1992 Porirua City Council election

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1992 Porirua City Council election
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The 1992 Porirua City Council election was part of the 1992 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.

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Council

The Porirua City Council following the 1992 election consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from five wards (Plimmerton, Horokiri, Titahi Bay, Tairangi and Cannons Creek).

Mayor

1992 Porirua mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Burke 8,606 59.32 −5.26
Independent Don Borrie5,37737.06
Informal votes5233.60−2.13
Majority 3,22922.25−12.66
Turnout 14,506

Ward One, Plimmerton

The Plimmerton ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Plimmerton Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Shaw 1,474 56.32
Independent Jenny Brash 1,385 52.92
Independent Russell Marshall 1,19945.81
Independent Jan Bennett1,09141.68−41.63
Informal votes843.20−2.69
Majority 1867.10
Turnout 2,617

Ward Two, Horokiri

The Horokiri ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Horokiri Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Murray Woodhouse 2,138 86.66 +1.16
Independent Lynne Thomas 1,576 63.88
Independent John Green1,11345.11
Informal votes1074.33+0.98
Majority 46318.76
Turnout 2,467

Ward Three, Titahi Bay

The Titahi Bay ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Titahi Bay Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helen Smith 1,756 53.71 −24.56
Labour Terewhiti Arthur 1,672 51.14 −17.13
Independent Don Borrie 1,586 48.51
Labour Gwyn Skinner1,37942.18
Independent Kim Arnold1,35641.48
Independent Henry Sharman1,01631.07
Independent Peter Windsor96129.39
Informal votes802.44−3.61
Majority 2076.33
Turnout 3,269

Ward Four, Tairangi

The Tairangi ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Tairangi Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lua Lepaio 1,143 65.95
Labour Naureen Palmer 1,127 65.03 −1.20
Independent Rita Magson51629.77
Independent Josephine Lancaster36220.88
Independent Rosalie Kalolo24914.36
Informal votes683.92−3.49
Majority 61135.25
Turnout 1,733

Ward Five, Cannons Creek

The Cannons Creek ward elected four members to the Porirua City Council

Cannons Creek Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jasmine Underhill 2,525 89.25 +14.85
Labour Geoff Walpole 2,221 78.50 +5.45
Labour Charles Ford 2,206 77.97 +11.42
Labour Elenuipo Matagi 1,477 52.20
Independent Taleni Tanieluy1,10439.02
Independent David Leggott1,06037.46
Independent Luta Gaualofa62922.23
Informal votes933.28−1.90
Majority 37313.18
Turnout 2,829

Other local elections

Wellington Regional Council - Porirua Ward

The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Gray 9,410 75.24 +9.89
Independent Maxine Arnold 7,896 63.14 +7.70
Labour Barbara Brooks [nb 1] 6,86354.88
Informal votes8416.72+1.49
Majority 1,0338.26
Turnout 12,505

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ Brooks was appointed to the council on 16 February 1993 to replace Ken Gray who died on 18 November 1992

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post . 17 October 1992. p. 39.
  2. ↑ "Declaration of Results of Election - Wellington Region". The Evening Post . 17 October 1992. p. 39.
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