Wellington local elections, 1989

Wellington local elections, 1989
14 October 1989

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Citizens' Labour Green
Last election 9 11 N/A
Seats won 9 8 1
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 3 Increase 1
Position of the Wellington Region

The Wellington local elections, 1989 were part of the New Zealand local elections, 1989, 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 twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western).

Mayor

Wellington mayoral election, 1989[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Belich 15,198 28.90 -21.68
Independent Helene Ritchie 14,266 27.12
Citizens' Rex Nicholls 14,183 26.97
Independent Citizens' David Bull 4,372 8.31
Independent Roger Ridley-Smith 1,963 3.73
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison 1,015 1.93
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 200 0.38 -0.29
Informal votes 1,391 2.64 -1.86
Majority 932 1.77 -4.53
Turnout 52,588 49.94 +8.17

Eastern Ward

The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 6,308 63.51 +13.30
Citizens' Les Paske 5,394 54.30 +7.22
Labour Nic Dalton 5,200 52.35 +7.15
Citizens' Brian Barraclough 4,197 42.25
Citizens' Rama Ramanathan 3,713 37.38
Labour Marie Bell 3,679 37.04
Labour Geoff Turner 3,267 32.89 -12.63
Labour Rob Calder 2,731 27.49
Green Richard Aldridge 2,554 25.71
Independent Keith Richardson 2,096 21.10
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 418 4.20 -1.90
Informal votes 172 1.73 +0.38
Registered electors 21,199

Lambton Ward

The Lambton Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Russell Armitage 2,371 42.85
Green Stephen Rainbow 2,326 42.04
Labour Terry McDavitt 2,280 41.21 -7.18
Labour Margaret Bonner 2,226 40.23 -10.27
Green Rachell Barrett 2,099 37.94
Citizens' James Coyle 1,889 34.14
Citizens' Roly Metge 1,865 33.71
Labour Paul Harris 1,370 24.76
Informal votes 170 3.07 +1.03
Registered electors 14,081

Northern Ward

The Northern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Northern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Sarah Lysaght 4,018 62.58 -12.26
Labour Ken Boyden 2,969 46.24 +1.20
Independent Ian Hutchings 2,351 36.61
Labour Pip Piper 2,002 31.18 -11.23
Citizens' Stephen Bourne 1,873 29.17 -8.45
Labour Peter Graham 1,731 26.96
Independent Norm Thomas 1,724 26.85 -4.36
Citizens' Vic Jarvis 1,486 23.14
Independent Kevin Rowell 850 13.23
Informal votes 257 4.00 +2.02
Registered electors 14,310

Onslow Ward

The Onslow Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Onslow Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Sally Barber 3,518 64.66
Citizens' Les Stephens 3,038 55.84
Labour Diane Jonassen 1,520 27.94
Independent Bob Monks 1,391 25.56
Labour Carl Dawson 1,203 22.11
Informal votes 210 3.86
Registered electors 10,389

Southern Ward

The Southern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Southern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Blincoe 4,199 51.26
Labour John Gilberthorpe 4,068 49.67
Labour Tala Cleverey 3,812 46.54 -16.84
Citizens' Merrin Downing 3,151 38.47
Labour Rodney Murphy 2,930 35.77
Green Michael Murray 2,358 28.79
Citizens' Ivan Brody-Solt 2,185 26.67
Citizens' Lagi Sipeli 2,105 25.70 -1.11
Citizens' Asalemo Pesamino 1,557 19.01
People's Party Warwick Taylor 1,396 17.04
Independent Bill Maung 1,083 13.22
Independent Owen Henderson 1,044 12.74
People's Party Christopher Ellis 842 10.28
People's Party Michael Day 748 9.13
People's Party Gerard Worsfold 635 7.75
Independent Ralph Burton 353 4.31
Informal votes 294 3.58 +1.18
Registered electors 20,743

Tawa Ward

The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Tawa Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent David Watt 3,267 3,267
Independent Kerry Prendergast 2,401 52.43
Independent Graeme Sutton 2,283 49.85
Independent Robert Banks 746 16.29
Independent Ron England 387 8.45
Informal votes 74 1.61
Registered electors 8,595

Western Ward

The Western Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Western Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Val Bedingfield 5,362 67.31
Citizens' Anna Weir 4,283 53.77
Labour Sue Driver 4,201 52.74
Citizens' Colin Robertson 2,776 34.85
Citizens' Peter Gapes 2,571 32.27
Green Chris Thomas 2,475 31.07
Labour James Kebbell 1,569 19.69
Independent Bruce Abernethy 508 6.37
Informal votes 150 1.88
Registered electors 15,618

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bly, Ross A. (25 October 1989). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
  2. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 27 October 1989.
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