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The 1989 Wellington local elections were part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western).
Main article: 1989 Wellington City mayoral election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Belich | 15,198 | 28.90 | -21.68 | |
Independent | Helene Ritchie | 14,266 | 27.12 | ||
Citizens' | Rex Nicholls | 14,183 | 26.97 | ||
Independent Citizens' | David Bull | 4,372 | 8.31 | ||
Independent | Roger Ridley-Smith | 1,963 | 3.73 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | John Morrison | 1,015 | 1.93 | ||
Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 200 | 0.38 | -0.29 | |
Informal votes | 1,391 | 2.64 | -1.86 | ||
Majority | 932 | 1.77 | -4.53 | ||
Turnout | 52,588 | 49.94 | +8.17 |
The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens' | Ruth Gotlieb | 6,308 | 63.51 | +13.30 | |
Citizens' | Les Paske | 5,394 | 54.30 | +7.22 | |
Labour | Nic Dalton | 5,200 | 52.35 | +7.15 | |
Citizens' | Brian Barraclough | 4,197 | 42.25 | ||
Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 3,713 | 37.38 | ||
Labour | Marie Bell | 3,679 | 37.04 | ||
Labour | Geoff Turner | 3,267 | 32.89 | -12.63 | |
Labour | Rob Calder | 2,731 | 27.49 | ||
Green | Richard Aldridge | 2,554 | 25.71 | ||
Independent | Keith Richardson | 2,096 | 21.10 | ||
Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 418 | 4.20 | -1.90 | |
Informal votes | 172 | 1.73 | +0.38 | ||
Registered electors | 21,199 |
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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Citizens' | Russell Armitage | 2,371 | 42.85 | ||
Green | Stephen Rainbow | 2,326 | 42.04 | ||
Labour | Terry McDavitt | 2,280 | 41.21 | -7.18 | |
Labour | Margaret Bonner | 2,226 | 40.23 | -10.27 | |
Green | Rachell Barrett | 2,099 | 37.94 | ||
Citizens' | James Coyle | 1,889 | 34.14 | ||
Citizens' | Roly Metge | 1,865 | 33.71 | ||
Labour | Paul Harris | 1,370 | 24.76 | ||
Informal votes | 170 | 3.07 | +1.03 | ||
Registered electors | 14,081 |
The Northern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Citizens' | Sarah Lysaght | 4,018 | 62.58 | -12.26 | |
Labour | Ken Boyden | 2,969 | 46.24 | +1.20 | |
Independent | Ian Hutchings | 2,351 | 36.61 | ||
Labour | Pip Piper | 2,002 | 31.18 | -11.23 | |
Citizens' | Stephen Bourne | 1,873 | 29.17 | -8.45 | |
Labour | Peter Graham | 1,731 | 26.96 | ||
Independent | Norm Thomas | 1,724 | 26.85 | -4.36 | |
Citizens' | Vic Jarvis | 1,486 | 23.14 | ||
Independent | Kevin Rowell | 850 | 13.23 | ||
Informal votes | 257 | 4.00 | +2.02 | ||
Registered electors | 14,310 |
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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Citizens' | Sally Baber | 3,518 | 64.66 | ||
Citizens' | Les Stephens | 3,038 | 55.84 | ||
Labour | Diane Jonassen | 1,520 | 27.94 | ||
Independent | Bob Monks | 1,391 | 25.56 | ||
Labour | Carl Dawson | 1,203 | 22.11 | ||
Informal votes | 210 | 3.86 | |||
Registered electors | 10,389 |
The Southern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Blincoe | 4,199 | 51.26 | ||
Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 4,068 | 49.67 | -18.71 | |
Labour | Tala Cleverley | 3,812 | 46.54 | -16.84 | |
Citizens' | Merrin Downing | 3,151 | 38.47 | ||
Labour | Rodney Murphy | 2,930 | 35.77 | -1.02 | |
Green | Michael Murray | 2,358 | 28.79 | ||
Citizens' | Ivan Brody-Solt | 2,185 | 26.67 | ||
Citizens' | Lagi Sipeli | 2,105 | 25.70 | -1.11 | |
Citizens' | Asalemo Pesamino | 1,557 | 19.01 | ||
People's Party | Warwick Taylor | 1,396 | 17.04 | -1.42 | |
Independent | Bill Maung | 1,083 | 13.22 | ||
Independent | Owen Henderson | 1,044 | 12.74 | +3.16 | |
People's Party | Christopher Ellis | 842 | 10.28 | ||
People's Party | Michael Day | 748 | 9.13 | ||
People's Party | Gerard Worsfold | 635 | 7.75 | ||
Independent | Ralph Burton | 353 | 4.31 | ||
Informal votes | 294 | 3.58 | +1.18 | ||
Registered electors | 20,743 |
The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | David Watt | 3,267 | |||
Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 2,401 | 52.43 | ||
Independent | Graeme Sutton | 2,283 | 49.85 | ||
Independent | Robert Banks | 746 | 16.29 | ||
Independent | Ron England | 387 | 8.45 | ||
Informal votes | 74 | 1.61 | |||
Registered electors | 8,595 |
The Western Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Val Bedingfield | 5,362 | 67.31 | ||
Citizens' | Anna Weir | 4,283 | 53.77 | ||
Labour | Sue Driver | 4,201 | 52.74 | ||
Citizens' | Colin Robertson | 2,776 | 34.85 | ||
Citizens' | Peter Gapes | 2,571 | 32.27 | ||
Green | Chris Thomas | 2,475 | 31.07 | ||
Labour | James Kebbell | 1,569 | 19.69 | ||
Independent | Bruce Abernethy | 508 | 6.37 | ||
Informal votes | 150 | 1.88 | |||
Registered electors | 15,618 |
The North Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Helene Ritchie | 10,457 | 44.13 | ||
Independent | David Bull | 10,039 | 42.36 | ||
Citizens' | Jim Rowe | 7,064 | 29.81 | ||
Labour | Ken Boyden | 7,049 | 29.74 | -14.49 | |
Citizens' | Mike Gibson | 6,937 | 29.27 | -11.18 | |
Independent | Hazel Bibby | 6,932 | 29.25 | -27.10 | |
Citizens' | Dennis Duggan | 5,801 | 24.48 | ||
Green | Chris Thomas | 5,236 | 22.09 | ||
Labour | Matthew Bennett | 3,606 | 15.21 | ||
Labour | Dave Davies | 2,985 | 12.59 | ||
Independent | Kevin Rowell | 1,900 | 8.01 | ||
Green | Ivor Farkash | 1,820 | 7.68 | ||
Informal votes | 1,259 | 5.31 | |||
Registered electors | 48,912 |
The South Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Citizens' | Ruth Gotlieb | 13,002 | 56.22 | ||
Citizens' | Ian Lawrence | 12,541 | 54.22 | ||
Citizens' | Les Paske | 10,538 | 45.56 | +2.05 | |
Labour | Terry McDavitt | 9,282 | 40.13 | ||
Labour | Val Taylor | 8,942 | 38.66 | ||
Labour | Raewyn Good | 8,521 | 36.84 | -5.77 | |
Citizens' | Kevin O'Brien | 8,231 | 35.59 | -2.69 | |
Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 7,535 | 32.58 | -0.37 | |
Green | Stephen Rainbow | 7,119 | 30.78 | ||
Green | John Carter | 5,803 | 25.09 | ||
Informal votes | 997 | 4.31 | |||
Registered electors | 56,023 |