1980 Wellington City mayoral election

The 1980 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1980, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including eighteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1980 Wellington City mayoral election
11 October 1980
Turnout34,790 (36.25%)
 
Candidate Michael Fowler Ros Noonan Bryan Weyburne
Party Citizens' Labour Rates Reform
Popular vote 17,964 9,986 5,698
Percentage 51.63 28.70 16.37
Mayor before election

Michael Fowler

 Elected Mayor

Michael Fowler

Background

The election saw Michael Fowler returned as mayor for a third term as well as the introduction of a third party to contest control of the council. The Rates Reform ticket debuted to challenge the long established council duopoly between the Labour and Citizens' tickets. The group performed poorly however with all candidates receiving far fewer votes than the other tickets' candidates. By the following election the Rates Reform group had merged into the Citizens Association and two of their 1980 candidates (Ruth Gotlieb and Bryan Weyburne) were elected as councillors.

Mayoralty results
1980 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Michael Fowler 17,964 51.63 +10.71
Labour Ros Noonan 9,986 28.70
Rates Reform Bryan Weyburne 5,698 16.37
Independent Donald McPherson 335 0.96
Independent Citizens' Frank Moncur 279 0.80
Independent Victor Walter 265 0.76
Independent Margaret Barry-Gellen 263 0.75
Majority 7,978 22.93 +15.68
Turnout 34,790 36.25 -10.63

Councillor results
1980 Wellington City Council election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helene Ritchie 16,679 47.94 +9.83
Citizens' Betty Campbell 16,432 47.23 -1.09
Citizens' Ian Lawrence 16,411 47.17 -2.34
Labour Ros Noonan 16,159 46.44
Labour Keith Spry 15,938 45.81 -2.53
Citizens' Denis Foot 15,369 44.17
Citizens' Rosemary Young 14,822 42.60 -5.59
Labour Tala Cleverley 14,327 41.18 +5.03
Citizens' Gavin Wilson 14,302 41.10 +4.24
Labour Frank O'Flynn 14,049 40.38 -4.07
Labour Joe Aspell 13,862 39.84 -2.12
Citizens' David Bull 13,691 39.35 +3.53
Citizens' Bruce Harris 13,646 39.22
Labour Hazel Bibby 13,583 39.04
Labour Jenny Brough 13,205 37.95 -0.51
Citizens' Roger Ridley-Smith 12,988 37.33
Citizens' Leone Harkness 12,954 37.23
Citizens' Les Paske 12,917 37.12 +3.11
Citizens' Gary Turkington 12,577 36.15
Labour Neville Pickering 12,443 35.76
Citizens' Saul Goldsmith 11,846 34.05 +15.72
Labour Tilly Hunter 11,735 33.73 -0.45
Citizens' Audrey Fitzgerald 11,445 32.89 -14.20
Citizens' Robin Lockie 11,147 32.04
Citizens' Lewis Guyson 10,914 31.37
Labour Pat Booth 10,853 31.19
Citizens' Nora Berry 10,166 29.22
Labour David Robinson 10,118 29.08
Labour Tony Burton 9,983 28.69
Labour Les Duckworth 9,957 28.62
Citizens' Michael Urquhart 9,918 28.50
Citizens' Richard Caughley 9,846 28.30
Labour Chris Dudfield 9,640 27.70
Labour Joe McTaggart 9,504 27.31 -3.96
Labour David Butler 9,453 27.17
Labour Gerard Dobson 9,094 26.05
Rates Reform Brett Ambler 8,441 24.26
Rates Reform Ruth Gotlieb 6,750 19.40
Rates Reform Ron England 6,468 18.59 +11.73
Rates Reform Eric Elliott 5,897 16.95
Rates Reform Gavin Munro Wilson 5,278 15.17
Rates Reform Desmond Briggs 5,213 14.98
Rates Reform Bruce Paton 4,970 14.28
Rates Reform Ivan Solt 4,923 14.15 -7.60
Rates Reform Michael Gibson 4,903 14.09
Rates Reform Ida Rose 4,902 14.08
Independent Suzy Van-Der-Kwast 4,863 13.97
Rates Reform Brian Wheeler 4,713 13.54
Rates Reform Paul Douche 4,643 13.34
Rates Reform David Preston 4,520 12.99
Rates Reform Jack Schaef 4,467 12.83
Rates Reform James Green 4,313 12.39
Rates Reform Mark Endacott 4,293 12.33
Independent Labour John Ulrich 3,200 9.19
Independent Donald McPherson 2,572 7.39
Independent Citizens' Frank Moncur 2,009 5.77 +0.45
Independent Citizens' Bart Greaves 1,935 5.56
Independent David Mitchell 1,871 5.37 -1.74
Independent William Dalgliesh 1,228 3.52

References
  1. Smyth, Alan J. (24 October 1980). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.


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