1998 Auckland City mayoral election

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1998 Auckland City mayoral election
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Turnout117,794 (51.20%)
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Candidate Christine Fletcher Les Mills
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 47,462 42,542
Percentage 40.29 36.11

Mayor before election

Les Mills

Elected Mayor

Christine Fletcher

The 1998 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1998, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including nineteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Mayoralty results[]

The following table gives the election results:

1998 Auckland mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christine Fletcher 47,462 40.29
Independent Les Mills 42,542 36.11 -14.77
Independent Richard Holden 12,268 10.41
Independent Lynda Topp 4,420 3.75
Green Sue Bradford 3,784 3.21
Independent Bill Christian 1,984 1.68
Independent Robert Rakete 1,405 1.19 -0.52
Christians Against Abortion Phil O'Connor 1,085 0.92 -0.49
Independent Sue Henry 916 0.77 -0.68
McGillicuddy Serious Derek Craig 548 0.46
Independent Phill Matthias 492 0.41
Independent Tui McLeod 393 0.33
Communist League Felicity Coggan 312 0.26
Independent Peter Ralph 183 0.15
Majority 4,920 4.17
Turnout 117,794 51.20 +2.20

Ward results[]

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

Party/ticket Councillors
Citizens & Ratepayers 7
City Vision 5
Labour 2
Auckland Now 2
Independent 3

References[]

  1. ^ "Voters give verdict". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 1998. p. B4.
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