View candidate profiles for the Hawkins Community Subdivision [PDF, 321 KB]

View candidate profiles for the Tawera Community Subdivision [PDF, 562 KB]

Candidates

Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements

Residential electors within the Malvern Community Board area who are not listed on the final electoral
roll for this by-election can enrol or amend their enrolment details on the electoral roll on or before 5pm,
Thursday 14 December 2023:
* Online at www.vote.nz
* By texting your name and address to 3676 to get a form sent to you
* By calling 0800 36 76 56 to ask for a form to be sent to you
* By email request to enquiries@elections.govt.nz

Malvern Community Board ratepayers who live outside the Malvern Community Board area and who are not listed on the final electoral roll for this by-election can enrol on or before 5pm Thursday 14 December 2023 by completing and returning a ratepayer enrolment form, available from the Selwyn District Council office or website.

Special voting facilities

Special voting facilities for the by-election will be available during normal office hours from the Darfield
Service Centre/Library, 1 South Terrace, Darfield or the Selwyn District Council headquarters, 2 Norman
Kirk Drive, Rolleston from Thursday 23 November until midday, Friday 15 December 2023.

Need help?

Deputy Electoral Officer

Phone: 0800 SELWYN (735 996)

Email: electoral.officer@selwyn.govt.nz

2025 Local Body Elections

The next triennial local body elections will be held in 2025. Subject to any final representation review determination, elections will be held for:

1 Mayor

2 councillors to represent the Ellesmere Ward

2 councillors to represent the Malvern Ward

3 councillors to represent the Rolleston Ward

3 councillors to represent the Springs Ward

5 members to represent the Malvern Community Board, made up of the following representatives:

• 2 members to represent the Hawkins Community subdivision
• 1 member to represent the Tawera Community subdivision
• 2 members to represent the West Melton Community subdivision

Environment Canterbury (ECan) will also carry out an election process for 2 councillors to represent the Mid- Canterbury/Ōpakihi Constituency (comprising the areas bounded by the Ashburton and Selwyn District Councils). ECan will release information covering that election process.

The expected key dates for the 2025 elections are:

From 16 July 2025                            Elections will be advertised and nominations called

18 July 2025                                        Nominations open

15 August 2025                                  Nominations close at midday

19 September 2025                         Voter packs mailed to electors. Voting opens

11 October 2025                               Voting closes at midday. Progress result asap thereafter

By 16 October 2025                         Official result released

From 16 October 2025                    Official result advertised.

By 19 December 2025                     Candidate campaign expense and donation declarations due

A candidate handbook for the 2025 election will be prepared and made available from this website by 31 May 2025. Nomination forms will be available in early July 2025.

If you are enrolled as a parliamentary elector you will automatically be placed on council’s electoral roll as a residential elector. If you need to enrol or update existing name or address details on the parliamentary electoral roll, you can do so at online at vote.nz or by phoning 0800 36 76 56.

If you pay rates on property within the council area but live outside that area you may be eligible to enrol as a ratepayer elector. A copy of the ratepayer enrolment form can be downloaded here.

Further election related documents or links will be available from this page throughout 2025.