1986_Auckland_City_mayoral_election

1986 Auckland City mayoral election

1986 Auckland City mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election

The 1986 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1986, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Background

Incumbent Labour Party Mayor Catherine Tizard was re-elected for a second term with a substantial majority over former Citizens & Ratepayers councillor Marie Quinn, while the council saw a landslide result to the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket.

Electoral reforms were implemented at the 1986 municipal elections, the method of electing councillors at large which had been used for decades was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts.[1]

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

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Ward results

See also: 1986 Auckland local elections

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Local elections on ward basis". The Evening Post. 9 October 1984.
  2. [2]
    "Election 86 Results". The New Zealand Herald. 13 October 1986. p. 2.
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