The1986 Wellington City Council election was part of the1986 New Zealand local elections , to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The polling was conducted using thefirst-past-the-post electoral method.
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Brooklyn, Eastern, Karori, Lambton, Northern, Otari, Southern).
The Brooklyn Ward elects two members to the Wellington City Council
The Eastern Ward elects four members to the Wellington City Council
Eastern Ward[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 3,226 50.21 Citizens' Les Paske 3,025 47.08 Labour Nic Dalton 2,904 45.20 Labour Geoff Turner 2,796 43.52 Labour Lloyd Brown 2,543 39.58 Citizens' Kevin Allen 2,526 39.32 Labour Allan Jenkins 2,436 37.92 Citizens' Cress Thirkell 1,964 30.57 Independent Jenny Harris 1,596 24.84 Independent Bruce Harris 1,385 21.55 Independent David Mitchell 816 12.70 Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 392 6.10 Informal votes 87 1.35 Turnout 6,425 39.37 Registered electors 16,316
The Karori Ward elects two members to the Wellington City Council
The Lambton Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council
The Northern Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council
The Otari Ward elects four members to the Wellington City Council
Otari Ward[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jim Belich [ nb 1] 5,023 65.68 Citizens' Rosemary Young-Rouse 4,373 57.18 Citizens' Sally Baber 4,025 52.63 Labour Sue Driver 3,898 50.97 Citizens' Anna Weir 3,575 46.75 Citizens' Arthur Kinsella 3,540 46.29 Labour Harold Dixon 3,296 43.10 Labour Henk Huber 2,744 35.88 Informal votes 115 1.50 Turnout 7,647 44.03 Registered electors 17,364
Table footnotes:
^ As Belich won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate. The Southern Ward elects three members to the Wellington City Council
Other local elections [ edit ] Wellington Harbour Board [ edit ] Wellington Harbour Board [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jim Belich 21,702 67.12 Labour Keith Spry 20,670 63.92 +6.46 Labour Hazel Bibby 19,471 60.22 +8.64 Citizens' Ruth Gotlieb 17,547 54.26 Citizens' Brian Barraclough 14,564 45.04 −8.32 Citizens' Alister Macalister 14,478 44.77 −5.08 Labour David Wilkin 13,833 42.78 Citizens' Kevin O'Brien 13,460 41.62 Labour Terry O'Brien 13,118 40.57 Citizens' James Stewart 12,915 39.94 Informal votes 689 2.13 −1.52 Turnout 32,489 36.37 +3.94 Registered electors 89,328
Wellington Hospital Board [ edit ] Wellington Hospital Board [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Margaret Bonner 24,040 67.98 +16.45 Citizens' Bridget-Anne Fowler 17,894 50.60 Citizens' Doug Catley 17,397 49.20 +2.99 Citizens' Ella McLeod 17,283 48.87 +6.12 Labour Val Taylor 17,160 48.53 Labour Anne Town 16,391 46.35 Citizens' Malcolm Nicholson 15,890 44.93 +3.19 Labour Tracey Crampton-Smith 15,219 43.04 Citizens' Ralph Johnson 14,647 41.42 Labour John Morgan 14,611 41.32 Labour Henk Huber 13,659 38.62 +14.66 Informal votes 960 2.71 +0.61 Turnout 35,359 39.58 +6.05 Registered electors 89,328
Wellington Regional Council [ edit ] Wellington Regional Council [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jim Belich 23,096 61.68 Labour Keith Spry 21,750 58.09 −6.09 Labour Hazel Bibby 21,097 56.35 +1.02 Labour Ken Boyden 16,561 44.23 +4.19 Citizens' Les Paske 16,292 43.51 −17.92 Labour Raewyn Good 15,956 42.61 Citizens' Mike Gibson 15,145 40.45 −9.67 Citizens' Sarah Lysaght 14,706 39.27 Citizens' Kevin O'Brien 14,333 38.28 Labour Paul Swain 14,289 38.16 Citizens' Bob Moodie 14,189 37.89 Citizens' Lloyd Brown 13,773 36.78 Labour John Gilberthorpe 12,339 32.95 Citizens' Rama Ramanathan 11,486 30.67 Citizens' Paul Douche 10,871 29.03 Independent Saul Goldsmith 9,560 25.53 Independent Ron England 4,421 11.80 Informal votes 486 1.29 −2.38 Turnout 37,439 41.91 +9.31 Registered electors 89,328
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