1998 Porirua local elections

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1998 Porirua local elections
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Position of Porirua City within Wellington Region

The 1998 Porirua local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Porirua elections covered one regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Porirua City Council

The Porirua City Council consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from three wards (Eastern, Northern and Western).

Mayor

1998 Porirua mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jenny Brash 9,360 60.34 +36.79
Labour John Burke 6,13739.56−0.77
Informal votes150.09−1.67
Majority 3,22320.77
Turnout 15,512

Eastern Ward

The Eastern Ward elected five members to the Porirua City Council

Eastern Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jasmine Underhill 3,103 74.14
Labour Geoff Walpole 2,756 65.85
Labour Kevin Watson 2,727 65.16
Labour David Stanley 2,614 62.46
Labour Naureen Palmer 2,607 62.29
Porirua IndependentsTino Meleisea1,62538.82
Porirua IndependentsMarie Iupeli1,28330.65
Independent Alister Hammond1,20428.76
Porirua IndependentsRosalie Kalolo1,09926.26
Porirua IndependentsEdward Richardson98123.44
Independent Frederick Bridgland91421.83
Informal votes110.26
Majority 98223.46
Turnout 4,185

Northern Ward

The Northern Ward elected five members to the Porirua City Council

Northern Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sue Dow 4,453 76.13
Independent Maureen Gillon 3,641 62.24
Independent Murray Woodhouse 3,616 61.82
Independent John Green 3,043 52.02
Independent Nick Leggett 2,650 45.30
Porirua IndependentsJocelyn Anton2,54243.46
Independent Margaret Henderson2,19637.54
Porirua IndependentsPaul Crisp2,15636.86
Porirua IndependentsPip Piper2,04534.96
Green Peter Phipps1,55926.65
Porirua IndependentsGerald Atkinson1,32922.72
Informal votes160.27
Majority 1081.84
Turnout 5,849

Western Ward

The Western Ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Western Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bud Lavery 1,522 46.36
Independent Ken Douglas 1,471 44.80
Independent Helen Smith 1,219 37.13
Independent Tracey Waters1,15135.05
Porirua IndependentsDon Borrie1,12834.35
Porirua IndependentsWilliam Arthur76323.24
Labour Philip O'Connell71621.80
Porirua IndependentsGraeme Ebbert67820.65
Independent Rosemary Hudson47014.31
Independent Wiremu Taurima42412.91
Independent Misilei Ioane2527.67
Informal votes561.70
Majority 682.07
Turnout 3,283

Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward

The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Shields 10,100 78.62 +0.06
Independent Robert Shaw 5,993 46.65
Independent Jim Gray5,88645.81−4.02
Independent Chris Kirk-Burnnand3,71228.89
Majority 1070.83
Turnout 12,846

References

  1. ↑ "Porirua City Council - Declaration of Result of Election of Mayor". The Evening Post . 14 October 1998. p. 33.
  2. 1 2 3 "Porirua City Council - Declaration of Result of Election of Councillors". The Evening Post . 14 October 1998. p. 33.
  3. ↑ "Wellington Regional Council - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post . 17 October 1998. p. 23.
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