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The 1968 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including ten city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent Mayor, Whitford Brown, sought re-election for a third term. He was opposed by Rairi Christian Field, who had stood against Brown in 1962. He led an independent progressive ticket organised by the Progress for Porirua Association. Councillor Bill Arnold's wife, Maxine Arnold, was elected to the Porirua District Licensing Trust, believed to be the first woman in New Zealand to win a seat on a licensing trust. [1] Two successful council candidates on election night (Alf Mexted and John Stewart Kenward) were unseated with the counting of late votes. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Whitford Brown | 2,158 | 61.65 | -26.29 | |
| Ind. Progressive | Rairi Field | 1,287 | 36.77 | ||
| Informal votes | 55 | 1.57 | +1.00 | ||
| Majority | 871 | 24.88 | -51.58 | ||
| Turnout | 3,500 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Whitford Brown [nb 1] | 1,815 | 64.68 | -6.33 | |
| Labour | Tutuira Wi Neera | 1,629 | 58.05 | +5.21 | |
| Ind. Progressive | Puoho Katene | 1,544 | 55.02 | ||
| Independent | Jill Nixon | 1,495 | 53.27 | -9.85 | |
| Labour | George Moke | 1,480 | 52.74 | ||
| Labour | Ted Taylor | 1,477 | 52.63 | +14.90 | |
| Independent | Bill Arnold | 1,475 | 52.56 | +6.69 | |
| Labour | Rex Willing | 1,315 | 46.86 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Hec Stuart | 1,289 | 45.93 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Mary Bannerman | 1,273 | 45.36 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Matuaiwi Solomon | 1,270 | 45.26 | +1.83 | |
| Independent | Alf Mexted | 1,260 | 44.90 | -3.11 | |
| Independent | John Stewart Kenward | 1,236 | 44.04 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Jim Slader | 1,174 | 41.83 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Malcolm John Frost | 1,124 | 40.05 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Michael Benefield | 1,101 | 39.23 | ||
| Labour | Frank McIlwee | 1,075 | 38.31 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Robert Raymond Cater | 1,058 | 37.70 | ||
| Independent | James Hamilton Wilson | 978 | 34.85 | -11.72 | |
| Ind. Progressive | Richard John Neville Conway | 871 | 31.04 | ||
| Independent | Maureen Shuker | 839 | 29.90 | ||
| Ind. Progressive | Terence O'Connor | 720 | 25.65 | ||
| Independent | Athol Royd Gardiner Clayton | 693 | 24.69 | ||
| Labour | Sydney Leonard Elliott | 667 | 23.77 | ||
| Independent | Robert Laird Scott | 592 | 21.09 | ||
| Communist | Jack Manson | 431 | 15.35 | +1.94 | |
Table footnotes:
Whitford James Richard Brown was the foundation mayor of Porirua City, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, for 21 years from 1962 to 1983. Previously, Porirua was part of what was then called the Makara County Council. In 1961, the Local Government Commission deemed that Porirua should become a borough. The region had its first elections in October 1962, and, Brown was elected mayor.
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