Scott Gilmore
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Scott Gilmore’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Contested 3 races — 2 elected 1 withdrawn
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MayorTararua District CouncilAffiliation: We need to do things differentlyFinal Elected
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South Tararua WardTararua District CouncilAffiliation: We need to do things differentlyFinal Withdrawn
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South Tararua WardTararua District CouncilAffiliation: A Fresh PerspectiveFinal ElectedVote share • 21.0%1,414 votes
Offices held
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MayorTararua District CouncilAffiliation: We need to do things differentlyOct 2025 – present
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South Tararua WardTararua District CouncilOct 2022 – Oct 2025
In the News
Mayor Scott Gilmore names Sharon Wards as Tararua’s new deputy mayor
NZ Herald — November 5, 2025'We haven’t always agreed, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing in a duo.'
Tararua's new mayor Scott Gilmore shares first messages with district
The Post — October 18, 2025OPINION: New Tararua Mayor takes the opportunity to thank the outgoing mayor and look ahead to the future.
Local elections 2025: Tararua’s Tracey Collis on leadership, community and life after the mayoralty
NZ Herald — October 15, 2025Tracey Collis reflects on nine years as mayor as Scott Gilmore prepares to take her spot.
New Tararua mayor to take things in different direction
The Post — October 14, 2025Woodville’s Scott Gilmore unseated three-term incumbent Tracey Collis and is excited about the challenges that lay ahead.
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