1989 Auckland City local elections

The 1989 Auckland local elections were part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections cover one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, hospital board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1989 Auckland City local elections

← 1986 14 October 1989 1992 →

All 24 seats on the Auckland City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Citizens & Ratepayers Labour Community Independents
Last election 15 5 N/A
Seats won 17 3 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Increase 1

Auckland City Council

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The Auckland City Council following the 1989 election consisted of a mayor and twenty-four councillors elected from ten wards (Avondale, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Maungakiekie, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Tamaki and Western Bays).[1]

Mayor

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1989 Auckland mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Tizard 61,627 74.01 +12.46
Independent Malcolm Moses 7,909 9.49
Independent Dan Watson 4,462 5.35
Green Jack Conran 4,257 5.11
Independent Laurence Watkins 1,949 2.34
Blokes Liberation Front Chris Brady 1,794 2.15
McGillicuddy Serious Mark Servian 1,270 1.52
Majority 53,718 64.51 +41.40
Turnout 83,268 42.09

Avondale Ward

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The Avondale Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Avondale Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Brian Maude 3,407 43.00 +4.35
Labour Suzanne Sinclair 3,196 40.34 −14.69
Labour Lorraine Wilson 2,790 35.21
Citizens & Ratepayers Reg Mullins 2,306 29.10
Independent Frances Spence 2,046 25.82
Independent Dennis Scoles 1,217 15.36
Independent John Charles Fitton 882 11.13
Majority 406 5.12
Turnout 7,922

Eastern Bays Ward

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The Eastern Bays Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Eastern Bays Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Juliet Yates 7,733 62.46 −7.74
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 6,664 53.83
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp 5,545 44.79
Independent Gray Bartlett 5,381 43.46 −3.87
Citizens & Ratepayers Ron Greer 4,250 34.33 −26.22
Independent Ross Johns 3,642 29.42
Independent John Bryce Morton 1,191 9.62
Independent Joe Hawke 698 5.63
Independent Des Roberts 689 5.56 −22.33
Independent Phil Kozina 537 4.33
Independent Jack Rameka 455 3.67
Independent Patrick Byrne 350 2.82
Majority 164 1.32
Turnout 12,379

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

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The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elected one member to the Auckland City Council

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sandra Lee 1,879 70.93
Independent Alan Murray 456 17.21
Independent Caroline De Latour 178 6.71
Independent Ian Andrews 93 3.51
Independent John Cranstoun 43 1.62
Majority 1,423 53.71
Turnout 2,649

Hobson Ward

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The Hobson Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Hobson Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Barbara Goodman 6,865 87.63
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 5,308 67.75
Independent Toni Carolyn Jones 1,587 20.25
Independent Luke Van Ryn 1,153 14.71
Independent Andrew Tumahai 754 9.62
Majority 3,721 47.49
Turnout 7,834

Maungakiekie Ward

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The Maungakiekie Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Maungakiekie Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Graham Mountjoy 4,394 52.18
Citizens & Ratepayers John Williams 3,380 40.14
Independent Grahame Thorne 3,366 39.97
Citizens & Ratepayers Leon Leicester 2,904 34.48
Labour Noeline Walsh 2,135 25.35
Labour Joan Caulfield 2,068 24.56
Independent Andrew Stanley 1,766 20.97
Independent Mahe Tupouniua 1,331 15.80
Independent David Paterson 931 11.05
Independent Betty Helen Church 911 10.81
Independent George Harding 731 8.68
Independent Chris Diack 602 7.14
Independent Alan Vessey 473 5.61
Independent Lou Davis 268 3.18
Majority 462 5.48
Turnout 8,420

Mount Albert Ward

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The Mount Albert Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Mount Albert Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Frank Ryan 4,496 61.54
Citizens & Ratepayers Alan Wood 3,382 46.29
Labour Jenny May Maguire 2,225 30.45
Labour Pat Dale 1,662 22.75
Independent Valda Cahill 1,369 18.74
NewLabour Sam Bassett 786 10.75
Independent Ronald Desmond Davis 690 9.44
Majority 1,157 15.83
Turnout 7,305

Mount Eden Ward

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The Mount Eden Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Mount Eden Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Astrid Malcolm 3,064 47.85
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Johns 2,834 44.26
Labour Kathleen Gaynor Neate 1,725 26.94
Independent Peter Boys 1,500 23.42
Labour Graham Robert McGregor 1,366 21.33
Independent Greg Whitecliffe 792 12.36
Independent Allan Llewellyn Hughes 667 10.41
Independent William Hardy 512 7.99
Independent Roderick James Leggett 346 5.40
Majority 1,109 17.32
Turnout 6,403

Mount Roskill Ward

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The Mount Roskill Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Mount Roskill Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers David Hay 7,841 72.48
Citizens & Ratepayers Doug Astley 5,477 50.63
Citizens & Ratepayers Grahame Breed 4,936 45.63
Independent Roly Magness 4,181 38.65
Independent Ernie Pinches 3,859 35.67
Independent Glendon Daryl Morwood 2,254 20.83
NewLabour Allison Lindley 1,698 15.69
Independent Thomas George Fenton 1,235 11.41
Independent Okesene Lealaiauloto 970 8.96
Majority 755 6.97
Turnout 10,817

Tamaki Ward

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The Tamaki Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Tamaki Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Bean 5,200 61.18
Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Christian 3,835 45.12
Labour Albie Brown 3,179 37.40
Labour Alan Verrall 2,907 34.20
Citizens & Ratepayers Ken Graham 2,724 32.05
Citizens & Ratepayers Jan Welch 2,470 29.06
Independent Stephen Kirkwood 2,351 27.66 −33.37
Independent Joseph Clark 1,316 15.48
Independent Lucy Te Awhitu 676 7.95
Independent Fialauia Toailoa-Amituanai 437 5.14
Independent Kereama Pene 401 4.71
Majority 272 3.20
Turnout 8,499

Western Bays Ward

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The Western Bays Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Western Bays Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Ind. Bruce Hucker 2,923 34.78
Citizens & Ratepayers Sue Corbett 2,881 34.28
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Barnaby 2,730 32.48
Citizens & Ratepayers Harry Julian 1,952 23.22
Labour Tracey Wotherspoon 1,952 23.22
Labour Jim Yandall 1,846 21.96
Labour Hope Monroe 1,771 21.07
Independent Betty Wark 1,688 20.08
Community Ind. Georgina Kirby 1,577 18.76
Community Ind. Asenaca Uluiviti 1,081 12.86
Independent Richard Neil Houghton 932 11.09
Independent Margaret Clare Dale 851 10.12
Independent Ursula Paul 844 10.04
Independent Bob Jones 727 8.65
Independent Douglas Charles Owens 616 7.33
Independent Wycliffe Elia 464 5.52
Independent Harley Frederick Sandgrove 374 4.45
Majority 778 9.25
Turnout 8,403

References

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  1. ^ Bush, Graham (1991). Advance in order: the Auckland City Council from centenary to reorganisation, 1971-1989. Auckland City Council. pp. 443–4. ISBN 0908834039.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Declaration of Result of Election − Auckland City Council". Auckland Star. 27 October 1989. p. B11.