1995 Wellington City Council election

Local election in New Zealand April 2024 April 2022 1995 Wellington City Council election Flag of Wellington.svg parliamentary 1992 Wellington City Council election 1992 1998 Wellington City Council election 1998 All 18 ward seats on the Wellington City Council 14 October 1995 Wellington Citizens' Association 6 4 2 44,971 25.16 New Zealand Labour Party 5 2 3 29,532 16.52 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 4 3 1 16,983 9.50 Alliance (New Zealand political party) 0 1 1 16,156 9.04 1995 Wellington City Council election results.svg 300px Results by ward The 1995 Wellington City Council election was part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The polling was conducted using the first-past-the-post electoral method. Council The Wellington City Council consisted of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Western, Tawa, Eastern, Southern). Mayor 1995 Wellington City mayoral election 1995 Wellington mayoral electionDeclaration of Result of Election – City of Wellington The Evening Post 30 21 October 1995 Independent politician Mark Blumsky 26,372 43.99 New Zealand Labour Party Elizabeth Tennet 11,673 19.47 Independent politician Helene Ritchie 4,569 7.62 -9.38 Wellington Citizens' Association Nigel Gould 4,482 7.47 Independent politician Michael Wall 3,657 6.10 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Phillida Bunkle 3,336 5.56 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow 2,797 4.66 -6.05 Independent politician Bryan Pepperell 977 1.62 McGillicuddy Serious Party Ross Gardner 470 0.78 Independent politician Noel Galvin 435 0.72 Independent politician Donald Eddie 253 0.42 Independent politician Raymond Berkahn 149 0.24 Private Enterprise #43A2FF Frank Moncur 111 0.18 -0.05 Independent politician Bruce Harris 107 0.17 560 0.93 -0.17 14,699 24.51 59,948 53.10 -0.16 112,886 Eastern Ward The Eastern Ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Eastern Ward Independent politician Ruth Gotlieb 8,534 71.56 +13.06 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Sue Kedgley 7,906 66.29 +9.72 Wellington Citizens' Association Chris Parkin 5,336 44.74 Wellington Citizens' Association Brian Barraclough 5,015 42.05 +2.75 Wellington Citizens' Association Rama Ramanathan 4,692 39.34 +5.22 New Zealand Labour Party Robin Boldarin 4,464 37.43 New Zealand Labour Party Barry Ebert 4,054 33.99 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Ruby Woodward 3,388 28.41 Independent politician Evan Keay 2,647 22.19 Private Enterprise #43A2FF Frank Moncur 1,038 8.70 -0.47 625 5.24 +2.42 11,925 42.50 -4.93 28,056 Northern Ward The Northern Ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Northern Ward Independent politician Mark Blumskynb As Blumsky won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate. 11,585 76.73 Independent politician Judy Siers 9,291 61.53 Wellington Citizens' Association Sally Baber 8,080 53.51 Wellington Citizens' Association Allan Johnston 4,711 31.20 Independent politician Kent Clark 3,931 26.03 Alliance (New Zealand political party) John Fanning 3,630 24.04 Wellington Citizens' Association John Potter 3,541 23.45 525 3.47 -0.09 15,098 56.04 +8.77 26,940 Table footnotes: nb Southern Ward The Southern Ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Southern Ward New Zealand Labour Party John Gilberthorpe 5,056 57.23 +6.51 New Zealand Labour Party Sue Piper 4,718 53.41 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Celia Wade-Brown 4,571 51.74 +22.13 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow 4,506 51.01 New Zealand Labour Party Hola Taue 4,158 47.07 +20.29 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Logan 4,044 45.78 Independent politician Bryan Pepperell 3,264 36.95 +26.15 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Robert Te Whare 2,229 25.23 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Roland Sapsford 2,147 24.30 638 7.22 +6.74 8,833 40.99 -1.45 21,544 Tawa Ward The Tawa Ward returned two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Tawa Ward Independent politician Kerry Prendergast 3,241 69.74 Independent politician Robert Armstrong 2,458 52.89 Independent politician Graeme Sutton 2,233 48.05 Independent politician Roger Bradshaw 1,192 25.65 170 3.65 4,647 51.31 9,056 Western