City Vision

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City Vision
Founded1998
Merger of New Zealand Labour Party
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Ideology
Political position Centre-left to left-wing
ColoursRed and green
Auckland Council [1]
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Auckland Local Board Members (Including Roskill Community Voice)
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Auckland City Licensing trusts
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Website
cityvision.org.nz

City Vision is a centre-left coalition of two political parties, the New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, and community independents who contest Auckland Council (and previously Auckland City and Auckland Regional Council) elections every three years. [2] They have usually caucused in affiliation with Labour Party councillors and progressive independents.

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History

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 Puketapapa 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]

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]

Auckland local elections

ElectionCandidates nominatedSeats won
Council candidatesLocal board candidatesHealth board candidatesLicensing trust candidatesCouncil seatsLocal board seatsHealth board seatsLicensing trust seats
2001 [11] 11/1924/525/73/9
4 / 19
12 / 52
3 / 7
2 / 9
2004 [12] 9/1922/475/73/9
6 / 19
17 / 47
3 / 7
2 / 9
2007 [13] 9/1921/524/73/9
3 / 19
9 / 52
3 / 7
1 / 9
2010 2/2022/1494/213/41
1 / 20
10 / 149
2 / 21
2 / 41
2013 2/2019/1497/213/35
1 / 20
14 / 149
2 / 21
1 / 35
2016 2/2015/1497/213/35
1 / 20
10 / 149
3 / 21
2 / 35
2019 3/2018/1496/213/35
2 / 20
10 / 149
3 / 21
3 / 35
2022 3/2018/149Abolished3/35
1 / 20
7 / 149
Abolished
3 / 35

Current representatives

Councillors

City Vision candidates who were elected as ward councillors in 2022: [14]

Local boards

City Vision candidates who were elected as local board members in 2022: [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Election results 2022". Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "About us". City Vision. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Orsman, Bernard (6 August 2007). "City Vision opens bid to stay on top". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Orsman, Bernard; Beston, Anne (22 October 2004). "Left take up reins of power". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ↑ McCarten, Matt (8 July 2007). "Jostling for position starts as local authority elections loom". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Orsman, Bernard (27 June 2007). "Isolated Hucker vows to fight on". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Orsman, Bernard (4 October 2016). "Low turnout renews calls for online voting at local elections". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ward councillor official results". Auckland Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Local board member official results". Auckland Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Licensing trustee official results". Auckland Council. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Final Official Election Results". Archived from the original on 27 June 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Election results Final official election results 2004". aucklandcity.govt.nz. 2004. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Election results Final official election results 2007". aucklandcity.govt.nz. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "Ward councillors". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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