Wellington local elections, 2004

The Wellington local elections, 2004 were part of the New Zealand local elections, 2004, 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.

Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.

Mayor

Summary of the 9 October 2004 election results

 
Candidates – Parties 1st round last round
Votes % Votes %
Kerry Prendergast 22,069 42.39% 27,002 59.85%
Bryan Pepperell 7,993 15.35% 18,115 40.15%
Rob Goulden 7,703 14.79%
Timothy O'Brien 6,560 12.60%
Jack Ruben 6,547 12.57%
Stephen Hay 1195 2.30%
Total 52,067 100% 45,117 100%

Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Ray Ahipene-Mercer 2,858
Labour Leonie Gill 2,616
Independent Rob Goulden 2,471
Independent David Major 1,978
Independent Chris Anastasiadis 1,334
Independent Philippe Sprey 208
Informal votes 168
Turnout 10,502

Lambton ward

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

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Alliance Stephanie Cook 3,530
Independent Ian McKinnon 2,875
Independent Alick Shaw 2,871
Green Iona Pannett 2,778
Labour David Zwartz 1,847
Independent John Macalister 782
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 469
Independent Rosamund Averton 269
Informal votes 96
Turnout 12,296

Northern ward

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

Northern Ward (3 vacancies)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Robert Armstrong 2,669
Independent Helene Ritchie 2,954
Independent Hayley Wain 2,580
Independent Ian Hutchings 2,297
Independent James Candiliotis 1,361
Independent Ngaire Best 1,248
Independent Ashok Bhasin 663
Independent Kent Clark 550
Independent Ron England 198
Informal votes 84
Turnout 11,011

Onslow-Western ward

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Andy Foster 4,453
Independent John Morrison 3,008
Independent Jack Ruben 2,919
Independent Judy Siers 2,338
Independent Makao Bowkett 1,173
Independent Kelly Buchanan 642
Informal votes 100
Turnout 12,293

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (2 vacancies)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Bryan Pepperell 2,467
Green Celia Wade-Brown 2,102
Labour Sue Piper 1,965
Independent Tafaleulua'iali'i Max To'o 1,423
Independent Benjamin Knight 566
Independent Linda Hobman 467
Independent Silvia Zonoobi 200
Independent Lagi Fatatoa Sipeli 107
Informal votes 115
Turnout 7,381

References

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