1992_Wellington_local_elections
The 1992 Wellington local elections were part of the 1992 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council, area health board, and various community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western).
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fran Wilde | 18,795 | 32.91 | ||
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 9,715 | 17.00 | -10.12 | |
| Citizens' | Ken Comber | 8,751 | 15.31 | ||
| Green | Stephen Rainbow | 6,122 | 10.71 | ||
| Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,851 | 10.23 | ||
| Independent | David Bull | 4,683 | 8.19 | -0.12 | |
| Independent | Rana Waitai | 2,607 | 4.56 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | John Morrison | 299 | 0.52 | -1.41 | |
| Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 134 | 0.23 | -0.15 | |
| Communist League | Patrick Brown | 112 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Barry-Gellen | 88 | 0.15 | ||
| Informal votes | 632 | 1.10 | -1.54 | ||
| Majority | 9,080 | 15.88 | |||
| Turnout | 57,157 | 53.26 | +3.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 108,505 | ||||
Eastern Ward
The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,916 | 58.50 | -5.01 | |
| Green | Sue Kedgley | 5,721 | 56.57 | ||
| Citizens' | Brian Barraclough | 4,531 | 44.80 | +2.55 | |
| Labour | Hazel Armstrong | 4,179 | 41.32 | ||
| Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 3,451 | 34.12 | -3.26 | |
| Citizens' | Kathryn Olsen | 3,321 | 32.84 | ||
| Citizens' | Heather Thompson | 3,289 | 32.52 | ||
| Green | Lorna Sandeman | 3,150 | 31.15 | ||
| Labour | Richard Young | 3,045 | 30.11 | ||
| Labour | Mary Sinclair | 2,917 | 28.84 | ||
| Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 928 | 9.17 | +4.97 | |
| Informal votes | 286 | 2.82 | +1.09 | ||
| Turnout | 10,112 | 47.43 | +0.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,316 | ||||
Lambton Ward
The Lambton Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Stephen Rainbow | 3,857 | 60.49 | +18.45 | |
| Green | Liz Thomas | 2,331 | 36.55 | ||
| Citizens' | Rex Nicholls | 2,266 | 35.53 | ||
| Citizens' | Russell Armitage | 1,948 | 30.55 | -12.30 | |
| Labour | Tony Burton | 1,780 | 27.91 | ||
| Green | Myra Gise | 1,601 | 25.10 | ||
| Citizens' | Grahame Anderson | 1,556 | 24.40 | ||
| Labour | Barbara Buckett | 1,434 | 22.49 | ||
| Labour | Peter Cleave | 919 | 14.41 | ||
| Independent | William MacQueen | 830 | 13.01 | ||
| Capital Action | Ann Nolan | 606 | 9.50 | ||
| Informal votes | 284 | 4.45 | +1.38 | ||
| Turnout | 6,376 | 43.43 | +4.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,681 | ||||
Northern Ward
The Northern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Sarah Lysaght | 3,769 | 52.88 | -9.70 | |
| Independent | Ian Hutchings | 3,314 | 46.49 | +9.88 | |
| Labour | Ken Boyden | 3,263 | 45.78 | -0.46 | |
| Green | Anne Duncan | 2,591 | 36.35 | ||
| Citizens' | Richard Nanson | 2,497 | 35.03 | ||
| Labour | Jill Main | 2,492 | 34.96 | ||
| Citizens' | Kenneth Tocker | 2,346 | 32.91 | ||
| Labour | Vita Harmor | 1,110 | 15.57 | ||
| Informal votes | 254 | 3.56 | -0.44 | ||
| Turnout | 7,127 | 47.27 | +2.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,077 | ||||
Onslow Ward
The Onslow Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Bull | 3,392 | 58.45 | ||
| Citizens' | Sally Baber | 2,565 | 44.20 | -20.46 | |
| Citizens' | Les Stephens | 2,518 | 43.39 | -12.45 | |
| Green | Martin Wilson | 1,516 | 26.12 | ||
| Capital Action | Colin Cloverdale | 692 | 11.92 | ||
| Independent | Bob Monks | 682 | 11.75 | -13.81 | |
| Independent | Alexander Schiff | 241 | 4.15 | ||
| Informal votes | 246 | 4.23 | +0.37 | ||
| Turnout | 5,803 | 53.74 | +1.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,797 | ||||
Southern Ward
The Southern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Parussini | 4,894 | 53.98 | ||
| Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 4,599 | 50.72 | +1.05 | |
| Labour | Margaret Bonner | 4,422 | 48.77 | ||
| Green | Merrin Downing | 4,051 | 44.68 | +6.21 | |
| Labour | Tala Cleverley | 3,997 | 44.08 | -2.46 | |
| Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 3,310 | 36.51 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Mollier | 2,178 | 24.02 | ||
| Independent | Alan Chambers | 2,093 | 23.08 | ||
| Citizens' | Mary Bishop | 1,950 | 21.50 | ||
| Citizens' | Mulitalo Mano'o | 1,716 | 18.92 | ||
| Alliance | Chris Ellis | 1,543 | 17.01 | +6.73 | |
| Alliance | Beverly Arnell | 1,514 | 16.69 | ||
| Informal votes | 388 | 4.27 | -0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 9,086 | 42.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,147 | ||||
Tawa Ward
The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kerry Prendergast | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | David Watt | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,911 | ||||
Western Ward
The Western Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Val Bedingfield | 5,008 | 61.50 | -5.81 | |
| Citizens' | Bryan Weyburne | 3,343 | 41.05 | ||
| Citizens' | Andy Foster | 2,910 | 35.74 | ||
| Green | Sheila Ahern | 2,637 | 32.38 | ||
| Citizens' | Alfie Des Tombe | 2,320 | 28.49 | ||
| Capital Action | Colin Robertson | 1,997 | 24.52 | ||
| Green | James Shaw | 1,820 | 22.35 | ||
| Labour | Frank Mackinnon | 1,788 | 21.96 | ||
| Green | Alexander Ewing | 1,553 | 19.07 | ||
| Capital Action | Ashley Lewis | 1,050 | 12.89 | ||
| Informal votes | 380 | 4.66 | +2.78 | ||
| Turnout | 8,143 | 50.56 | -0.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,103 | ||||
Wellington Ward
The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sue Driver | 27,963 | 63.76 | ||
| Citizens' | Ian Lawrence | 26,162 | 59.65 | ||
| Green | Denis Foot | 25,634 | 58.45 | ||
| Labour | Terry McDavitt | 20,406 | 46.53 | ||
| Citizens' | Les Paske | 19,034 | 43.40 | ||
| Citizens' | Euan McQueen | 14,077 | 32.10 | ||
| Citizens' | James Cornish | 13,080 | 29.82 | ||
| Citizens' | Jim Rowe | 12,837 | 29.27 | ||
| Labour | Peter Graham | 12,166 | 27.74 | ||
| Labour | Robert Logan | 11,607 | 26.46 | ||
| Labour | Patrick McLean | 9,655 | 22.01 | ||
| Alliance | Dallas Moore | 8,014 | 18.27 | ||
| Alliance | Vernon Tile | 6,676 | 15.22 | ||
| Alliance | Ron England | 6,583 | 15.01 | ||
| Alliance | Simon Leys | 5,368 | 12.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,736 | 10.79 | |||
| Turnout | 43,856 | 40.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 108,505 | ||||
- Bly, Ross (1992). City of Wellington: Local Body Elections, 1992 (Report). Wellington City Council.