Wellington local elections, 1986

Wellington local elections, 1986
11 October 1986

  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Citizens'
Last election 8 9
Seats won 11 9
Seat change Increase 3 Steady 0
Position of the Wellington Region

The Wellington local elections, 1986 were part of the New Zealand local elections, 1986, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from seven wards (Brooklyn, Eastern, Karori, Lambton, Northern, Otari, Southern).

Mayor

Wellington mayoral election, 1986[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Belich 18,873 50.58
Citizens' Ian Lawrence 16,519 44.27 -4.97
Independent Norm Thomas 1,344 3.60
McGillicuddy Serious Mark Servian 260 0.69
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 251 0.67 +0.27
Informal votes 294 0.78 +0.16
Majority 2,354 6.30
Turnout 37,017 41.77 +4.18
Registered electors 89,328

Brooklyn Ward

The Brooklyn Ward elects two members to the Wellington City Council

Brooklyn Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helene Ritchie 2,369 68.34
Labour John Blincoe 2,044 58.97
Citizens' Ian Bartram 1,062 30.64
Citizens' Paul Douche 697 20.10
Independent Citizens' Saul Goldsmith 544 15.69
Independent Bill Maung 162 4.67
Informal votes 55 1.58
Registered electors 8,957

Eastern Ward

The Eastern Ward elects four members to the Wellington City Council

Eastern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 3,226 50.21
Citizens' Les Paske 3,025 47.08
Labour Nic Dalton 2,904 45.20
Labour Geoff Turner 2,796 43.52
Labour Lloyd Brown 2,543 39.58
Citizens' Kevin Allen 2,526 39.32
Labour Allan Jenkins 2,436 37.92
Citizens' Cress Thirkell 1,964 30.57
Independent Jenny Harris 1,596 24.84
Independent Bruce Harris 1,385 21.55
Independent David Mitchell 816 12.70
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 392 6.10
Informal votes 87 1.35
Registered electors 16,316

Karori Ward

The Karori Ward elects two members to the Wellington City Council

Karori Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Gavin Wilson 2,281 54.40
Independent Val Bedingfield 2,177 51.91
Citizens' Bryan Weyburne 1,947 46.43
Labour Tracey Crampton-Smith 1,021 24.35
Labour David Davies 915 21.82
Informal votes 45 1.07
Registered electors 8,795

Lambton Ward

The Lambton Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council

Lambton Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Margaret Bonner 2,346 50.50
Labour Terry McDavitt 2,248 48.39
Citizens' Rex Nicholls 2,147 46.22
Labour Myra Giese 1,879 40.45
Independent Labour Joe Aspell 1,760 37.89
Citizens' William Brien 1,548 33.32
Citizens' John Wedde 1,501 32.31
Independent George Crombie 413 8.89
Informal votes 95 2.04
Registered electors 12,651

Northern Ward

The Northern Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council

Northern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' David Bull 2,223 51.43
Citizens' Sarah Lysaght 2,175 50.32
Labour Ken Boyden 1,947 45.04
Labour Leon Bremner Piper 1,833 42.41
Labour Jan Gould 1,728 39.98
Citizens' Stephen Bourne 1,626 37.62
Independent Norm Thomas 1,349 31.21
Informal votes 86 1.98
Registered electors 13,210

Otari Ward

The Otari Ward elects four members to the Wellington City Council

Otari Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Belich[nb 1] 5,023 65.68
Citizens' Rosemary Young-Rouse 4,373 57.18
Citizens' Sally Baber 4,025 52.63
Labour Sue Driver 3,898 50.97
Citizens' Anna Weir 3,575 46.75
Citizens' Arthur Kinsella 3,540 46.29
Labour Harold Dixon 3,296 43.10
Labour Hendrik Huber 2,744 35.88
Informal votes 115 1.50
Registered electors 17,364

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ As Belich won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

Southern Ward

The Southern Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council

Southern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Gilberthorpe 2,792 68.38
Labour Neville Taylor 2,706 66.27
Labour Tala Cleverly 2,588 63.38
Citizens' Kevin O'Brien 1,601 39.21
Citizens' Rama Ramanathan 1,367 33.48
Citizens' Lagi Sipeli 1,095 26.81
Informal votes 100 2.44
Registered electors 12,035

Wellington Harbour Board

Wellington Harbour Board[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Belich 21,702 67.12
Labour Keith Spry 20,670 63.92 +6.46
Labour Hazel Bibby 19,471 60.22 +8.64
Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 17,547 54.26
Citizens' Brian Barraclough 14,564 45.04 -8.32
Citizens' Alister Macalister 14,478 44.77 -5.08
Labour David Wilkin 13,833 42.78
Citizens' Kevin O'Brien 13,460 41.62
Labour Terry O'Brien 13,118 40.57
Citizens' James Stewart 12,915 39.94
Informal votes 689 2.13 -1.52
Registered electors 89,328

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bly, Ross (24 October 1986). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
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