Max Brough

Currently serving: Mayor, New Plymouth
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Max Brough’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 2 races — 2 elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Mayor
    New Plymouth
    Ballot name: Max Brough
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 41.5%
    13,984 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • District Wide Ward
    New Plymouth
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 12.4%
    4,105 votes
Offices held
  • Mayor
    New Plymouth
    Oct 2025 – present
  • District Wide Ward
    New Plymouth
    Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
In the News
Candidate claims timing of council meeting ‘not right’ ahead of election
The Post — October 10, 2025

New Plymouth District Council boss Gareth Green has defended the scheduling of an extraordinary meeting a day before local body elections close amidst criticism from mayoral candidate Max Brough.

Race briefing: New mayor, new chapter for New Plymouth
The Spinoff — September 25, 2025

Sadly, the New Plymouth District Council is no longer using poo to encourage people to vote – but a healthy field of nine mayoral candidates vying to replace the incumbent should be enough of a push to the polls. Why is New Plymouth the best place in the world?

Wannabe mayor’s political drop-in centre more popular than candidate meetings
The Post — September 5, 2025

As far as political transparency goes, New Plymouth mayoral candidate Max Brough has opened himself up to every Tom, Dick or Harry.

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