1992 Wellington City Council election

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1992 Wellington City Council election
Wellington CoA (shield only).svg
  1989 10 October 1992 1995  
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Citizens' Labour Green
Last election981
Seats won865
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 4

1992 Wellington City Council election results.svg
Results by ward, shaded by highest polling party/candidate vote share

The 1992 Wellington 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.

Contents

Council

The Wellington City Council consisted of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western).

Mayor

1992 Wellington mayoral election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fran Wilde 18,795 32.91
Independent Helene Ritchie 9,71517.00−10.12
Citizens' Ken Comber 8,75115.31
Green Stephen Rainbow 6,12210.71
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,85110.23
Independent David Bull4,6838.19−0.12
Independent Rana Waitai 2,6074.56
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison2990.52−1.41
Private EnterpriseFrank Moncur1340.23−0.15
Communist League Patrick Brown1120.19
Independent Margaret Barry-Gellen880.15
Informal votes6321.10−1.54
Majority 9,08015.88
Turnout 57,15753.26+3.32
Registered electors 108,505

Eastern Ward

The Eastern Ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,916 58.50 −5.01
Green Sue Kedgley 5,721 56.57
Citizens' Brian Barraclough 4,531 44.80 +2.55
Labour Hazel Armstrong 4,179 41.32
Citizens' Rama Ramanathan3,45134.12−3.26
Citizens' Kathryn Olsen3,32132.84
Citizens' Heather Thompson3,28932.52
Green Lorna Sandeman3,15031.15
Labour Richard Young3,04530.11
Labour Mary Sinclair2,91728.84
Private EnterpriseFrank Moncur9289.17+4.97
Informal votes2862.82+1.09
Turnout 10,11247.43+0.58
Registered electors 21,316

Lambton Ward

The Lambton Ward returned three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stephen Rainbow 3,857 60.49 +18.45
Green Liz Thomas 2,331 36.55
Citizens' Rex Nicholls 2,266 35.53
Citizens' Russell Armitage1,94830.55−12.30
Labour Tony Burton1,78027.91
Green Myra Giese1,60125.10
Citizens' Grahame Anderson1,55624.40
Labour Barbara Buckett1,43422.49
Labour Peter Cleave91914.41
Independent William MacQueen83013.01
Capital ActionAnn Nolan6069.50
Informal votes2844.45+1.38
Turnout 6,37643.43+4.14
Registered electors 14,681

Northern Ward

The Northern Ward returned three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Northern Ward [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Sarah Lysaght 3,769 52.88 −9.70
Independent Ian Hutchings 3,314 46.49 +9.88
Labour Ken Boyden 3,263 45.78 −0.46
Green Anne Duncan2,59136.35
Citizens' Richard Nanson2,49735.03
Labour Jill Main2,49234.96
Citizens' Kenneth Tocker2,34632.91
Labour Vita Harmor1,11015.57
Informal votes2543.56−0.44
Turnout 7,12747.27+2.41
Registered electors 15,077

Onslow Ward

The Onslow Ward returned two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Onslow Ward [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Bull 3,392 58.45
Citizens' Sally Baber 2,565 44.20 −20.46
Citizens' Les Stephens2,51843.39−12.45
Green Martin Wilson1,51626.12
Capital ActionColin Cloverdale69211.92
Independent Bob Monks68211.75−13.81
Independent Alexander Schiff2414.15
Informal votes2464.23+0.37
Turnout 5,80353.74+1.38
Registered electors 10,797

Southern Ward

The Southern Ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Southern Ward [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Parussini 4,894 53.98
Labour John Gilberthorpe 4,599 50.72 +1.05
Labour Margaret Bonner 4,422 48.77
Green Merrin Downing 4,051 44.68 +6.21
Labour Tala Cleverley3,99744.08−2.46
Green Celia Wade-Brown 3,31036.51
Independent Eddie Mollier2,17824.02
Independent Alan Chambers2,09323.08
Citizens' Mary Bishop1,95021.50
Citizens' Mulitalo Mano'o1,71618.92
Alliance Chris Ellis1,54317.01+6.73
Alliance Beverly Arnell1,51416.69
Informal votes3884.27−0.69
Turnout 9,08642.96
Registered electors 21,147

Tawa Ward

The Tawa Ward returned two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Tawa Ward (2 vacancies) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kerry Prendergast Unopposed
Independent David Watt Unopposed
Registered electors 8,911

Western Ward

The Western Ward returned three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Western Ward [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Val Bedingfield 5,008 61.50 −5.81
Citizens' Bryan Weyburne 3,343 41.05
Citizens' Andy Foster 2,910 35.74
Green Sheila Ahern2,63732.38
Citizens' Alfie Des Tombe2,32028.49
Capital ActionColin Robertson1,99724.52
Green James Shaw 1,82022.35
Labour Frank Mackinnon1,78821.96
Green Alexander Ewing1,55319.07
Capital ActionAshley Lewis1,05012.89
Informal votes3804.66+2.78
Turnout 8,14350.56−0.43
Registered electors 16,103

Results of the city council election

Following the 1992 Wellington City Council election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Summary

WardPreviousElected
Mayor Jim Belich Fran Wilde Fran Wilde 2017.jpg
Eastern Ward Ruth Gotlieb Ruth Gotlieb Ruth Gotlieb (cropped).jpg
Les Paske Sue Kedgley Sue Kedgley ONZM (cropped).jpg
Nic DaltonBrian Barraclough
Brian BarracloughHazel Armstrong
Lambton WardRussell Armitage Stephen Rainbow
Stephen Rainbow Liz Thomas
Terry McDavitt Rex Nicholls
Northern WardSarah LysaghtSarah Lysaght
Ken BoydenIan Hutchings
Ian HutchingsKen Boyden
Onslow WardSally BaberDavid Bull
Les StephensSally Baber
Southern WardMargaret BonnerPeter Parussini
John GilberthorpeJohn Gilberthorpe
Tala CleverleyMargaret Bonner
Merrin DowningMerrin Downing

Other local elections

Wellington Regional Council – Wellington Ward

The Wellington ward returned five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington Ward [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sue Driver 27,963 63.76
Citizens' Ian Lawrence 26,162 59.65
Green Denis Foot 25,634 58.45
Labour Terry McDavitt 20,406 46.53
Citizens' Les Paske 19,034 43.40
Citizens' Euan McQueen14,07732.10
Citizens' James Cornish13,08029.82
Citizens' Jim Rowe12,83729.27
Labour Peter Graham12,16627.74
Labour Robert Logan11,60726.46
Labour Patrick McLean9,65522.01
Alliance Dallas Moore8,01418.27
Alliance Vernon Tile6,67615.22
Alliance Ron England6,58315.01
Alliance Simon Leys5,36812.24
Informal votes4,73610.79
Turnout 43,85640.41
Registered electors 108,505

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bly, Ross (1992). City of Wellington: Local Body Elections, 1992 (Report). Wellington City Council.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Declaration of Results of Elections – City of Wellington". The Evening Post . 17 October 1992. p. 39.
  3. "Declaration of Results of Election – Wellington Region". The Evening Post . 17 October 1992. p. 39.