1998 Wellington local elections

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1998 Wellington local elections
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  1995 10 October 1998 2001  
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyWellington Alive Labour Green
Last electionN/A43
Seats won752
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

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Position of the Wellington Region

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

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Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).

Mayor

1998 Wellington mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Blumsky 33,586 59.00 +14.64
Alliance Stephanie Cook12,69322.29
Independent Bryan Pepperell7,32712.87+12.22
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd1,3662.39
Independent Rama Ramanathan1,3572.38
Independent Robert Te Whare5961.04
Majority20,89336.70+11.96
Turnout 56,92548.80-2.98

Eastern ward

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

Eastern Ward (4 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sue Kedgley 5,829 56.02 -11.10
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,643 54.23 -21.98
Labour Leonie Gill 4,233 40.68
Wellington AliveRob Goulden4,02238.65
Wellington AliveJo Morgan3,96838.13
Labour Kevin Burrows3,25331.26
Independent Brian Barraclough3,17730.53-12.17
Independent Rama Ramanathan3,05529.36-10.38
Labour Kathy Moe2,87627.64
Independent Linda Hobman1,90018.26
Independent Phil Sprey1,88718.13
Independent Arthur Attrill1,77717.07
Turnout 10,40542.51+1.27
Registered electors 24,474

Lambton ward

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

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Mary Varnham 4,629 60.11
Alliance Stephanie Cook 3,879 50.37
Wellington Alive Chris Parkin 3,47345.10
Wellington AliveFrancine Russell3,39744.11
Wellington AliveDavid Simms2,99938.94
Labour Michael Gibbs2,44631.76
Green Craig Palmer2,13827.76
Independent Alistair Shaw1,94725.28
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 7669.94
Independent Peter Isaac5967.74
Independent Rosamund Averton4265.53
Turnout 8,89839.85
Registered electors 22,327

Northern ward

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

Northern Ward (4 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Wellington Alive Kerry Prendergast 6,79458.32
Wellington AliveRobert Armstrong6,05751.99
Wellington AliveIan Hutchings5,40846.42+20.20
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,686 40.22 +15.22
Wellington AlivePhil Guerin4,49838.61
Independent Kent Clark3,01325.86-3.12
Independent Alex Tan2,60822.38
Independent Lois Robertson2,60722.37
Green Deirdre Kent2,24219.24
Independent Roger Bradshaw2,09517.98
Independent Vryn Evans1,80515.49
Alliance Ron England1,58213.58
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd1,23410.59
Independent John Fourier1,20110.30
Independent Eugene Ryder7696.60
Turnout 11,64945.84+4.69
Registered electors 25,411

Onslow ward

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

Onslow Ward (2 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Judy Siers 2,956 51.58
Wellington AliveAllan Johnston2,90650.71
Wellington AliveReece Mead2,43042.40
Independent Jack Ruben1,54326.92
Alliance John Fanning75813.22
Independent Alexander Schiff3435.98
Independent Phillip Rennie2434.24
Independent Matthew Hodgetts1482.58
Independent Craig Ranapia1342.33
Turnout 5,73049.35
Registered electors 11,610

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (3 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Piper 4,666 56.01 +1.52
Labour Alick Shaw 4,257 51.10
Independent Bryan Pepperell 3,309 39.72 +9.21
Labour Rupert Watson2,71632.60
Wellington AliveColeen Singleton2,63431.62
Wellington AliveMatt Taylor2,63431.62
Independent Ray Clegg1,65219.83
Green John Robinson1,42217.07
Independent Maurice Moresi7498.99
Alliance Robert Te Whare6427.70
Independent Victoria Loisel3093.70
Turnout 8,33040.94+1.21
Registered electors 20,345

Western ward

The Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Western Ward (2 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andy Foster 4,020 59.29 -4.95
Wellington Alive John Morrison 3,63453.59
Independent Barbara Nef3,54152.22+4.79
Independent Guy Nunns1,39720.60
Independent Craig Wylie5578.21-22.20
Independent Beverly Murta4116.06
Turnout 8,28057.09+18.26
Registered electors 14,502

Wellington Regional Council

Wellington Ward

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

Wellington Ward (5 vacancies) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Laidlaw 28,074 65.92
Labour Margaret Bonner 23,404 54.95
Labour Terry McDavitt 21,629 50.78
Independent Euan McQueen 17,572 41.26
Independent Michael Gibson 15,606 36.64
Wellington AliveMartyn Turner15,31835.96
Labour Jim Turner15,04935.33
Green Toni Atkinson14,41933.86
Labour Daran Ponter 14,41833.85
Wellington Alive Bob Henare 13,59731.92
Alliance Tony Simpson12,90430.30
Green Roland Sapsford 11,86127.85
Alliance Russell Taylor9,08221.32
Turnout 42,58635.88
Registered electors 118,669

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "How You Voted". The Evening Post . 12 October 1998. p. 6.