1995 Wellington local elections
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Position of the Wellington Region |
The 1995 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 eighteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Western, Tawa, Eastern, Southern).
Mayor[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mark Blumsky | 25,937 | 44.36 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Tennet | 11,470 | 19.62 | ||
Independent | Helene Ritchie | 4,521 | 7.73 | -9.27 | |
Citizens' | Nigel Gould | 4,414 | 7.08 | ||
Independent | Michael Wall | 3,624 | 6.19 | ||
Alliance | Phillida Bunkle | 3,277 | 5.60 | ||
Green | Stephen Rainbow | 2,746 | 4.69 | -6.01 | |
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 966 | 0.65 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Ross Gardner | 467 | 0.79 | ||
Independent | Noel Galvin | 426 | 0.72 | ||
Independent | Donald Eddie | 252 | 0.43 | ||
Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 108 | 0.18 | -0.02 | |
Independent | Bruce Harris | 104 | 0.17 | ||
Majority | 14,467 | 24.74 | |||
Turnout | 58,460 | 51.78 | -1.48 | ||
Registered electors | 112,886 |
Eastern Ward[]
The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 8,402 | 72.61 | +14.11 | |
Green | Sue Kedgley | 7,767 | 67.12 | +10.55 | |
Citizens' | Chris Parkin | 5,252 | 45.38 | ||
Citizens' | Brian Barraclough | 4,941 | 42.70 | +2.10 | |
Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 4,599 | 39.74 | +5.62 | |
Labour | Robin Boldarin | 4,383 | 37.87 | ||
Labour | Barry Ebert | 3,986 | 34.44 | ||
Alliance | Ruby Woodward | 3,323 | 28.71 | ||
Independent | Evan Keay | 2,614 | 22.59 | ||
Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 1,019 | 8.80 | -0.37 | |
Registered electors | 28,056 |
Northern Ward[]
The Northern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mark Blumsky[nb 1] | 11,470 | 85.15 | ||
Independent | Judy Siers | 9,200 | 68.29 | ||
Citizens' | Sally Baber | 8,006 | 59.43 | ||
Citizens' | Allan Johnston | 4,666 | 34.63 | ||
Independent | Kent Clark | 3,904 | 28.98 | ||
Alliance | John Fanning | 3,595 | 26.68 | ||
Citizens' | John Potter | 3,510 | 26.05 | ||
Registered electors | 26,940 |
Table footnotes:
- ^ As Blumsky 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 returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 5,007 | 58.49 | +7.77 | |
Labour | Sue Piper | 4,665 | 54.49 | ||
Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 4,511 | 52.69 | +23.08 | |
Green | Stephen Rainbow | 4,451 | 51.99 | ||
Labour | Hola Taue | 4,081 | 47.67 | +20.89 | |
Labour | Robert Logan | 3,989 | 46.60 | ||
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 3,232 | 37.75 | -26.95 | |
Alliance | Robert Te Whare | 2,192 | 25.60 | ||
Alliance | Roland Sapsford | 2,113 | 24.68 | ||
Registered electors | 21,544 |
Tawa Ward[]
The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 3,146 | 70.77 | ||
Independent | Robert Armstrong | 2,398 | 53.94 | ||
Independent | Graeme Sutton | 2,180 | 49.04 | ||
Independent | Roger Bradshaw | 1,166 | 26.23 | ||
Registered electors | 9,056 |
Western Ward[]
The Western Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Citizens | Andy Foster | 6,808 | 64.24 | +28.50 | |
Independent Citizens | Rex Nicholls | 5,301 | 50.02 | ||
Independent | Barbara Nef | 5,027 | 47.43 | ||
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 4,649 | 43.87 | ||
Citizens' | Patricia Morrison | 4,474 | 42.21 | ||
Citizens' | Bryan Weyburne | 4,470 | 42.18 | +1.13 | |
Citizens' | Jack Ruben | 4,454 | 42.03 | ||
Independent | Craig Wylie | 3,223 | 30.41 | ||
Labour | Frank Mackinnon | 2,979 | 28.11 | +6.95 | |
Independent | Bruce Harris | 1,005 | 9.48 | ||
Registered electors | 27,290 |
References[]
- 1995 elections in New Zealand
- Politics of the Wellington Region
- Local elections in New Zealand
- 1990s in Wellington