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The 1977 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including eighteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1977 mayoralty was notable for the highly publicized candidacy of Carmen Rupe, a transgender drag performer and brothel keeper. With the support of local businessman Bob Jones, who organised her campaign and wrote her speeches, Carmen's campaign utilised the slogans Get in Behind and Carmen for Mayor [1] and campaigned on a platform to legalise gay marriage and brothels, despite neither being local-government matters in New Zealand. [2]
Former mayor Sir Frank Kitts attempted a comeback after losing narrowly three years earlier. His candidature took many by surprise with the press expecting Labour to try and rejuvenate. Local businessman Jim Belich was approached, but he declined for personal reasons. [3] Frank O'Flynn also considered standing, but withdrew in favour of Kitts, though O'Flynn stood on the council ticket and was elected. A Dominion editorial said of Kitts' candidature "No one knew what Frank Kitts did during his three years in the political wilderness and no one knew why he wanted to come back". [4] His support in the mayoral race fell further, though he was again elected to the Wellington Harbour Board where his vote increased.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Citizens' | Michael Fowler | 17,041 | 40.92 | -0.44 | |
| Labour | Sir Frank Kitts | 14,022 | 33.67 | -6.68 | |
| Values | Tony Brunt | 7,996 | 19.20 | +3.85 | |
| Independent | Carmen | 1,686 | 4.04 | ||
| Independent Citizens' | Saul Goldsmith | 568 | 1.36 | -0.76 | |
| Independent | Ivan Solt | 167 | 0.40 | ||
| Civic Reform | Donald McMillan | 161 | 0.38 | ||
| Informal votes | 280 | 0.67 | |||
| Majority | 3,019 | 7.25 | +6.24 | ||
| Turnout | 41,641 | 46.88 | +3.76 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Values | Tony Brunt | 20,664 | 49.62 | +9.17 | |
| Citizens' | Ian Lawrence | 20,617 | 49.51 | +6.26 | |
| Labour | Bill Jeffries | 20,415 | 49.02 | +6.76 | |
| Citizens' | Stewart Duff | 20,141 | 48.36 | +1.36 | |
| Labour | Keith Spry | 20,133 | 48.34 | +9.65 | |
| Citizens' | Betty Campbell | 20,122 | 48.32 | +3.89 | |
| Citizens' | Rosemary Young | 20,069 | 48.19 | +10.35 | |
| Citizens' | Audrey Fitzgerald | 19,609 | 47.09 | +6.93 | |
| Labour | Brian O'Brien | 18,829 | 45.21 | -9.06 | |
| Labour | Frank O'Flynn | 18,510 | 44.45 | ||
| Citizens' | Irvine Yardley | 18,035 | 43.31 | +6.97 | |
| Citizens' | John Wootton | 17,709 | 42.52 | +9.58 | |
| Citizens' | Jim McMillan | 17,600 | 42.26 | +7.89 | |
| Labour | Joe Aspell | 17,475 | 41.96 | +4.69 | |
| Labour | Jenny Brough | 16,019 | 38.46 | ||
| Labour | Helene Ritchie | 15,871 | 38.11 | ||
| Citizens' | Bruce Harris | 15,529 | 37.29 | +2.52 | |
| Citizens' | Gavin Wilson | 15,353 | 36.86 | ||
| Labour | Marijke Robinson | 15,291 | 36.72 | ||
| Citizens' | David Bull | 14,917 | 35.82 | ||
| Labour | Tala Cleverley [nb 1] | 15,056 | 36.15 | ||
| Citizens' | Alan Revell | 14,860 | 35.68 | ||
| Labour | Jim Edwards | 14,716 | 35.34 | ||
| Citizens' | Les Chapman | 14,667 | 35.22 | -3.98 | |
| Labour | Fanaura Kingstone | 14,377 | 34.53 | ||
| Citizens' | Des Hoskins | 14,376 | 34.52 | -1.56 | |
| Labour | Jim Kebbell | 14,270 | 34.26 | ||
| Labour | Tilly Hunter | 14,235 | 34.18 | ||
| Citizens' | Les Paske | 14,166 | 34.01 | ||
| Labour | John Ulrich | 13,972 | 33.55 | +5.34 | |
| Citizens' | Ernie Gartrell | 13,709 | 32.92 | ||
| Citizens' | Seton Nossiter | 13,703 | 32.90 | ||
| Citizens' | George Nicholls | 13,423 | 32.23 | -0.72 | |
| Labour | Joe McTaggart | 13,022 | 31.27 | ||
| Labour | Ross Simpson | 12,561 | 30.16 | ||
| Labour | Mark Peck | 11,881 | 28.53 | ||
| Values | Judith Reinken | 8,745 | 21.00 | ||
| Independent Citizens' | Saul Goldsmith | 7,636 | 18.33 | -6.49 | |
| Values | Chris Wheeler | 7,269 | 17.45 | ||
| Independent | Carmen | 6,817 | 16.37 | ||
| Values | Brian Dreadon | 6,766 | 16.24 | ||
| Civic Reform | Donald McMillan | 4,761 | 11.43 | ||
| Independent | David Mitchell | 2,963 | 7.11 | ||
| Independent | Ron England | 2,860 | 6.86 | -12.00 | |
| Independent | Ivan Solt | 2,731 | 6.55 | ||
| Civic Reform | Amatanga Sooialo | 2,547 | 6.11 | ||
| Independent | Frank Moncur | 2,218 | 5.32 | -10.13 | |
| Civic Reform | James Quinn | 2,100 | 5.04 | ||
| Civic Reform | James Billings | 1,852 | 4.44 | ||
Table footnotes:
Sir Francis Joseph Kitts was a New Zealand politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Wellington, holding the post from 1956 to 1974. He was the Labour Member of Parliament for Wellington Central between 1954 and 1960.
John Gary Blincoe is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing the Labour Party.
Francis Duncan O'Flynn was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
John Gerald O’Brien, known as Gerald O'Brien, was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Sir James Belich was a New Zealand local politician. He was the mayor of Wellington from 1986 to 1992.
Ian William Lawrence was an Australian-born New Zealand lawyer, who served as the mayor of Wellington from 1983 to 1986.
Sir Edward Michael Coulson Fowler was a New Zealand architect and author who served as mayor of Wellington from 1974 to 1983.
Carmen Rupe, was a New Zealand drag performer, brothel keeper, anti-discrimination activist, would-be politician and HIV/AIDS activist. Carmen Rupe was New Zealand's first drag queen to reach celebrity status. She was a trans woman.
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