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City Vision | |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Merger of | New Zealand Labour Party Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left toleft-wing |
| Colours | Red and green |
| Auckland Council[1] | 1 / 21 |
| Auckland Local Board Members (Including Roskill Community Voice) | 9 / 149 |
| Auckland City Licensing trusts | 3 / 35 |
| Website | |
| cityvision.org.nz | |
City Vision is a centre-left coalition of two political parties, theNew Zealand Labour Party and theGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, and community independents who contestAuckland Council (and previouslyAuckland City andAuckland Regional Council) elections every three years.[2] They have usually caucused in affiliation with Labour Party councillors and progressive independents.
City Vision originated in 1998 as a centre-leftelectoral ticket representing the localLabour,Green parties, and other progressive candidates in the Auckland local council elections.[2] It was formed to challenge the centre-rightCitizens and Ratepayers Association (C&R), which had dominated control of theAuckland City Council since the C&R's formation in the 1930s. City Vision have traditionally held representation in the centre-west and south of Auckland City.
City Vision candidates gained partial control of the Auckland City Council with the appointment of their first leaderBruce Hucker as Deputy Mayor of Auckland City in the 1998–2001Christine Fletcher Mayoral administration, but received an electoral setback in 2001 with the election of aJohn Banks/C&R led council.
City Vision and Labour formed a working majority after the 2004 elections (winning nine seats)[3] plus the election ofDick Hubbard to the mayoralty, partnering withAction Hobson anti-motorway councillors to form a bloc of twelve out of twenty.[4] This council term saw public discontent over rates rises and water-price rises, and public anger over accusations of wasteful spending, such as on overseas travel.[citation needed] This term was also marked by infighting inside City Vision, with the deposition of leader Bruce Hucker and his replacement by Labour CouncillorRichard Northey, a former Labour MP.[5][6]
City Vision lost the 2007 elections to a John Banks/Citizens-and-Ratepayers team, finding themselves reduced to three councillors, in addition to two Labour councillors also re-elected.
Richard Northey continued as the leader of the City Vision and Labour bloc on Auckland City's council from the 2007 elections until 2010.
In the 2010 elections, the first for the newAuckland Council,Cathy Casey won a seat for City Vision. Winning candidates endorsed by City Vision wereMike Lee for council andLen Brown for mayor. Labour won another two council seats. City Vision won the majority on two local boards:Waitemata Local Board, which includes the central business district, andAlbert-Eden Local Board. They also held two seats on thePuketapapa Local Board under the affiliation Roskill Community Voice.
In the 2013 elections,Cathy Casey retained her council seat for City Vision. Winning candidates endorsed by City Vision wereMike Lee for council andLen Brown for mayor. City Vision and affiliates held the majority on three local boards: the majority was maintained on the Waitemata and Albert-Eden local boards while City Vision members gained a majority on the Puketāpapa local board under the affiliation Roskill Community Voice.
In 2016, City Vision called for a total review of local voting, including evaluation of online voting feasibility and a single polling day.[7] In the 2016 election, Cathy Casey and Mike Lee retained their council seats for City Vision. City Vision held the majority on the Waitemata, Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Local Boards.
In the2019 Auckland local elections, Cathy Casey retained her Council seat. Newly endorsed City Vision candidatePippa Coom won the Waitemāta seat. City Vision held the majority on the Waitemata and Puketāpapa Local Boards.
During the2022 Auckland local elections, City Vision candidateJulie Fairey was elected as a councillor for the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward.[8] In addition, seven City Vision candidates were elected to local boards and three candidates to the Portage Licensing Trust.[9][10]
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | ||||||
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| Council candidates | Local board candidates | Health board candidates | Licensing trust candidates | Council seats | Local board seats | Health board seats | Licensing trust seats | |
| 2001[11] | 11/19 | 24/52 | 5/7 | 3/9 | 4 / 19 | 12 / 52 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 9 |
| 2004[12] | 9/19 | 22/47 | 5/7 | 3/9 | 6 / 19 | 17 / 47 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 9 |
| 2007[13] | 9/19 | 21/52 | 4/7 | 3/9 | 3 / 19 | 9 / 52 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 9 |
| 2010 | 2/20 | 22/149 | 4/21 | 3/41 | 1 / 20 | 10 / 149 | 2 / 21 | 2 / 41 |
| 2013 | 2/20 | 19/149 | 7/21 | 3/35 | 1 / 20 | 14 / 149 | 2 / 21 | 1 / 35 |
| 2016 | 2/20 | 15/149 | 7/21 | 3/35 | 1 / 20 | 10 / 149 | 3 / 21 | 2 / 35 |
| 2019 | 3/20 | 18/149 | 6/21 | 3/35 | 2 / 20 | 10 / 149 | 3 / 21 | 3 / 35 |
| 2022 | 3/20 | 18/149 | Abolished | 3/35 | 1 / 20 | 7 / 149 | Abolished | 3 / 35 |
City Vision candidates who were elected as ward councillors in 2022:[14]
City Vision candidates who were elected as local board members in 2022:[15]
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