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The 1995 Wellington local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community 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 eighteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Western, Tawa, Eastern, Southern).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Blumsky | 25,937 | 44.36 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Tennet | 11,470 | 19.62 | ||
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 4,521 | 7.73 | -9.27 | |
| Citizens' | Nigel Gould | 4,414 | 7.08 | ||
| Independent | Michael Wall | 3,624 | 6.19 | ||
| Alliance | Phillida Bunkle | 3,277 | 5.60 | ||
| Green | Stephen Rainbow | 2,746 | 4.69 | -6.01 | |
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 966 | 0.65 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | Ross Gardner | 467 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Noel Galvin | 426 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | Donald Eddie | 252 | 0.43 | ||
| Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 108 | 0.18 | -0.02 | |
| Independent | Bruce Harris | 104 | 0.17 | ||
| Majority | 14,467 | 24.74 | |||
| Turnout | 58,460 | 51.78 | -1.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 112,886 | ||||
The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 8,402 | 72.61 | +14.11 | |
| Green | Sue Kedgley | 7,767 | 67.12 | +10.55 | |
| Citizens' | Chris Parkin | 5,252 | 45.38 | ||
| Citizens' | Brian Barraclough | 4,941 | 42.70 | +2.10 | |
| Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 4,599 | 39.74 | +5.62 | |
| Labour | Robin Boldarin | 4,383 | 37.87 | ||
| Labour | Barry Ebert | 3,986 | 34.44 | ||
| Alliance | Ruby Woodward | 3,323 | 28.71 | ||
| Independent | Evan Keay | 2,614 | 22.59 | ||
| Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 1,019 | 8.80 | -0.37 | |
| Registered electors | 28,056 | ||||
The Northern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Blumsky [nb 1] | 11,470 | 85.15 | ||
| Independent | Judy Siers | 9,200 | 68.29 | ||
| Citizens' | Sally Baber | 8,006 | 59.43 | ||
| Citizens' | Allan Johnston | 4,666 | 34.63 | ||
| Independent | Kent Clark | 3,904 | 28.98 | ||
| Alliance | John Fanning | 3,595 | 26.68 | ||
| Citizens' | John Potter | 3,510 | 26.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,940 | ||||
Table footnotes:
The Southern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 5,007 | 58.49 | +7.77 | |
| Labour | Sue Piper | 4,665 | 54.49 | ||
| Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 4,511 | 52.69 | +23.08 | |
| Green | Stephen Rainbow | 4,451 | 51.99 | ||
| Labour | Hola Taue | 4,081 | 47.67 | +20.89 | |
| Labour | Robert Logan | 3,989 | 46.60 | ||
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 3,232 | 37.75 | -26.95 | |
| Alliance | Robert Te Whare | 2,192 | 25.60 | ||
| Alliance | Roland Sapsford | 2,113 | 24.68 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,544 | ||||
The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 3,146 | 70.77 | ||
| Independent | Robert Armstrong | 2,398 | 53.94 | ||
| Independent | Graeme Sutton | 2,180 | 49.04 | ||
| Independent | Roger Bradshaw | 1,166 | 26.23 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,056 | ||||
The Western Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Citizens | Andy Foster | 6,808 | 64.24 | +28.50 | |
| Independent Citizens | Rex Nicholls | 5,301 | 50.02 | ||
| Independent | Barbara Nef | 5,027 | 47.43 | ||
| Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 4,649 | 43.87 | ||
| Citizens' | Patricia Morrison | 4,474 | 42.21 | ||
| Citizens' | Bryan Weyburne | 4,470 | 42.18 | +1.13 | |
| Citizens' | Jack Ruben | 4,454 | 42.03 | ||
| Independent | Craig Wylie | 3,223 | 30.41 | ||
| Labour | Frank Mackinnon | 2,979 | 28.11 | +6.95 | |
| Independent | Bruce Harris | 1,005 | 9.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,290 | ||||
The North Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Euan McQueen | 12,630 | 62.61 | +30.11 | |
| Citizens' | Martyn Turner | 10,527 | 52.19 | ||
| Independent | Bruce Abernethy | 6,660 | 33.01 | ||
| Alliance | Dallas Moore | 5,844 | 28.97 | +10.70 | |
| Alliance | Carrick Lewis | 4,679 | 23.19 | ||
The South Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Bonner | 12,425 | 57.49 | ||
| Green | Denis Foot | 10,790 | 49.92 | -8.53 | |
| Labour | Terry McDavitt | 9,894 | 45.78 | -0.75 | |
| Independent | Heather Thomson | 8,429 | 39.00 | ||
| Citizens' | James Cornish | 7,403 | 34.25 | +4.43 | |
| Green | Craig Palmer | 6,503 | 30.09 | ||
| Alliance | Frank Mackassy | 5,956 | 27.56 | ||
| Independent | David Hughes | 3,434 | 15.89 | ||
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