1989 Wellington City local elections

1989 Wellington local elections
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Leader Rex Nicholls Terry McDavitt Stephen Rainbow
Party Citizens' Labour Green
Leader since 30 May 1989 13 April 1988 June 1989
City Council 9 seats 8 seats 1 seat
Regional 4 seats 1 seat 0 seats
Hospital 2 seats 2 seats 0 seats
Total Seats 15 seats 11 seats 1 seat
Seat Change Decrease 2 Decrease 11 Increase 1
Results by ward, shaded by highest polling party/candidate vote share

The 1989 Wellington local elections were part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections covered the regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council, area health board, and various community 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 twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western).

Mayor

Main article: 1989 Wellington City mayoral election
1989 Wellington mayoral election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Belich 15,198 28.90 −21.68
Independent Helene Ritchie 14,266 27.12
Citizens' Rex Nicholls 14,183 26.97
Independent Citizens' David Bull 4,372 8.31
Independent Roger Ridley-Smith 1,963 3.73
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison 1,015 1.93
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 200 0.38 −0.29
Informal votes 1,391 2.64 −1.86
Majority 932 1.77 −4.53
Turnout 52,588 49.94 +8.17
Registered electors 105,302

Eastern Ward

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

Eastern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 6,308 63.51 +13.30
Citizens' Les Paske 5,394 54.30 +7.22
Labour Nic Dalton 5,200 52.35 +7.15
Citizens' Brian Barraclough 4,197 42.25
Citizens' Rama Ramanathan 3,713 37.38
Labour Marie Bell 3,679 37.04
Labour Geoff Turner 3,267 32.89 −12.63
Labour Rob Calder 2,731 27.49
Green Richard Aldridge 2,554 25.71
Independent Keith Richardson 2,096 21.10
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 418 4.20 −1.90
Informal votes 172 1.73 +0.38
Turnout 9,932 46.85 +7.48
Registered electors 21,199

Lambton Ward

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

Lambton Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Russell Armitage 2,371 42.85
Green Stephen Rainbow 2,326 42.04
Labour Terry McDavitt 2,280 41.21 −7.18
Labour Margaret Bonner 2,226 40.23 −10.27
Green Rachell Barrett 2,099 37.94
Citizens' James Coyle 1,889 34.14
Citizens' Roly Metge 1,865 33.71
Labour Paul Harris 1,370 24.76
Informal votes 170 3.07 +1.03
Turnout 5,533 39.29 +2.58
Registered electors 14,081

Northern Ward

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

Northern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Sarah Lysaght 4,018 62.58 −12.26
Labour Ken Boyden 2,969 46.24 +1.20
Independent Ian Hutchings 2,351 36.61
Labour Pip Piper 2,002 31.18 −11.23
Citizens' Stephen Bourne 1,873 29.17 −8.45
Labour Peter Graham 1,731 26.96
Independent Norm Thomas 1,724 26.85 −4.36
Citizens' Vic Jarvis 1,486 23.14
Independent Kevin Rowell 850 13.23
Informal votes 257 4.00 +2.02
Turnout 6,420 44.86 +12.15
Registered electors 14,310

Onslow Ward

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

Onslow Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Sally Baber 3,518 64.66
Citizens' Les Stephens 3,038 55.84
Labour Diane Jonassen 1,520 27.94
Independent Bob Monks 1,391 25.56
Labour Carl Dawson 1,203 22.11
Informal votes 210 3.86
Turnout 5,440 52.36
Registered electors 10,389

