1983 Lower Hutt mayoral election

Municipal election in New Zealand April 2024 May 2023 1983 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1980 1986 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1986 8 October 1983 (16,746 42.00%) 150x150px John Kennedy-Good United Citizens 8,261 49.33 150x150px Alister Abernethy New Zealand Labour Party 3,961 23.65 150x150px Don Lee Independent politician 3,653 21.81 Mayor John Kennedy-Good John Kennedy-Good The 1983 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the 1983 New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including sixteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The incumbent Mayor, John Kennedy-Good, stood for a sixth term and was successful.McGill 1991 195 The Labour Party made a modest recovery from its 1980 result, winning three extra seats. Former United Citizens councillor Don Lee severed his links with the ticket to run for the mayoralty. As an independent he was defeated for mayor as well as losing his seat on the city council and Hutt Valley Energy Board (the latter of which he was chairman of). He did however manage to retain his seat on the Wellington Regional Council (which Kennedy-Good was also elected to).Brian Woodley Poll of Surprises – Hope for Loners The Evening Post 10 October 1983 Mayoral results 1983 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt – Declaration of Result of Election – Election of Mayor The Evening Post 19 October 1983 40 United Citizens John Kennedy-Good 8,261 49.33 -11.08 New Zealand Labour Party Alister Abernethy 3,961 23.65 Independent politician Don Lee 3,653 21.81 Independent politician Doug Whitcher 629 3.75 242 1.44 -0.81 4,300 25.67 -2.87 16,746 42.00 -4.00 Councillor results 1983 Lower Hutt City Council electionCity of Lower Hutt – Declaration of Result of Election The Evening Post 20 October 1983 32 New Zealand Labour Party John Terris 9,156 60.47 +14.81 United Citizens Lucy Cole 8,646 57.11 +3.17 United Citizens Gerald Bond 8,432 55.69 +4.45 United Citizens Teri Puketapu 8,432 55.69 +2.81 United Citizens Lois Riseley 8,375 55.32 +7.19 United Citizens Roger Twentyman 8,030 53.04 +3.60 United Citizens Helen Thorstenson 8,025 53.00 +5.35 United Citizens Lawrie Woodley 7,749 51.18 +1.91 United Citizens David Ogden 7,653 50.55 +3.89 United Citizens Margaret Cousins 7,603 50.22 New Zealand Labour Party Jan Taylor 7,498 49.52 +9.38 New Zealand Labour Party Alister Abernethy 7,434 49.10 +9.37 United Citizens Ted Gibbs 7,385 48.78 New Zealand Labour Party Chen Werry 7,238 47.81 -1.28 United Citizens Errol Baird 7,081 46.77 United Citizens Chris MacKay 6,946 45.88 Independent politician Don Lee 6,808 44.96 -11.56 United Citizens Russell Cockburn 6,741 44.52 United Citizens Henri Martens 6,697 44.23 +1.79 United Citizens Rowland Crone 6,570 43.39 -2.21 United Citizens Bernard Feehan 6,493 42.88 New Zealand Labour Party Neville Pickering 6,328 41.79 New Zealand Labour Party John Eaton 6,275 41.44 +5.78 New Zealand Labour Party Elsie Broom 5,980 39.50 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Luke 5,945 39.26 +4.05 New Zealand Labour Party David Taylor 5,675 37.48 +4.18 New Zealand Labour Party Ian Jenkin 5,571 36.79 New Zealand Labour Party Patrick O'Hagan 5,502 36.34 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Lorimer 5,463 36.08 New Zealand Labour Party Ian Reid 5,313 35.09 New Zealand Labour Party Tafa Malifa-Poutoa 5,271 34.81 New Zealand Labour Party Alan McMillain 5,214 34.44 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Petterson 4,971 32.83 +2.97 Independent politician Doug Whitcher 4,161 27.48 +8.55 #EA0A34 Unemployed Workers John Forman 2,104 13.89 #EA0A34 Unemployed Workers Dave Macpherson 2,076 13.71 Notes References McGill David Lower Hutt – The First Garden City Lower Hutt City Council 1991 Petone, New Zealand 1-86956-003-5 Category:Mayoral elections in Lower Hutt Category:1983 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:October 1983 in Oceania