1986 Wellington local elections
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The 1986 Wellington local elections were part of the , 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[]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 | Henk Huber | 2,744 | 35.88 | ||
Informal votes | 115 | 1.50 | |||
Registered electors | 17,364 |
Table footnotes:
- ^ 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 2,792 | 68.38 | ||
Labour | Neville Taylor | 2,706 | 66.27 | ||
Labour | Tala Cleverley | 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[]
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 | ||
Turnout | 32,489 | 36.37 | +3.94 | ||
Registered electors | 89,328 |
Wellington Hospital Board[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Bonner | 24,040 | 67.98 | +16.45 | |
Citizens' | Bridget-Anne Fowler | 17,894 | 50.60 | ||
Citizens' | Doug Catley | 17,397 | 49.20 | +2.99 | |
Citizens' | Ella McLeod | 17,283 | 48.87 | +6.12 | |
Labour | Val Taylor | 17,160 | 48.53 | ||
Labour | Anne Town | 16,391 | 46.35 | ||
Citizens' | Malcolm Nicholson | 15,890 | 44.93 | +3.19 | |
Labour | Tracey Crampton-Smith | 15,219 | 43.04 | ||
Citizens' | Ralph Johnson | 14,647 | 41.42 | ||
Labour | John Morgan | 14,611 | 41.32 | ||
Labour | Henk Huber | 13,659 | 38.62 | +14.66 | |
Informal votes | 960 | 2.71 | +0.61 | ||
Turnout | 35,359 | 39.58 | +6.05 | ||
Registered electors | 89,328 |
Wellington Regional Council[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Belich | 23,096 | 61.68 | ||
Labour | Keith Spry | 21,750 | 58.09 | -6.09 | |
Labour | Hazel Bibby | 21,097 | 56.35 | +1.02 | |
Labour | Ken Boyden | 16,561 | 44.23 | +4.19 | |
Citizens' | Les Paske | 16,292 | 43.51 | -17.92 | |
Labour | Raewyn Good | 15,956 | 42.61 | ||
Citizens' | Michael Gibson | 15,145 | 40.45 | -9.67 | |
Citizens' | Sarah Lysaght | 14,706 | 39.27 | ||
Citizens' | Kevin O'Brien | 14,333 | 38.28 | ||
Labour | Paul Swain | 14,289 | 38.16 | ||
Citizens' | Bob Moodie | 14,189 | 37.89 | ||
Citizens' | Lloyd Brown | 13,773 | 36.78 | ||
Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 12,339 | 32.95 | ||
Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 11,486 | 30.67 | ||
Citizens' | Paul Douche | 10,871 | 29.03 | ||
Independent | Saul Goldsmith | 9,560 | 25.53 | ||
Independent | Ron England | 4,421 | 11.80 | ||
Informal votes | 486 | 1.29 | -2.38 | ||
Turnout | 37,439 | 41.91 | +9.31 | ||
Registered electors | 89,328 |
References[]
External links[]
- 1986 elections in New Zealand
- Politics of the Wellington Region
- 1980s in Wellington
- Local elections in New Zealand