Southern Ward

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

Southern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Blincoe 4,199 51.26
Labour John Gilberthorpe 4,068 49.67 −18.71
Labour Tala Cleverley 3,812 46.54 −16.84
Citizens' Merrin Downing 3,151 38.47
Labour Rodney Murphy 2,930 35.77 −1.02
Green Michael Murray 2,358 28.79
Citizens' Ivan Brody-Solt 2,185 26.67
Citizens' Lagi Sipeli 2,105 25.70 −1.11
Citizens' Asalemo Pesamino 1,557 19.01
People's Party Warwick Taylor 1,396 17.04 −1.42
Independent Bill Maung 1,083 13.22
Independent Owen Henderson 1,044 12.74 +3.16
People's Party Christopher Ellis 842 10.28
People's Party Michael Day 748 9.13
People's Party Gerard Worsfold 635 7.75
Independent Ralph Burton 353 4.31
Informal votes 294 3.58 +1.18
Turnout 8,191 39.48 +5.56
Registered electors 20,743

Tawa Ward

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

Tawa Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Watt 3,267 71.34
Independent Kerry Prendergast 2,401 52.43
Independent Graeme Sutton 2,283 49.85
Independent Robert Banks 746 16.29
Independent Ron England 387 8.45
Informal votes 74 1.61
Turnout 4,579 53.27
Registered electors 8,595

Western Ward

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

Western Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Val Bedingfield 5,362 67.31
Citizens' Anna Weir 4,283 53.77
Labour Sue Driver 4,201 52.74
Citizens' Colin Robertson 2,776 34.85
Citizens' Peter Gapes 2,571 32.27
Green Chris Thomas 2,475 31.07
Labour Jim Kebbell 1,569 19.69
Independent Bruce Abernethy 508 6.37
Informal votes 150 1.88
Turnout 7,965 50.99
Registered electors 15,618

Wellington Regional Council

Wellington North Ward

The Wellington North Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

North Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helene Ritchie 10,457 44.13
Independent David Bull 10,039 42.36
Citizens' Jim Rowe 7,064 29.81
Labour Ken Boyden 7,049 29.74 −14.49
Citizens' Mike Gibson 6,937 29.27 −11.18
Independent Hazel Bibby 6,932 29.25 −27.10
Citizens' Dennis Duggan 5,801 24.48
Green Chris Thomas 5,236 22.09
Labour Matthew Bennett 3,606 15.21
Labour Dave Davies 2,985 12.59
Independent Kevin Rowell 1,900 8.01
Green Ivor Farkash 1,820 7.68
Informal votes 1,259 5.31
Turnout 23,695 48.44
Registered electors 48,912

South Ward

The Wellington South Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington South Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 13,002 56.22
Citizens' Ian Lawrence 12,541 54.22
Citizens' Les Paske 10,538 45.56 +2.05
Labour Terry McDavitt 9,282 40.13
Labour Val Taylor 8,942 38.66
Labour Raewyn Good 8,521 36.84 −5.77
Citizens' Kevin O'Brien 8,231 35.59 −2.69
Labour John Gilberthorpe 7,535 32.58 −0.37
Green Stephen Rainbow 7,119 30.78
Green John Carter 5,803 25.09
Informal votes 997 4.31
Turnout 23,125 41.27
Registered electors 56,023

Wellington Area Health Board

North Ward

The Wellington North Ward returns two members to the Wellington Area Health Board.

Wellington North Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Bridget-Anne Fowler 10,261 42.63
Labour Margaret Bonner 9,900 41.13
Citizens' Doug Catley 9,320 38.72
Independent Barry McGuiness 5,756 23.91
Independent Jean Drage 5,252 21.82
Labour Jim Kebbell 4,513 18.75
Independent Boyd Pieres 1,125 4.67
Informal votes 2,010 8.35
Turnout 24,068 49.20
Registered electors 48,912

South Ward

The Wellington South Ward returns two members to the Wellington Area Health Board.

Wellington South Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Glenys Arthur 12,599 52.30
Labour Val Taylor 10,650 44.21
Citizens' Ian Symonds 10,551 43.80
Labour Anne Town 9,476 39.33
Independent Roderick Walker 2,985 12.39
Informal votes 1,917 7.95
Turnout 24,089 42.99
Registered electors 56,023

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bly, Ross A. (25 October 1989). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 27 October 1989.