Tim Macindoe

Currently serving: Mayor, Hamilton City Council
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Tim Macindoe’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 8 races — 3 elected 4 not elected 1 withdrawn

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • East General Ward
    Hamilton City Council
    Ballot name: Tim Macindoe
    Final Withdrawn
    Vote share • 0.0%
    0 votes
  • Mayor
    Hamilton City Council
    Ballot name: Tim Macindoe
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 44.0%
    18,275 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: MACINDOE, Tim
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: MACINDOE, Tim
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 37.0%
    14,436 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: MACINDOE, Tim
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: MACINDOE, Tim
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • Mayor
    Hamilton City Council
    Oct 2025 – present
  • East General Ward
    Hamilton City Council
    Feb 2024 – Oct 2025
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Nov 2008 – Oct 2020
In the News
Developers to new mayor: Show us ‘proof’ Hamilton is open
The Post — October 17, 2025

Hamilton’s development community is cautiously optimistic about new mayor Tim Macindoe’s promises to make the city easier to do business in.

Local Elections 2025: Hamilton elects councillor and former MP Tim Macindoe as mayor
NZ Herald — October 16, 2025

Tim Macindoe won 17,848 votes, ahead of Sarah Thomson’s 9768.

Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections
The Spinoff — October 13, 2025

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

Ex-MP Tim Macindoe takes Hamilton mayoralty
The Post — October 12, 2025

Former Hamilton West MP and current Hamilton city councillor Tim Macindoe has been elected the city’s newest mayor.

Late 'Super Saturday' voter turnout may yet swing Hamilton mayoralty
RNZ — October 11, 2025

Tim Macindoe is the early frontrunner, but more than 5500 votes were cast in the final hours.

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