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Ria Bond

Currently serving: Council - At Large, Invercargill City Council Independent
Party Independent
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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 8 races — 2 elected 6 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Council - At Large
    Invercargill City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Policy [email protected] 021 396 291 Ballot name: Ria Bond
    Final Elected
  • Mayor
    Invercargill City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Policy [email protected] 021 396 291 Ballot name: Ria Bond
    Final Not elected
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Council - At Large
    Invercargill City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Final Elected
  • Mayor
    Invercargill City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Final Not elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: BOND, Ria
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Invercargill
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: BOND, Ria
    Final Not elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Invercargill
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • Council - At Large
    Invercargill City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Oct 2022 – present
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: NZ First
    Apr 2015 – Sep 2017
In the News
Race briefing: Can a new mayor calm the choppy waters at Invercargill City Council?
The Spinoff — September 11, 2025

Whoever gets the top job at our southernmost city council has a reputation to restore, a budget to balance and some big decisions to make.

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