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The 1986 Wellington local elections were part of the 1986 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council, hospital board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from seven wards (Brooklyn, Eastern, Karori, Lambton, Northern, Otari, Southern).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Belich | 18,873 | 50.58 | ||
| Citizens' | Ian Lawrence | 16,519 | 44.27 | -4.97 | |
| Independent | Norm Thomas | 1,344 | 3.60 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | Mark Servian | 260 | 0.69 | ||
| Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 251 | 0.67 | +0.27 | |
| Informal votes | 294 | 0.78 | +0.16 | ||
| Majority | 2,354 | 6.30 | |||
| Turnout | 37,017 | 41.77 | +4.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,328 | ||||
The Brooklyn Ward elects two members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helene Ritchie | 2,369 | 68.34 | ||
| Labour | John Blincoe | 2,044 | 58.97 | ||
| Citizens' | Ian Bartram | 1,062 | 30.64 | ||
| Citizens' | Paul Douche | 697 | 20.10 | ||
| Independent Citizens' | Saul Goldsmith | 544 | 15.69 | ||
| Independent | Bill Maung | 162 | 4.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 55 | 1.58 | |||
| Turnout | 3,466 | 38.69 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,957 | ||||
The Eastern Ward elects four members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Ruth Gotlieb | 3,226 | 50.21 | ||
| Citizens' | Les Paske | 3,025 | 47.08 | ||
| Labour | Nic Dalton | 2,904 | 45.20 | ||
| Labour | Geoff Turner | 2,796 | 43.52 | ||
| Labour | Lloyd Brown | 2,543 | 39.58 | ||
| Citizens' | Kevin Allen | 2,526 | 39.32 | ||
| Labour | Allan Jenkins | 2,436 | 37.92 | ||
| Citizens' | Cress Thirkell | 1,964 | 30.57 | ||
| Independent | Jenny Harris | 1,596 | 24.84 | ||
| Independent | Bruce Harris | 1,385 | 21.55 | ||
| Independent | David Mitchell | 816 | 12.70 | ||
| Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 392 | 6.10 | ||
| Informal votes | 87 | 1.35 | |||
| Turnout | 6,425 | 39.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,316 | ||||
The Karori Ward elects two members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Gavin Wilson | 2,281 | 54.40 | ||
| Independent | Val Bedingfield | 2,177 | 51.91 | ||
| Citizens' | Bryan Weyburne | 1,947 | 46.43 | ||
| Labour | Tracey Crampton-Smith | 1,021 | 24.35 | ||
| Labour | David Davies | 915 | 21.82 | ||
| Informal votes | 45 | 1.07 | |||
| Turnout | 4,193 | 47.67 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,795 | ||||
The Lambton Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Bonner | 2,346 | 50.50 | ||
| Labour | Terry McDavitt | 2,248 | 48.39 | ||
| Citizens' | Rex Nicholls | 2,147 | 46.22 | ||
| Labour | Myra Giese | 1,879 | 40.45 | ||
| Independent Labour | Joe Aspell | 1,760 | 37.89 | ||
| Citizens' | William Brien | 1,548 | 33.32 | ||
| Citizens' | John Wedde | 1,501 | 32.31 | ||
| Independent | George Crombie | 413 | 8.89 | ||
| Informal votes | 95 | 2.04 | |||
| Turnout | 4,645 | 36.71 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,651 | ||||
The Northern Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | David Bull | 2,223 | 51.43 | ||
| Citizens' | Sarah Lysaght | 2,175 | 50.32 | ||
| Labour | Ken Boyden | 1,947 | 45.04 | ||
| Labour | Pip Piper | 1,833 | 42.41 | ||
| Labour | Jan Gould | 1,728 | 39.98 | ||
| Citizens' | Stephen Bourne | 1,626 | 37.62 | ||
| Independent | Norm Thomas | 1,349 | 31.21 | ||
| Informal votes | 86 | 1.98 | |||
| Turnout | 4,322 | 32.71 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,210 | ||||
