1995 Wellington City Council election

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1995 Wellington City Council election
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Party Citizens' Labour Green
Last election865
Seats won643
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Wellington Wards 1995,1998 boundaries.svg
Wards used for council election

The 1995 Wellington City Council election was part of the 1995 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 Wellington City Council consisted of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Western, Tawa, Eastern, Southern).

Mayor

1995 Wellington mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Blumsky 26,372 43.99
Labour Elizabeth Tennet 11,67319.47
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,5697.62−9.38
Citizens' Nigel Gould4,4827.47
Independent Michael Wall3,6576.10
Alliance Phillida Bunkle 3,3365.56
Green Stephen Rainbow 2,7974.66−6.05
Independent Bryan Pepperell9771.62
McGillicuddy Serious Ross Gardner4700.78
Independent Noel Galvin4350.72
Independent Donald Eddie2530.42
Independent Raymond Berkahn1490.24
Private EnterpriseFrank Moncur1110.18−0.05
Independent Bruce Harris1070.17
Informal votes5600.93−0.17
Majority 14,69924.51
Turnout 59,94853.10−0.16
Registered electors 112,886

Eastern Ward

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

Eastern Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 8,534 71.56 +13.06
Green Sue Kedgley 7,906 66.29 +9.72
Citizens' Chris Parkin 5,336 44.74
Citizens' Brian Barraclough 5,015 42.05 +2.75
Citizens' Rama Ramanathan4,69239.34+5.22
Labour Robin Boldarin4,46437.43
Labour Barry Ebert4,05433.99
Alliance Ruby Woodward3,38828.41
Independent Evan Keay2,64722.19
Private EnterpriseFrank Moncur1,0388.70−0.47
Informal votes6255.24+2.42
Turnout 11,92542.50−4.93
Registered electors 28,056

Northern Ward

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

Northern Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Blumsky [nb 1] 11,585 76.73
Independent Judy Siers 9,291 61.53
Citizens' Sally Baber 8,080 53.51
Citizens' Allan Johnston 4,711 31.20
Independent Kent Clark 3,931 26.03
Alliance John Fanning3,63024.04
Citizens' John Potter3,54123.45
Informal votes5253.47−0.09
Turnout 15,09856.04+8.77
Registered electors 26,940

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ As Blumsky won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

Southern Ward

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

Southern Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilberthorpe 5,056 57.23 +6.51
Labour Sue Piper 4,718 53.41
Green Celia Wade-Brown 4,571 51.74 +22.13
Green Stephen Rainbow 4,506 51.01
Labour Hola Taue4,15847.07+20.29
Labour Robert Logan4,04445.78
Independent Bryan Pepperell3,26436.95+26.15
Alliance Robert Te Whare2,22925.23
Alliance Roland Sapsford 2,14724.30
Informal votes6387.22+6.74
Turnout 8,83340.99−1.45
Registered electors 21,544

Tawa Ward

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

Tawa Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kerry Prendergast 3,241 69.74
Independent Robert Armstrong 2,458 52.89
Independent Graeme Sutton2,23348.05
Independent Roger Bradshaw1,19225.65
Informal votes1703.65
Turnout 4,64751.31
Registered electors 9,056

Western Ward

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

Western Ward [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andy Foster 6,915 62.43 +26.69
Independent Rex Nicholls 5,379 48.56
Independent Barbara Nef 5,110 46.13
Alliance Stephanie Cook 4,762 42.99
Citizens' Patricia Morrison4,55141.09
Citizens' Bryan Weyburne4,52740.87−0.18
Citizens' Jack Ruben4,51840.79
Independent Craig Wylie3,27429.56
Labour Frank Mackinnon3,03827.43+5.47
Independent Bruce Harris1,0159.16
Informal votes1,20910.91+6.25
Turnout 11,07540.58−9.98
Registered electors 27,290

Results of the city council election

Following the 1995 Wellington City Council election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Summary

WardPreviousElected
Mayor Fran Wilde Mark Blumsky Blumsky portrait.jpg
Eastern Ward Ruth Gotlieb Ruth Gotlieb Ruth Gotlieb (cropped).jpg
Sue Kedgley Sue Kedgley Sue Kedgley ONZM (cropped).jpg
Brian Barraclough Chris Parkin Chris Parkin CNZM (cropped).jpg
Hazel ArmstrongBrian Barraclough Brian Barraclough, 1990.jpg
Lambton Ward Stephen Rainbow Ward abolished
Liz Thomas
Rex Nicholls
Northern WardSarah LysaghtJudy Siers
Ian HutchingsSally Baber Sally Baber, 1990.jpg
Ken BoydenAllan Johnston
Three seats onlyKent Clark
Onslow WardDavid BullWard abolished
Sally Baber
Southern WardPeter ParussiniJohn Gilberthorpe John Gilberthorpe, 1990.jpg
John Gilberthorpe Sue Piper
Margaret Bonner Celia Wade-Brown Celia Wade-Brown 2010 (cropped).tif
Merrin Downing Stephen Rainbow Stephen Rainbow, 1990.jpg
Tawa Ward Kerry Prendergast Kerry Prendergast Kerry Prendergast, 1990.jpg
David WattRobert Armstrong
Western WardVal Bedingfield Andy Foster Official photo of Andy Foster.png
Bryan WeyburneRex Nicholls Rex Nicholls, 1986.jpg
Andy Foster Barbara Nef
Three seats onlyStephanie Cook

Other local elections

Wellington Regional Council

North Ward

The Wellington North Ward returned two councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington North Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Euan McQueen 12,796 62.59
Citizens' Martyn Turner 10,676 52.22
Independent Bruce Abernethy6,73832.95
Alliance Dallas Moore5,92728.99
Alliance Carrick Lewis4,75023.23
Turnout 20,44456.79
Registered electors 35,996

South Ward

The Wellington South Ward returned three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington South Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Bonner 12,625 57.54
Green Denis Foot 10,953 49.92
Labour Terry McDavitt 10,021 45.67
Independent Heather Thomson8,54938.96
Citizens' James Cornish7,51134.23
Green Craig Palmer6,62830.21
Alliance Frank Macskasy6,04127.53
Independent David Hughes3,48715.89
Turnout 21,93928.53
Registered electors 76,890

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Declaration of Result of Election – City of Wellington". The Evening Post . 21 October 1995. p. 30.
  2. 1 2 "Wellington Regional Council – Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post . 21 October 1995. p. 30.
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