1977 Auckland City mayoral election

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1977 Auckland City mayoral election
Coat of arms of Auckland.svg
  1974 8 October 1977 1980  
Turnout41,659 (40.32%)
  Dove-Myer Robinson, 1959.jpg Jim Anderton, 1965.jpg
Candidate Dove-Myer Robinson Jim Anderton
Party Independent Labour
Popular vote17,77312,140
Percentage42.6629.14

  No image.png Mel Tronson.jpg
Candidate Colin Kay Mel Tronson
Party Independent Citizens & Ratepayers
Popular vote7,3404,266
Percentage17.6110.24

Mayor before election

Dove-Myer Robinson

Elected Mayor

Dove-Myer Robinson

The 1977 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Contents

Background

Incumbent Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was re-elected seeing off a challenges from Labour Party candidate Jim Anderton, former councillor Colin Kay and Citizens & Ratepayers nominee Mel Tronson.

Mayoralty results

1977 Auckland mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dove-Myer Robinson 17,773 42.66 -6.89
Labour Jim Anderton 12,14029.14-2.76
Independent Colin Kay 7,34017.61
Citizens & Ratepayers Mel Tronson4,26610.24
Independent Matthew Connor1500.36
Majority5,63313.52-4.14
Turnout 41,65940.32-3.12

Councillor results

1977 Auckland City Council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Norman Ambler 23,07355.38+2.46
Citizens & Ratepayers Sue Picot22,89154.94
Citizens & Ratepayers Sheila Horton22,78054.68+3.68
Citizens & Ratepayers Paddy Walker 22,16153.19+5.39
Citizens & Ratepayers Jolyon Firth22,09253.03+2.00
Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Goodman 21,98152.76
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens21,14050.74+1.34
Citizens & Ratepayers Ian McKinnon20,73649.77+1.24
Citizens & Ratepayers Clive Edwards 20,64249.54
Labour Catherine Tizard 20,57649.39+1.77
Citizens & Ratepayers Selwyn Dawson20,05648.14+3.27
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Barnaby20,03948.10+1.81
Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Barrett20,02948.07
Citizens & Ratepayers Keith Max Tongue19,35646.46
Citizens & Ratepayers Emmett Charles Keenan18,90945.38
Citizens & Ratepayers Trevor Rogers 18,72144.93
Citizens & Ratepayers Herb Dyer18,68744.85
Citizens & Ratepayers Maxwell Johnson18,59444.63
Citizens & Ratepayers Roland Edward Barnes18,58044.60
Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Clark18,58044.60+3.23
Citizens & Ratepayers Cec Field18,34844.04+4.86
Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Johnson17,70142.49
Labour Helen Clark 16,47539.54+3.57
Labour Alex Dreaver 15,29736.71+0.20
Labour Margaret Wilson 15,08436.20
Labour Richard Northey 14,29434.31+0.32
Labour Maisie Fitton13,75033.00
Labour Glenda Fryer13,68432.84
Labour Felicity Christine Lynch13,47532.34
Labour Brian Francis Healy13,12231.49+3.62
Labour Sofi Pua13,08131.40
Labour Audie Cooke-Pennefather12,91130.99
Labour Helena Rae Philson12,87230.89
Labour Elsa Smith12,79030.70
Labour John Clearwater12,56330.15
Labour Audrey Marion Sharp12,51230.03
Labour Michael Roger Stenson12,36429.67+0.48
Labour Michael Joseph Gourley12,35129.64
Labour Graeme Mark Hansen12,34429.63
Labour Syd Jackson 12,04028.90
Labour Cecil David Vinson Perkins11,39527.35
Independent Matthew Connor7,42917.83
Socialist Unity Bill Andersen 3,5138.43+1.89

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References

  1. "Mayor back by 5633". The New Zealand Herald . 24 October 1977. p. 2.
  2. "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald . 24 October 1977. p. 11.