Sarah Paterson-Hamlin portrait

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

Currently serving: Whau Ward, Auckland Council Labour
Party Labour
Sarah Paterson-Hamlin’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 2 races — 2 elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Whau Ward
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Ballot name: Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 35.4%
    5,171 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Whau Local Board
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 6.1%
    6,086 votes
Offices held
  • Whau Ward
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2025 – present
  • Whau Local Board
    Auckland Council
    Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
In the News
Mayoralty schmayoralty: these are the races that will decide the future of Auckland
The Spinoff — September 17, 2025

Barring an admittedly quite precedented meltdown, Wayne Brown probably has the Auckland mayoralty in the bag. But the type of council he’ll lead will come down to the wire. Wayne Brown isn’t that interested in his own election race. Auckland’s incumbent mayor hasn’t bothered to turn up to most debates, preferring to let his rivals argue with a picture of his face.

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