List of by-elections to the Auckland Council

By-elections to the Auckland Council occur to fill vacant seats in the Council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.

List of by-elections

The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Auckland Council:

Key

Independent

Citizens & Ratepayers

Labour

Auckland Future

Ward	Date	Incumbent		Cause	Winner
Howick	2011		Jami-Lee Ross	Resignation		Dick Quax
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	2018		Denise Lee	Resignation		Josephine Bartley
Howick	2018		Dick Quax	Death		Paul Young

Results

2011 by-election, Howick ward

Howick ward by-election, 2011^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens & Ratepayers	Dick Quax	11,600	41.32
	Independent	Maggie Burrill	7,023	25.01
	Independent	David Collings	5,393	19.21
	Independent	Penny Bright	1,491	5.31
	Independent	Wayne Young	1,349	4.80
	Independent	Ram Parkash	1,116	3.97
Informal votes			37	0.13
Majority			4,577	16.30
Turnout			28,072	30.88

2018 by-election, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward, 2018^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josephine Bartley	7,225	56.12
	Auckland Future	Josh Beddell	5,648	43.87
Informal votes			8	0.06
Majority			1,577	12.25
Turnout			12,873	24.85

2018 by-election, Howick ward

Howick ward by-election, 2018^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Young	7,631	27.20
	Independent	Jim Donald	5,830	20.78
	Independent	Phil Taylor	5,606	19.98
	Independent	Damian Light	5,501	19.61
	Independent	Jessica Collings	1,786	6.36
	Independent	Olivia Montgomery	1,671	5.95
Informal votes			25	0.08
Majority			1,801	6.42
Turnout			28,050