The 1998 Wellington local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover the 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.
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Position of the Wellington Region |
Wellington City Council edit
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).
Mayor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mark Blumsky | 33,586 | 59.00 | +14.64 | |
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 12,693 | 22.29 | ||
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 7,327 | 12.87 | +12.22 | |
Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 1,366 | 2.39 | ||
Independent | Rama Ramanathan | 1,357 | 2.38 | ||
Independent | Robert Te Whare | 596 | 1.04 | ||
Majority | 20,893 | 36.70 | +11.96 | ||
Turnout | 56,925 | 48.80 | -2.98 |
Eastern ward edit
The Eastern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Sue Kedgley | 5,829 | 56.02 | -11.10 | |
Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,643 | 54.23 | -21.98 | |
Labour | Leonie Gill | 4,233 | 40.68 | ||
Wellington Alive | Rob Goulden | 4,022 | 38.65 | ||
Wellington Alive | Jo Morgan | 3,968 | 38.13 | ||
Labour | Kevin Burrows | 3,253 | 31.26 | ||
Independent | Brian Barraclough | 3,177 | 30.53 | -12.17 | |
Independent | Rama Ramanathan | 3,055 | 29.36 | -10.38 | |
Labour | Kathy Moe | 2,876 | 27.64 | ||
Independent | Linda Hobman | 1,900 | 18.26 | ||
Independent | Phil Sprey | 1,887 | 18.13 | ||
Independent | Arthur Attrill | 1,777 | 17.07 | ||
Turnout | 10,405 | 42.51 | +1.27 | ||
Registered electors | 24,474 |
Lambton ward edit
The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Mary Varnham | 4,629 | 60.11 | ||
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 3,879 | 50.37 | ||
Wellington Alive | Chris Parkin | 3,473 | 45.10 | ||
Wellington Alive | Francine Russell | 3,397 | 44.11 | ||
Wellington Alive | David Simms | 2,999 | 38.94 | ||
Labour | Michael Gibbs | 2,446 | 31.76 | ||
Green | Craig Palmer | 2,138 | 27.76 | ||
Independent | Alistair Shaw | 1,947 | 25.28 | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 766 | 9.94 | ||
Independent | Peter Isaac | 596 | 7.74 | ||
Independent | Rosamund Averton | 426 | 5.53 | ||
Turnout | 8,898 | 39.85 | |||
Registered electors | 22,327 |
Northern ward edit
The Northern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Wellington Alive | Kerry Prendergast | 6,794 | 58.32 | ||
Wellington Alive | Robert Armstrong | 6,057 | 51.99 | ||
Wellington Alive | Ian Hutchings | 5,408 | 46.42 | +20.20 | |
Independent | Helene Ritchie | 4,686 | 40.22 | +15.22 | |
Wellington Alive | Phil Guerin | 4,498 | 38.61 | ||
Independent | Kent Clark | 3,013 | 25.86 | -3.12 | |
Independent | Alex Tan | 2,608 | 22.38 | ||
Independent | Lois Robertson | 2,607 | 22.37 | ||
Green | Deirdre Kent | 2,242 | 19.24 | ||
Independent | Roger Bradshaw | 2,095 | 17.98 | ||
Independent | Vryn Evans | 1,805 | 15.49 | ||
Alliance | Ron England | 1,582 | 13.58 | ||
Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 1,234 | 10.59 | ||
Independent | John Fourier | 1,201 | 10.30 | ||
Independent | Eugene Ryder | 769 | 6.60 | ||
Turnout | 11,649 | 45.84 | +4.69 | ||
Registered electors | 25,411 |
Onslow ward edit
The Onslow ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Judy Siers | 2,956 | 51.58 | ||
Wellington Alive | Allan Johnston | 2,906 | 50.71 | ||
Wellington Alive | Reece Mead | 2,430 | 42.40 | ||
Independent | Jack Ruben | 1,543 | 26.92 | ||
Alliance | John Fanning | 758 | 13.22 | ||
Independent | Alexander Schiff | 343 | 5.98 | ||
Independent | Phillip Rennie | 243 | 4.24 | ||
Independent | Matthew Hodgetts | 148 | 2.58 | ||
Independent | Craig Ranapia | 134 | 2.33 | ||
Turnout | 5,730 | 49.35 | |||
Registered electors | 11,610 |
Southern ward edit
The Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Piper | 4,666 | 56.01 | +1.52 | |
Labour | Alick Shaw | 4,257 | 51.10 | ||
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 3,309 | 39.72 | +9.21 | |
Labour | Rupert Watson | 2,716 | 32.60 | ||
Wellington Alive | Coleen Singleton | 2,634 | 31.62 | ||
Wellington Alive | Matt Taylor | 2,634 | 31.62 | ||
Independent | Ray Clegg | 1,652 | 19.83 | ||
Green | John Robinson | 1,422 | 17.07 | ||
Independent | Maurice Moresi | 749 | 8.99 | ||
Alliance | Robert Te Whare | 642 | 7.70 | ||
Independent | Victoria Loisel | 309 | 3.70 | ||
Turnout | 8,330 | 40.94 | +1.21 | ||
Registered electors | 20,345 |
Western ward edit
The Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andy Foster | 4,020 | 59.29 | -4.95 | |
Wellington Alive | John Morrison | 3,634 | 53.59 | ||
Independent | Barbara Nef | 3,541 | 52.22 | +4.79 | |
Independent | Guy Nunns | 1,397 | 20.60 | ||
Independent | Craig Wylie | 557 | 8.21 | -22.20 | |
Independent | Beverly Murta | 411 | 6.06 | ||
Turnout | 8,280 | 57.09 | +18.26 | ||
Registered electors | 14,502 |
Wellington Regional Council edit
Wellington Ward edit
The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Chris Laidlaw | 28,074 | 65.92 | ||
Labour | Margaret Bonner | 23,404 | 54.95 | ||
Labour | Terry McDavitt | 21,629 | 50.78 | ||
Independent | Euan McQueen | 17,572 | 41.26 | ||
Independent | Michael Gibson | 15,606 | 36.64 | ||
Wellington Alive | Martyn Turner | 15,318 | 35.96 | ||
Labour | Jim Turner | 15,049 | 35.33 | ||
Green | Toni Atkinson | 14,419 | 33.86 | ||
Labour | Daran Ponter | 14,418 | 33.85 | ||
Wellington Alive | Bob Henare | 13,597 | 31.92 | ||
Alliance | Tony Simpson | 12,904 | 30.30 | ||
Green | Roland Sapsford | 11,861 | 27.85 | ||
Alliance | Russell Taylor | 9,082 | 21.32 | ||
Turnout | 42,586 | 35.88 | |||
Registered electors | 118,669 |