2019 Nelson mayoral election

Key dates

• 1 July: Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
• 19 July: Nominations open for candidates. Rolls open for inspection.
• 16 August: Nominations close at 12 noon. Rolls close.
• 21 August: Election date and candidates' names announced.
• 20 to 25 September: Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted.
• 12 October: Polling day. Voting documents must be at council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results will be available as soon as all ordinary votes are counted.
• 17 to 23 October: Official results, including all valid ordinary and special votes, declared.

  Candidates

Declared candidates

• Mel Courtney, Nelson City Councillor and former Nelson MP
• Bill Dahlberg, Nelson City Councillor
• Rachel Reese, incumbent Mayor of Nelson
• Tim Skinner, Nelson City Councillor
• Mike Ward, former Nelson City Councillor and List MP, candidate for mayor in 1986, 1989, 2007, and 2010
• John Wakelin
• Avner Nahmias