The Otari Ward elects four members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Belich [nb 1] | 5,023 | 65.68 | ||
| Citizens' | Rosemary Young-Rouse | 4,373 | 57.18 | ||
| Citizens' | Sally Baber | 4,025 | 52.63 | ||
| Labour | Sue Driver | 3,898 | 50.97 | ||
| Citizens' | Anna Weir | 3,575 | 46.75 | ||
| Citizens' | Arthur Kinsella | 3,540 | 46.29 | ||
| Labour | Harold Dixon | 3,296 | 43.10 | ||
| Labour | Henk Huber | 2,744 | 35.88 | ||
| Informal votes | 115 | 1.50 | |||
| Turnout | 7,647 | 44.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,364 | ||||
Table footnotes:
The Southern Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 2,792 | 68.38 | ||
| Labour | Neville Taylor | 2,706 | 66.27 | ||
| Labour | Tala Cleverley | 2,588 | 63.38 | ||
| Citizens' | Kevin O'Brien | 1,601 | 39.21 | ||
| Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 1,367 | 33.48 | ||
| Citizens' | Lagi Sipeli | 1,095 | 26.81 | ||
| Informal votes | 100 | 2.44 | |||
| Turnout | 4,083 | 33.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,035 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Belich | 21,702 | 67.12 | ||
| Labour | Keith Spry | 20,670 | 63.92 | +6.46 | |
| Labour | Hazel Bibby | 19,471 | 60.22 | +8.64 | |
| Citizens' | Ruth Gotlieb | 17,547 | 54.26 | ||
| Citizens' | Brian Barraclough | 14,564 | 45.04 | -8.32 | |
| Citizens' | Alister Macalister | 14,478 | 44.77 | -5.08 | |
| Labour | David Wilkin | 13,833 | 42.78 | ||
| Citizens' | Kevin O'Brien | 13,460 | 41.62 | ||
| Labour | Terry O'Brien | 13,118 | 40.57 | ||
| Citizens' | James Stewart | 12,915 | 39.94 | ||
| Informal votes | 689 | 2.13 | -1.52 | ||
| Turnout | 32,489 | 36.37 | +3.94 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,328 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Bonner | 24,040 | 67.98 | +16.45 | |
| Citizens' | Bridget-Anne Fowler | 17,894 | 50.60 | ||
| Citizens' | Doug Catley | 17,397 | 49.20 | +2.99 | |
| Citizens' | Ella McLeod | 17,283 | 48.87 | +6.12 | |
| Labour | Val Taylor | 17,160 | 48.53 | ||
| Labour | Anne Town | 16,391 | 46.35 | ||
| Citizens' | Malcolm Nicholson | 15,890 | 44.93 | +3.19 | |
| Labour | Tracey Crampton-Smith | 15,219 | 43.04 | ||
| Citizens' | Ralph Johnson | 14,647 | 41.42 | ||
| Labour | John Morgan | 14,611 | 41.32 | ||
| Labour | Henk Huber | 13,659 | 38.62 | +14.66 | |
| Informal votes | 960 | 2.71 | +0.61 | ||
| Turnout | 35,359 | 39.58 | +6.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,328 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Belich | 23,096 | 61.68 | ||
| Labour | Keith Spry | 21,750 | 58.09 | -6.09 | |
| Labour | Hazel Bibby | 21,097 | 56.35 | +1.02 | |
| Labour | Ken Boyden | 16,561 | 44.23 | +4.19 | |
| Citizens' | Les Paske | 16,292 | 43.51 | -17.92 | |
| Labour | Raewyn Good | 15,956 | 42.61 | ||
| Citizens' | Mike Gibson | 15,145 | 40.45 | -9.67 | |
| Citizens' | Sarah Lysaght | 14,706 | 39.27 | ||
| Citizens' | Kevin O'Brien | 14,333 | 38.28 | ||
| Labour | Paul Swain | 14,289 | 38.16 | ||
| Citizens' | Bob Moodie | 14,189 | 37.89 | ||
| Citizens' | Lloyd Brown | 13,773 | 36.78 | ||
| Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 12,339 | 32.95 | ||
| Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 11,486 | 30.67 | ||
| Citizens' | Paul Douche | 10,871 | 29.03 | ||
| Independent | Saul Goldsmith | 9,560 | 25.53 | ||
| Independent | Ron England | 4,421 | 11.80 | ||
| Informal votes | 486 | 1.29 | -2.38 | ||
| Turnout | 37,439 | 41.91 | +9.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,328 | ||||
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