1998 Wellington local elections

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1998 Wellington local elections
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Party Labour Green
Last election N/A 3 2
Seats won 7 5 2
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 2 Steady 0
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Position of the Wellington Region

The 1998 Wellington local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, 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.

Greater Wellington Regional Council[]

Wellington Ward[]

The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington Ward (5 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Laidlaw 28,074 65.92
Labour Margaret Bonner 23,404 54.95
Labour Terry McDavitt 21,629 50.78
Independent Euan McQueen 17,572 41.26
Independent Michael Gibson 15,606 36.64
Wellington Alive Martyn Turner 15,318 35.96
Labour Jim Turner 15,049 35.33
Green Toni Atkinson 14,419 33.86
Labour Daran Ponter 14,418 33.85
Wellington Alive 13,597 31.92
Alliance Tony Simpson 12,904 30.30
Green Roland Sapsford 11,861 27.85
Alliance Russell Taylor 9,082 21.32

Wellington City Council[]

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).

Mayor[]

Main article: 1998 Wellington City mayoral election
1998 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Blumsky 33,586 59.00 +14.64
Alliance Stephanie Cook 12,693 22.29
Independent Bryan Pepperell 7,327 12.87 +12.22
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,366 2.39
Independent Rama Ramanathan 1,357 2.38
Independent Robert Te Whare 596 1.04
Majority 20,893 36.70 +11.96
Turnout 56,925

Eastern ward[]

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

Eastern Ward (4 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sue Kedgley 5,829 56.02 -11.10
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,643 54.23 -21.98
Labour Leonie Gill 4,233 40.68
Wellington Alive Rob Goulden 4,022 38.65
Wellington Alive Jo Morgan 3,968 38.13
Labour Kevin Burrows 3,253 31.26
Independent Brian Barraclough 3,177 30.53 -12.17
Independent Rama Ramanathan 3,055 29.36 -10.38
Labour Kathy Moe 2,876 27.64
Independent Linda Hobman 1,900 18.26
Independent Phil Sprey 1,887 18.13
Independent Arthur Attrill 1,777 17.07

Lambton ward[]

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

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mary Varnham 4,629 60.11
Alliance Stephanie Cook 3,879 50.37
Wellington Alive Chris Parkin 3,473 45.10
Wellington Alive Francine Russell 3,397 44.11
Wellington Alive David Simms 2,999 38.94
Labour Michael Gibbs 2,446 31.76
Green Craig Palmer 2,138 27.76
Independent Alistair Shaw 1,947 25.28
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 766 9.94
Independent Peter Isaac 596 7.74
Independent Rosamund Averton 426 5.53

Northern ward[]

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

Northern Ward (4 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wellington Alive Kerry Prendergast 6,794 58.32
Wellington Alive Robert Armstrong 6,057 51.99
Wellington Alive Ian Hutchings 5,408 46.42 +20.20
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,686 40.22 +15.22
Wellington Alive Phil Guerin 4,498 38.61
Independent Kent Clark 3,013 25.86 -3.12
Independent Alex Tan 2,608 22.38
Independent Lois Robertson 2,607 22.37
Green Deirdre Kent 2,242 19.24
Independent Roger Bradshaw 2,095 17.98
Independent Vryn Evans 1,805 15.49
Alliance Ron England 1,582 13.58
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,234 10.59
Independent John Fourier 1,201 10.30
Independent Eugene Ryder 769 6.60

Onslow ward[]

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

Onslow Ward (2 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Judy Siers 2,956 51.58
Wellington Alive Allan Johnston 2,906 50.71
Wellington Alive Reece Mead 2,430 42.40
Independent Jack Ruben 1,543 26.92
Alliance John Fanning 758 13.22
Independent Alexander Schiff 343 5.98
Independent Phillip Rennie 243 4.24
Independent Matthew Hodgetts 148 2.58
Independent Craig Ranapia 134 2.33

Southern ward[]

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

Southern Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Piper 4,666 56.01 +1.52
Labour Alick Shaw 4,257 51.10
Independent Bryan Pepperell 3,309 39.72 +9.21
Labour Rupert Watson 2,716 32.60
Wellington Alive Coleen Singleton 2,634 31.62
Wellington Alive Matt Taylor 2,634 31.62
Independent Ray Clegg 1,652 19.83
Green John Robinson 1,422 17.07
Independent Maurice Moresi 749 8.99
Alliance Robert Te Whare 642 7.70
Independent Victoria Loisel 309 3.70

Western ward[]

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

Western Ward (2 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andy Foster 4,020 59.29 -4.95
Wellington Alive John Morrison 3,634 53.59
Independent Barbara Nef 3,541 52.22 +4.79
Independent Guy Nunns 1,397 20.60
Independent Craig Wylie 557 8.21 -22.20
Independent Beverly Murta 411 6.06

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 12 October 1998. p. 6.
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