Ward The Western Ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Western Ward Independent politician Andy Foster 6,915 62.43 +26.69 Independent politician Rex Nicholls 5,379 48.56 Independent politician Barbara Nef 5,110 46.13 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Stephanie Cook 4,762 42.99 Wellington Citizens' Association Patricia Morrison 4,551 41.09 Wellington Citizens' Association Bryan Weyburne 4,527 40.87 -0.18 Wellington Citizens' Association Jack Ruben 4,518 40.79 Independent politician Craig Wylie 3,274 29.56 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Mackinnon 3,038 27.43 +5.47 Independent politician Bruce Harris 1,015 9.16 1,209 10.91 +6.25 11,075 40.58 -9.98 27,290 Results of the city council election Following the 1995 Wellington City Council election, the composition of the council was as follows: Summary Ward Previous Elected Mayor New Zealand Labour Party Fran Wilde Independent Mark Blumsky frameless|100x100px Eastern Ward Independent Ruth Gotlieb Independent Ruth Gotlieb frameless|100x100px Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Sue Kedgley Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Sue Kedgley frameless|100x100px Wellington Citizens' Association Brian Barraclough Wellington Citizens' Association Chris Parkin frameless|100x100px New Zealand Labour Party Hazel Armstrong Wellington Citizens' Association Brian Barraclough frameless|100x100px Lambton Ward Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow Ward abolished Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Liz Thomas Wellington Citizens' Association Rex Nicholls Northern Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Sarah Lysaght Independent Judy Siers Independent Ian Hutchings Wellington Citizens' Association Sally Baber frameless|100x100px New Zealand Labour Party Ken Boyden Wellington Citizens' Association Allan Johnston Three seats only Independent Kent Clark Onslow Ward Independent David Bull Ward abolished Wellington Citizens' Association Sally Baber Southern Ward New Zealand Labour Party Peter Parussini New Zealand Labour Party John Gilberthorpe frameless|100x100px New Zealand Labour Party John Gilberthorpe New Zealand Labour Party Sue Piper New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Bonner Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Celia Wade-Brown frameless|100x100px Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Merrin Downing Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow frameless|100x100px Tawa Ward Independent Kerry Prendergast Independent Kerry Prendergast frameless|100x100px Independent David Watt Independent Robert Armstrong Western Ward Independent Val Bedingfield Independent Andy Foster frameless|100x100px Wellington Citizens' Association Bryan Weyburne Independent Rex Nicholls frameless|100x100px Wellington Citizens' Association Andy Foster Independent Barbara Nef Three seats only Alliance (New Zealand political party) Stephanie Cook Other local elections Wellington Regional Council North Ward The Wellington North Ward returned two councillors to the Wellington Regional Council. Wellington North WardWellington Regional Council – Declaration of Result of Election The Evening Post 30 21 October 1995 Wellington Citizens' Association Euan McQueen 12,796 62.59 Wellington Citizens' Association Martyn Turner 10,676 52.22 Independent politician Bruce Abernethy 6,738 32.95 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Dallas Moore 5,927 28.99 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Carrick Lewis 4,750 23.23 20,444 56.79 35,996 South Ward The Wellington South Ward returned three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council. Wellington South Ward New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Bonner 12,625 57.54 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Denis Foot 10,953 49.92 New Zealand Labour Party Terry McDavitt 10,021 45.67 Independent politician Heather Thomson 8,549 38.96 Wellington Citizens' Association James Cornish 7,511 34.23 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Craig Palmer 6,628 30.21 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Frank Macskasy 6,041 27.53 Independent politician David Hughes 3,487 15.89 21,939 28.53 76,890 References Wellington Council Category:1990s in Wellington