Coral Raukawa takes out Rangitīkei District Council byelection
17 Feb, 2021 04:30 AM
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Results for the Rangitīkei District Council Southern Ward byelection were published this afternoon. Photo / File
Preliminary results show Marton-based Coral Raukawa has won the Rangitīkei District Council Southern Ward byelection, with historically low voter turnout.
The council released the preliminary result shortly before 1pm on Tuesday, which showed Raukawa had received 245 votes, or 60.7 per cent of the total vote.
Her only opponent, 24-year-old Cian O Gorman, received 152 votes, or 37.7 per cent.
Six of the 403 total votes were returned blank, without a vote for either candidate. The final official results are due to be published on Saturday.