2023 Dontalamh District Assembly election

See also: 2023 Gjorkan district senate elections

2023 Dontalamh District Assembly election

December 30, 2023 (2023-12-30)
50 to the Dontalamh District Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Hani Himona Liam Callaghan Phillip Natana Party New Akaroan Alliance Dontalamh People's Party Union Leader since September 3, 2017 September 30, 2008 August 13, 2020 Leader's seat Port Thior Nua Ross Ballymacarbry Seats before 16 20 12 Seats won 21 19 5 Seat change 5 1 7   Fourth party   Leader Iria Wihone Party Akaroa Now Leader since February 11, 2011 Leader's seat Port Thior Seats before 2 Seats won 5 Seat change 3
Governor before election Liam Callaghan Dontalamh People's Party Elected Governor TBD

The 2023 Dontalamh District Assembly election was an election held in the Gjorkan Autonomous District of Dontalamh to determine control over the Dontalamh District Assembly. The election was historic as it saw the New Akaroan Alliance become the first Akaroan aligned party to have a plurality of seats, and for the first time Akaroan aligned parties had a majority in the district assembly.

Electoral system

Dontalamh elections use a first-past-the-post voting system where by candidate who earn the greatest number of votes is elected to represent their electoral district.

Background

Previous standings

Dontalamh District Assembly

Party		Leader	2021 election results	Current
	Dontalamh People's Party	Liam Callaghan	20	20
	New Akaroan Alliance	Hani Himona	16	16
	Union	Phillip Natana	12	12
	Akaroa Now	Iria Wihone	2	2
Vacant				0
Total			50	50

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling	CDD	CNA	Union	Akaroa Now	Sample size	Lead
Island Research	December 25, 2023	19	22	5	4	989	3
DontaElect.com	December 20, 2023	22	21	4	3	564	1
Island Research	November 25, 2023	17	23	6	4	1,003	6
DontaElect.com	November 7, 2023	20	22	6	2	602	2
Island Research	October 25, 2023	16	26	4	4	1,184	10
Island Research	December 25, 2022	20	21	6	3	902	1
DontaElect.com	June 8, 2021	25	17	8	0	302	8
Island Research	December 25, 2021	21	19	9	1	856	2
2021 election	June 30, 2021	20	16	12	2	–	4
Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling					Sample size	Lead
		CDD	CNA	Union	Akaroa Now

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	New Akaroan Alliance	91,327	42.17	21	+5
	Dontalamh People's Party	80,455	37.15	19	-1
	Union	26,093	12.05	5	-7
	Akaroa Now	15,221	7.03	5	+3
	Other	3,463	1.60	0
Total		216,559	100.00	50	0
Valid votes		216,559	99.50
Invalid/blank votes		1,089	0.50
Total votes		217,648	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		310,638	70.06