1989 Wellington City Council election

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1989 Wellington City Council election
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  1986 14 October 1989 1992  
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Rex Nicholls, 1986.jpg Terry McDavitt, 1986.jpg No image.png
LeaderRex Nicholls Terry McDavitt Stephen Rainbow
Party Citizens' Labour Green
Leader since30 May 198913 April 1988June 1989
City Council9 seats8 seats1 seat
Regional4 seats1 seat0 seats
Hospital2 seats2 seats0 seats
Total Seats15 seats11 seats1 seat
Seat ChangeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 1

1989 Wellington City Council election results.svg
Results by ward, shaded by highest polling party/candidate vote share

The 1989 Wellington City Council election was part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The polling was conducted using the first-past-the-post electoral method.

Contents

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

1989 Wellington mayoral election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Belich 15,198 28.90 −21.68
Independent Helene Ritchie 14,26627.12
Citizens' Rex Nicholls14,18326.97
Independent Citizens' David Bull4,3728.31
Independent Roger Ridley-Smith1,9633.73
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison1,0151.93
Private EnterpriseFrank Moncur2000.38−0.29
Informal votes1,3912.64−1.86
Majority 9321.77−4.53
Turnout 52,58849.94+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Ramanathan3,71337.38
Labour Marie Bell3,67937.04
Labour Geoff Turner3,26732.89−12.63
Labour Rob Calder2,73127.49
Green Richard Aldridge2,55425.71
Independent Keith Richardson2,09621.10
Private EnterpriseFrank Moncur4184.20−1.90
Informal votes1721.73+0.38
Turnout 9,93246.85+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Bonner2,22640.23−10.27
Green Rachell Barrett2,09937.94
Citizens' James Coyle1,88934.14
Citizens' Roly Metge1,86533.71
Labour Paul Harris1,37024.76
Informal votes1703.07+1.03
Turnout 5,53339.29+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Piper2,00231.18−11.23
Citizens' Stephen Bourne1,87329.17−8.45
Labour Peter Graham1,73126.96
Independent Norm Thomas1,72426.85−4.36
Citizens' Vic Jarvis1,48623.14
Independent Kevin Rowell85013.23
Informal votes2574.00+2.02
Turnout 6,42044.86+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Sally Baber 3,518 64.66
Citizens' Les Stephens 3,038 55.84
Labour Diane Jonassen1,52027.94
Independent Bob Monks1,39125.56
Labour Carl Dawson1,20322.11
Informal votes2103.86
Turnout 5,44052.36
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Murphy2,93035.77−1.02
Green Michael Murray2,35828.79
Citizens' Ivan Brody-Solt2,18526.67
Citizens' Lagi Sipeli2,10525.70−1.11
Citizens' Asalemo Pesamino1,55719.01
People's PartyWarwick Taylor1,39617.04−1.42
Independent Bill Maung1,08313.22
Independent Owen Henderson1,04412.74+3.16
People's PartyChristopher Ellis84210.28
People's PartyMichael Day7489.13
People's PartyGerard Worsfold6357.75
Independent Ralph Burton3534.31
Informal votes2943.58+1.18
Turnout 8,19139.48+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Watt 3,267 71.34
Independent Kerry Prendergast 2,401 52.43
Independent Graeme Sutton2,28349.85
Independent Robert Banks74616.29
Independent Ron England3878.45
Informal votes741.61
Turnout 4,57953.27
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Val Bedingfield 5,362 67.31
Citizens' Anna Weir 4,283 53.77
Labour Sue Driver 4,201 52.74
Citizens' Colin Robertson2,77634.85
Citizens' Peter Gapes2,57132.27
Green Chris Thomas2,47531.07
Labour Jim Kebbell1,56919.69
Independent Bruce Abernethy5086.37
Informal votes1501.88
Turnout 7,96550.99
Registered electors 15,618

Other local elections

Wellington Regional Council

Wellington North Ward

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

North Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helene Ritchie 10,457 44.13
Independent David Bull 10,039 42.36
Citizens' Jim Rowe 7,064 29.81
Labour Ken Boyden7,04929.74−14.49
Citizens' Mike Gibson6,93729.27−11.18
Independent Hazel Bibby6,93229.25−27.10
Citizens' Dennis Duggan5,80124.48
Green Chris Thomas5,23622.09
Labour Matthew Bennett3,60615.21
Labour Dave Davies2,98512.59
Independent Kevin Rowell1,9008.01
Green Ivor Farkash1,8207.68
Informal votes1,2595.31
Turnout 23,69548.44
Registered electors 48,912

South Ward

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

Wellington South Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Taylor8,94238.66
Labour Raewyn Good8,52136.84−5.77
Citizens' Kevin O'Brien8,23135.59−2.69
Labour John Gilberthorpe7,53532.58−0.37
Green Stephen Rainbow 7,11930.78
Green John Carter5,80325.09
Informal votes9974.31
Turnout 23,12541.27
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Bridget-Anne Fowler 10,261 42.63
Labour Margaret Bonner 9,900 41.13
Citizens' Doug Catley9,32038.72
Independent Barry McGuiness5,75623.91
Independent Jean Drage5,25221.82
Labour Jim Kebbell4,51318.75
Independent Boyd Pieres1,1254.67
Informal votes2,0108.35
Turnout 24,06849.20
Registered electors 48,912

South Ward

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

Wellington South Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Glenys Arthur 12,599 52.30
Labour Val Taylor 10,650 44.21
Citizens' Ian Symonds10,55143.80
Labour Anne Town9,47639.33
Independent Roderick Walker2,98512.39
Informal votes1,9177.95
Turnout 24,08942.99
Registered electors 56,023

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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.