Rachel Karalus

Currently serving: East General Ward, Hamilton City Council

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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 2 races — 1 elected 1 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local

East General Ward

Hamilton City Council

Ballot name: Rachel Karalus

Policy

Final Elected

Vote share • 9.8%

2,607 votes
Mayor

Hamilton City Council

Ballot name: Rachel Karalus

Policy

Final Not elected

Vote share • 8.5%

3,546 votes

Offices held

East General Ward

Hamilton City Council

Oct 2025 – present

In the News

Police callouts, oddball policy, and occasional political debate in Hamilton

The Spinoff — September 30, 2025

It was a strange and eventful night, but in the end all the candidates at National’s 2025 Hamilton mayoral debate united on one difficult, perhaps even impossible, course of action. About half an hour into the National Party’s Hamilton mayoral debate, a man gets up and starts shouting.

Who wants to be the next mayor of Hamilton?

The Spinoff — August 6, 2025

There’s a wide-open race to lead the city of the future. With incumbent mayor Paula Southgate headed for the door, it’s anyone’s game for the Hamilton mayoralty. Nominations for the race are now closed and 12 candidates are in the running.

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