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 Wellington City within Wellington Region |
Wellington City Council
editThe Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).
Mayor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mark Blumsky | 33,828 | 58.81 | +14.82 | |
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 12,918 | 22.46 | ||
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 7,402 | 12.87 | +11.25 | |
Independent | Rama Ramanathan | 1,381 | 2.40 | ||
Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 1,374 | 2.38 | ||
Independent | Robert Te Whare | 609 | 1.05 | ||
Majority | 20,910 | 36.35 | +11.84 | ||
Turnout | 57,512 | 48.46 | −4.64 | ||
Registered electors | 118,669 |
Eastern ward
editThe Eastern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Sue Kedgley | 5,914 | 56.15 | −10.14 | |
Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,695 | 54.07 | −17.49 | |
Labour | Leonie Gill | 4,285 | 40.68 | ||
Wellington Alive | Rob Goulden | 4,050 | 38.45 | ||
Wellington Alive | Jo Morgan | 4,008 | 38.05 | ||
Labour | Kevin Burrows | 3,298 | 31.31 | ||
Independent | Brian Barraclough | 3,214 | 30.51 | −11.54 | |
Independent | Rama Ramanathan | 3,098 | 29.41 | −9.93 | |
Labour | Kathy Moe | 2,917 | 27.69 | ||
Independent | Linda Hobman | 1,940 | 18.42 | ||
Independent | Phil Sprey | 1,912 | 18.15 | ||
Independent | Arthur Attrill | 1,798 | 17.07 | ||
Turnout | 10,532 | 43.03 | +0.53 | ||
Registered electors | 24,474 |
Lambton ward
editThe Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Mary Varnham | 4,197 | 47.22 | ||
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 3,971 | 44.68 | ||
Wellington Alive | Chris Parkin | 3,513 | 39.52 | ||
Wellington Alive | Francine Russell | 3,447 | 38.78 | ||
Wellington Alive | David Simms | 3,037 | 34.17 | ||
Labour | Michael Gibbs | 2,488 | 27.99 | ||
Green | Craig Palmer | 2,189 | 24.63 | ||
Independent | Alistair Shaw | 1,987 | 22.35 | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 791 | 8.90 | ||
Independent | Peter Isaac | 604 | 6.79 | ||
Independent | Rosamund Averton | 438 | 4.92 | ||
Turnout | 8,887 | 39.80 | |||
Registered electors | 22,327 |
Northern ward
editThe Northern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wellington Alive | Kerry Prendergast | 6,789 | 58.41 | ||
Wellington Alive | Robert Armstrong | 6,046 | 52.02 | ||
Wellington Alive | Ian Hutchings | 5,403 | 46.48 | +20.26 | |
Independent | Helene Ritchie | 4,708 | 40.50 | +15.42 | |
Wellington Alive | Phil Guerin | 4,487 | 38.60 | ||
Independent | Kent Clark | 3,027 | 26.04 | +0.01 | |
Independent | Lois Robertson | 2,620 | 22.54 | ||
Independent | Alex Tan | 2,610 | 22.45 | ||
Green | Deirdre Kent | 2,268 | 19.51 | ||
Independent | Roger Bradshaw | 2,098 | 18.05 | ||
Independent | Vryn Evans | 1,612 | 13.87 | ||
Alliance | Ron England | 1,599 | 13.75 | ||
Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 1,238 | 10.65 | ||
Independent | John Fourier | 1,209 | 10.40 | ||
Independent | Eugene Ryder | 772 | 6.64 | ||
Turnout | 11,622 | 45.73 | +4.00 | ||
Registered electors | 25,411 |
Onslow ward
editThe Onslow ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Judy Siers | 2,981 | 51.69 | ||
Wellington Alive | Allan Johnston | 2,920 | 50.64 | ||
Wellington Alive | Reece Mead | 2,442 | 42.35 | ||
Independent | Jack Ruben | 1,559 | 27.03 | ||
Alliance | John Fanning | 762 | 13.21 | ||
Independent | Alexander Schiff | 348 | 6.03 | ||
Independent | Phillip Rennie | 237 | 4.11 | ||
Independent | Matthew Hodgetts | 149 | 2.58 | ||
Independent | Craig Ranapia | 134 | 2.32 | ||
Turnout | 5,766 | 49.66 | |||
Registered electors | 11,610 |
Southern ward
editThe Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Piper | 4,727 | 55.96 | +2.55 | |
Labour | Alick Shaw | 4,304 | 50.95 | ||
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 3,358 | 39.75 | +9.24 | |
Labour | Rupert Watson | 2,752 | 32.58 | ||
Wellington Alive | Coleen Singleton | 2,658 | 31.47 | ||
Wellington Alive | Matt Taylor | 2,661 | 31.50 | ||
Independent | Ray Clegg | 1,673 | 19.80 | ||
Green | John Robinson | 1,464 | 17.33 | ||
Independent | Maurice Moresi | 779 | 9.22 | ||
Alliance | Robert Te Whare | 653 | 7.73 | −17.50 | |
Independent | Victoria Loisei | 308 | 3.64 | ||
Turnout | 8,446 | 41.51 | +4.62 | ||
Registered electors | 20,345 |
Western ward
editThe Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andy Foster | 4,059 | 59.39 | −3.04 | |
Wellington Alive | John Morrison | 3,654 | 53.46 | ||
Independent | Barbara Nef | 3,564 | 52.15 | +6.02 | |
Independent | Guy Nunns | 1,413 | 20.67 | ||
Independent | Craig Wylie | 564 | 8.25 | −21.31 | |
Independent | Beverly Murta | 414 | 6.05 | ||
Turnout | 6,834 | 47.12 | +6.54 | ||
Registered electors | 14,502 |
Wellington Regional Council
editWellington Ward
editThe Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Wellington City Council – Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 17 October 1998. p. 22.
- ^ "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 12 October 1998. p. 6.