The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the

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that took place on 8 October 2022, with the new mayor's term lasting to 2025. There are no term limits, but the incumbent third-term

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, had announced that she would not be seeking a fourth term. One of the key election issues was whether or not to build a stadium which would cost $683m. Phil Mauger 2022 Christchurch Mayoral election campaign bumper sticker

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Candidates

Phil Mauger, who was first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was the first to declare his candidacy 14 months out from the election. He said in August 2021 that he would stand for mayor only and not also contest his incumbent council seat.

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was the next to declare his candidacy in December 2021. David Meates, the former

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chief executive, announced his candidacy in June 2022. A debate between the 2 frontrunner candidates Phil Mauger and David Meates was hosted by

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on 16 September 2022.

Declared

*Carl Bromley (Independent – I Hear I Care), founder of the Life Connection Missionary Baptist Fellowship *

(Independent) *Mark Chirnside (Chirny for Mayor), business owner *Tubby Hansen (Economic Euthenics), perennial candidate *Stephen Jelley (Stop the Stadium) *Drucilla Kingi-Patterson (Independent) *

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(Let's Get Stuff Done), business owner and city councillor * David Meates (Listens, Leads and Gets Results), former

chief executive *Nikora Nitro (Independent) *Sam Park *Peter Wakeman (Independent), perennial candidate

Declined

*Jimmy Chen, Christchurch councillor *Melanie Coker, Christchurch councillor *Pauline Cotter, Christchurch councillor *

, incumbent mayor *Mike Davidson, Christchurch councillor * Ruth Dyson, former Labour MP *Anne Galloway, Christchurch councillor *James Gough, Christchurch councillor *Yani Johanson, Christchurch councillor * Raf Manji, former city councillor, former leader of

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*Jake McLellan, Christchurch councillor * John Minto, activist and

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mayoral candidate *

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, former Christchurch mayor *Darryll Park, business owner and 2019 mayoral candidate * Eugenie Sage,

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MP * Sara Templeton, Christchurch councillor *Andrew Turner, Christchurch deputy mayor *Nicky Wagner, former

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MP * Duncan Webb, Labour MP *

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, Labour MP

Endorsements

Opinion polling

Results

References

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