Victor Luca
Victor Luca’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Contested 3 races — 1 elected 1 not elected 1 withdrawn
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Final Not elected
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MayorWhakatāne District CouncilFinal ElectedVote share • 27.5%3,192 votes
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Whakatāne-Ōhope General WardWhakatāne District CouncilFinal WithdrawnVote share • 17.9%3,977 votes
In the News
The most normal abnormal mayor
The Spinoff — November 5, 2025The really odd thing about new Whakatāne mayor Nándor Tánczos is how conventional he is. Nándor Tánczos is interrupted six times during a 50-minute interview outside Resilience Coffee Shop in Whakatāne’s town centre. Some passersby want to congratulate him on his recent narrow victory in the central North Island district’s mayoral race . Others just want to say hi. One wants to learn how to say his name.
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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