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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 1 race — 1 elected
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MayorQueenstown Lakes District CouncilCandidate Statement
A resident of 25 years, I’m contesting the Mayoralty because this district deserves leadership, Councillors who are enabled to do their job setting direction, and a council organisation that delivers competently across the board.
The status quo will anchor us in the past and we need to deliver positive change to achieve a future that’s better for all of us whilst reversing reputational damage.
Truely inclusive leadership will enable us to achieve ‘Smart Growth’ that delivers equitably for our people, our businesses, our communities and our environment.
We need to reset council procedures and culture to restore trust, openness, accountability and a focus on core services.
To make progress and take our communities with us as we face the myriad of issues impacting our district, we need to have change in council at the highest levels.
It’s only by listening and then leading that we position ourselves to deliver success.
Final ElectedVote share • 36.5%4,599 votes
Offices held
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MayorQueenstown Lakes District CouncilOct 2025 – present
In the News
Games good reason for holiday
Otago Daily Times — February 2, 2026Northern Irish family (from left) Lynsey, Elizabeth and John Glover competed in the pentathlon at the Masters Games in Dunedin at the weekend. PHOTOS: BLAKE ARMSTRONG / ARMSTRONG PHOTOGRAPHY Visiting loved ones is always a nice excuse for a family holiday.
Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m
Otago Daily Times — December 5, 2025Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover. PHOTO: ODT FILES The most expensive option for disposing of wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant could cost more than $200 million, councillors have been told.
What Queenstown’s new mayor thinks about the town’s infrastructure problem
The Post — October 20, 2025Queenstown’s sister city, Aspen in Colorado, has a local sales tax to help build affordable housing for residents and workers. But John Glover accepts new taxes “probably aren’t going to be a feature” for the Government as election year looms.
The local election results, by the numbers
The Spinoff — October 16, 2025We trawl through preliminary results data to bring you fascinating insights and a whole lot of maps.
Secret to new mayor’s success? He’s the kind of person you can ‘have a cup of tea with’
Stuff — October 12, 2025John Glover has floated the idea of a Crown observer to review Queenstown Lakes District Council’s handling of certain issues.
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