City Vision originated in 1998 as a centre-left electoral ticket representing the local Labour, Green parties, and other progressive candidates in the Auckland local council elections.[2] It was formed to challenge the centre-right Citizens and Ratepayers Association (C&R), which had dominated control of the Auckland City Council since the C&R's formation in the 1930s. City Vision have traditionally held representation in the centre-west and south of Auckland City.
City Vision candidates gained partial control of the Auckland City Council with the appointment of their first leader Bruce Hucker as Deputy Mayor of Auckland City in the 1998–2001 Christine Fletcher Mayoral administration, but received an electoral setback in 2001 with the election of a John Banks/C&R led council.
City Vision and Labour formed a working majority after the 2004 elections (winning nine seats)[3] plus the election of Dick Hubbard to the mayoralty, partnering with Action Hobson anti-motorway councillors to form a bloc of twelve out of twenty.[4] This council term saw public discontent over rates rises and water-price rises, and public anger over accusations of wasteful spending, such as on overseas travel.[citation needed] This term was also marked by infighting inside City Vision, with the deposition of leader Bruce Hucker and his replacement by Labour Councillor Richard Northey, a former Labour MP.[5][6]
City Vision lost the 2007 elections to a John Banks/Citizens-and-Ratepayers team, finding themselves reduced to three councillors, in addition to two Labour councillors also re-elected.
Richard Northey continued as the leader of the City Vision and Labour bloc on Auckland City's council from the 2007 elections until 2010.
In the 2010 elections, the first for the new Auckland Council, Cathy Casey won a seat for City Vision. Winning candidates endorsed by City Vision were Mike Lee for council and Len Brown for mayor. Labour won another two council seats. City Vision won the majority on two local boards: Waitemata Local Board, which includes the central business district, and Albert-Eden Local Board. They also held two seats on the Puketapapa Local Board under the affiliation Roskill Community Voice.
In the 2013 elections, Cathy Casey retained her council seat for City Vision. Winning candidates endorsed by City Vision were Mike Lee for council and Len Brown for mayor. City Vision and affiliates held the majority on three local boards: the majority was maintained on the Waitemata and Albert-Eden local boards while City Vision members gained a majority on the Puketāpapa local board under the affiliation Roskill Community Voice.
In 2016, City Vision called for a total review of local voting, including evaluation of online voting feasibility and a single polling day.[7] In the 2016 election, Cathy Casey and Mike Lee retained their council seats for City Vision. City Vision held the majority on the Waitemata, Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Local Boards.
In the 2019 Auckland local elections, Cathy Casey retained her Council seat. Newly endorsed City Vision candidate Pippa Coom won the Waitemāta seat. City Vision held the majority on the Waitemata and Puketāpapa Local Boards.
During the 2022 Auckland local elections, City Vision candidate Julie Fairey was elected as a councillor for the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward.[8] In addition, seven City Vision candidates were elected to local boards and three candidates to the Portage Licensing Trust.[9][10]
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