN MORAN