Wellington City mayoral election, 1995

Wellington City mayoral election, 1995

14 October 1995
Turnout 58,460

 
Candidate Mark Blumsky Elizabeth Tennet
Party Independent Labour
Popular vote 25,937 11,470
Percentage 44.36 19.62

Mayor before election

Fran Wilde

Elected Mayor

Mark Blumsky

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1995 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1995, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington City plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

Sitting Mayor Fran Wilde retired from the role after just one term which prompted a record thirteen candidates to run for the position. The election saw former shoe salesman Mark Blumsky win office as Wellington's Mayor. Member of Parliament for Island Bay Elizabeth Tennet ran for the Labour Party, the last time it was to field a mayoral candidate until 2016. The 1995 elections also saw the demise of the long established Citizens' Association electoral ticket. Its candidate for Mayor, former Chair of the defunct Wellington Harbour Board Nigel Gould, finished in a disappointing fourth place, and only four Citizens' endorsed candidates won seats in the council, a record low prompting the ticket to disband soon after.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

Wellington mayoral election, 1995[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Mark Blumsky 25,937 44.36
Labour Elizabeth Tennet 11,470 19.62
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,521 7.73 -9.27
Citizens' Nigel Gould 4,414 7.08
Independent Michael Wall 3,624 6.19
Alliance Phillida Bunkle 3,277 5.60
Green Stephen Rainbow 2,746 4.69 -6.01
Independent Bryan Pepperell 966 0.65
McGillicuddy Serious Ross Gardner 467 0.79
Independent Noel Galvin 426 0.72
Independent Donald Eddie 252 0.43
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 108 0.18 -0.02
Independent Bruce Harris 104 0.17
Majority 14,467 24.74
Turnout 58,460

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.[1]

Party/ticketCouncillors
Citizens'4
Greens3
Labour2
Ind. Citizens'2
Alliance1
Independent7

References

  1. 1 2 "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 9 October 1995. p. 14.
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