Wayne Guppy
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Wayne Guppy’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 — 1 elected 1 not elected
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Final Not elected
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MayorUpper Hutt City CouncilFinal ElectedVote share • 41.2%5,815 votes
Offices held
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MayorUpper Hutt City CouncilOct 2001 – Oct 2025
In the News
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.
Flight of the Guppy: Upper Hutt mayor ends 24-year term
The Post — October 13, 2025‘Democracy has spoken,“ says outgoing Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy as he swears to leave the council be.
Wayne Guppy on what comes next after being unseated as Upper Hutt's mayor after 24 years
RNZ — October 13, 2025The 71-year-old said that his wife would like him to retire but that there was "always plenty to do".
'Democracy has spoken': Wayne Guppy on the almost-certain end to his 24-year mayoralty
RNZ — October 13, 2025Wayne Guppy has been the Upper Hutt mayor since 2001, and had been vying for a ninth term.
Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections
The Spinoff — October 13, 2025Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.
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