1995 Wellington local elections

The 1995 Wellington local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1995 Wellington local elections
14 October 1995
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Citizens' Labour Green
Last election 8 6 5
Seats won 6 4 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 2
Position of the Wellington Region

Wellington City Council

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

Mayor
Main article: 1995 Wellington City mayoral election
1995 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Blumsky 25,937 44.36
Labour Elizabeth Tennet 11,470 19.62
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,521 7.73 -9.27
Citizens' Nigel Gould 4,414 7.08
Independent Michael Wall 3,624 6.19
Alliance Phillida Bunkle 3,277 5.60
Green Stephen Rainbow 2,746 4.69 -6.01
Independent Bryan Pepperell 966 0.65
McGillicuddy Serious Ross Gardner 467 0.79
Independent Noel Galvin 426 0.72
Independent Donald Eddie 252 0.43
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 108 0.18 -0.02
Independent Bruce Harris 104 0.17
Majority 14,467 24.74
Turnout 58,460 51.78 -1.48
Registered electors 112,886

Eastern Ward

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

Eastern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 8,402 72.61 +14.11
Green Sue Kedgley 7,767 67.12 +10.55
Citizens' Chris Parkin 5,252 45.38
Citizens' Brian Barraclough 4,941 42.70 +2.10
Citizens' Rama Ramanathan 4,599 39.74 +5.62
Labour Robin Boldarin 4,383 37.87
Labour Barry Ebert 3,986 34.44
Alliance Ruby Woodward 3,323 28.71
Independent Evan Keay 2,614 22.59
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 1,019 8.80 -0.37
Registered electors 28,056

Northern Ward

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

Northern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Blumsky[nb 1] 11,470 85.15
Independent Judy Siers 9,200 68.29
Citizens' Sally Baber 8,006 59.43
Citizens' Allan Johnston 4,666 34.63
Independent Kent Clark 3,904 28.98
Alliance John Fanning 3,595 26.68
Citizens' John Potter 3,510 26.05
Registered electors 26,940

Table footnotes:

  1. As Blumsky won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

Southern Ward

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

Southern Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gilberthorpe 5,007 58.49 +7.77
Labour Sue Piper 4,665 54.49
Green Celia Wade-Brown 4,511 52.69 +23.08
Green Stephen Rainbow 4,451 51.99
Labour Hola Taue 4,081 47.67 +20.89
Labour Robert Logan 3,989 46.60
Independent Bryan Pepperell 3,232 37.75 -26.95
Alliance Robert Te Whare 2,192 25.60
Alliance Roland Sapsford 2,113 24.68
Registered electors 21,544

Tawa Ward

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

Tawa Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kerry Prendergast 3,146 70.77
Independent Robert Armstrong 2,398 53.94
Independent Graeme Sutton 2,180 49.04
Independent Roger Bradshaw 1,166 26.23
Registered electors 9,056

Western Ward

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

Western Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Citizens Andy Foster 6,808 64.24 +28.50
Independent Citizens Rex Nicholls 5,301 50.02
Independent Barbara Nef 5,027 47.43
Alliance Stephanie Cook 4,649 43.87
Citizens' Patricia Morrison 4,474 42.21
Citizens' Bryan Weyburne 4,470 42.18 +1.13
Citizens' Jack Ruben 4,454 42.03
Independent Craig Wylie 3,223 30.41
Labour Frank Mackinnon 2,979 28.11 +6.95
Independent Bruce Harris 1,005 9.48
Registered electors 27,290

Wellington Regional Council

North Ward

The North Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

North Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Euan McQueen 12,630 62.61 +30.11
Citizens' Martyn Turner 10,527 52.19
Independent Bruce Abernethy 6,660 33.01
Alliance Dallas Moore 5,844 28.97 +10.70
Alliance Carrick Lewis 4,679 23.19

South Ward

The South Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

South Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Bonner 12,425 57.49
Green Denis Foot 10,790 49.92 -8.53
Labour Terry McDavitt 9,894 45.78 -0.75
Independent Heather Thomson 8,429 39.00
Citizens' James Cornish 7,403 34.25 +4.43
Green Craig Palmer 6,503 30.09
Alliance Frank Mackassy 5,956 27.56
Independent David Hughes 3,434 15.89

References
  1. "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 16 October 1995. p. 12.
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