Don Thwaites

Don Thwaites’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 4 races — 1 elected 3 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Kaimai General Ward
    Western Bay of Plenty District Council
    [email protected] 027 552 5103 Ballot name: Don Thwaites
    Policy
    Final Not elected
  • Mayor
    Western Bay of Plenty District Council
    [email protected] 027 552 5103 Ballot name: Don Thwaites
    Policy
    Final Not elected
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Kaimai General Ward
    Western Bay of Plenty District Council
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 18.7%
    3,081 votes
  • Mayor
    Western Bay of Plenty District Council
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 16.8%
    2,420 votes
In the News
Western Bay mayoral race: Don Thwaites pitches selling Western Bay’s $20.9m office
NZ Herald — September 16, 2025

He says two new offices in Ōmokoroa and Te Puke would be cheaper.

Local elections 2025: Who’s running in Western Bay of Plenty and how to vote
Bay of Plenty Times — August 5, 2025

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