Ray Chung re-elected to Wellington City Council by narrow margin

Friday 17 October 2025 · 5 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 17 Oct 2025, 12:13pm

In this story Labour Party, Tory Whanau, Andrew Little, Ray Chung, Karl Tiefenbacher, Independent Together

Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung has retained his seat on the city council. Representing Independent Together, Chung secured the final spot in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western ward, narrowly defeating Labour's Joy Gribben by approximately 44 votes.

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1. RNZFri 17 Oct 2025, 10:51am

   Wellington councillor Ray Chung re-elected with a margin of 45 votes (opens in new tab)

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2. The PostFri 17 Oct 2025, 11:16am

   Ray Chung scrapes through to Wellington council seat (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZFri 17 Oct 2025, 12:13pm

   Wellington councillor Ray Chung re-elected by narrow margin (opens in new tab)