Sarah Lucas

Sarah Lucas’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 3 races — 1 elected 2 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local

Kōhanga Moa General Ward

New Plymouth

Ballot name: Sarah Lucas

Policy Source

Final Not elected

Vote share • 41.0%

1,422 votes
Mayor

New Plymouth

Ballot name: Sarah Lucas

Policy Source

Final Not elected

Vote share • 17.1%

5,763 votes

2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local

Inglewood Community Board

New Plymouth

Source

Final Elected

Vote share • 17.6%

616 votes

In the News

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?

Small-town surge tops growth of Taranaki council contestants

RNZ — August 2, 2025

Candidates have tripled in contests for Inglewood and Waitara's general wards, and Stratford's Māori ward, spotlighting stronger competition for Taranaki seats in this year's local elections. Most wards and constituencies have more candidates than 2022, countering the trend of ever-lower engagement with local democracy.

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