1995 Auckland City mayoral election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1995 Auckland City mayoral election
Auckland COA.png
← 1992 14 October 1995 1998 →
Turnout102,588 (49.0%)
  No image.png No image.png
Candidate Les Mills Pam Corkery
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 52,205 42,618
Percentage 50.88 41.54

Mayor before election

Les Mills

Elected Mayor

Les Mills

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

Mayoralty results[]

The following table gives the election results:

1995 Auckland mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Les Mills 52,205 50.88 -10.55
Independent Pam Corkery 42,618 41.54
Independent Robert Rakete 1,756 1.71
Independent Sue Henry 1,490 1.45
Christians Against Abortion Phil O'Connor 1,449 1.41
Independent S. J. Atwood 1,113 1.08
McGillicuddy Serious Marc de Boer 558 0.54
Blokes Liberation Front Chris Brady 502 0.48
Independent Victor Bryers 420 0.40
STD Party Laurence Watkins 249 0.24 -2.43
Communist League James Robb 228 0.22
Majority 9,587 9.34 -27.15
Turnout 102,588 49.00

Ward results[]

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.

Party/ticket Councillors
Citizens & Ratepayers 17
Labour 2
Alliance 2
Independent 3

References[]

  1. ^ "Voters give verdict". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 1995. p. 20.
Retrieved from ""