1998 Porirua City Council election

May 2025 1998 Porirua City Council election New Zealand File:Flag of Porirua (with coat of arms).svg presidential no 1995 Porirua City Council election 1995 2001 Porirua City Council election 2001 10 October 1998 File:Porirua City within Wellington Region.png Position of Porirua City within Wellington Region The 1998 Porirua City Council election was part of the 1998 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 Porirua City Council consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from three wards (Eastern, Northern and Western). Mayor 1998 Porirua mayoral election 1998 Porirua mayoral electionPorirua City Council - Declaration of Result of Election of Mayor The Evening Post 14 October 1998 33 Independent politician Jenny Brash 9,360 60.34 +36.79 New Zealand Labour Party John Burke 6,137 39.56 -0.77 15 0.09 -1.67 3,223 20.77 15,512 Eastern Ward The Eastern Ward elected five members to the Porirua City Council Eastern WardPorirua City Council - Declaration of Result of Election of Councillors The Evening Post 14 October 1998 33 New Zealand Labour Party Jasmine Underhill 3,103 74.14 New Zealand Labour Party Geoff Walpole 2,756 65.85 New Zealand Labour Party Kevin Watson 2,727 65.16 New Zealand Labour Party David Stanley 2,614 62.46 New Zealand Labour Party Naureen Palmer 2,607 62.29 Porirua Independents #00599D Tino Meleisea 1,625 38.82 Porirua Independents #00599D Marie Iupeli 1,283 30.65 Independent politician Alister Hammond 1,204 28.76 Porirua Independents #00599D Rosalie Kalolo 1,099 26.26 Porirua Independents #00599D Edward Richardson 981 23.44 Independent politician Frederick Bridgland 914 21.83 11 0.26 982 23.46 4,185 Northern Ward The Northern Ward elected five members to the Porirua City Council Northern Ward Independent politician Sue Dow 4,453 76.13 Independent politician Maureen Gillon 3,641 62.24 Independent politician Murray Woodhouse 3,616 61.82 Independent politician John Green 3,043 52.02 Independent politician Nick Leggett 2,650 45.30 Porirua Independents #00599D Jocelyn Anton 2,542 43.46 Independent politician Margaret Henderson 2,196 37.54 Porirua Independents #00599D Paul Crisp 2,156 36.86 Porirua Independents #00599D Pip Piper 2,045 34.96 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Peter Phipps 1,559 26.65 Porirua Independents #00599D Gerald Atkinson 1,329 22.72 16 0.27 108 1.84 5,849 Western Ward The Western Ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council Western Ward New Zealand Labour Party Bud Lavery 1,522 46.36 Independent politician Ken Douglas 1,471 44.80 Independent politician Helen Smith 1,219 37.13 Independent politician Tracey Waters 1,151 35.05 Porirua Independents #00599D Don Borrie 1,128 34.35 Porirua Independents #00599D William Arthur 763 23.24 New Zealand Labour Party Philip O'Connell 716 21.80 Porirua Independents #00599D Graeme Ebbert 678 20.65 Independent politician Rosemary Hudson 470 14.31 Independent politician Wiremu Taurima 424 12.91 Independent politician Misilei Ioane 252 7.67 56 1.70 68 2.07 3,283 Other local elections Wellington Regional Council Porirua Ward The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council Porirua WardWellington Regional Council - Declaration of Results of Election The Evening Post 17 October 1998 23 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Shields 10,100 78.62 +0.06 Independent politician Robert Shaw 5,993 46.65 Independent politician Jim Gray 5,886 45.81 -4.02 Independent politician Chris Kirk-Burnnand 3,712 28.89 107 0.83 12,846 References Porirua Category:Porirua City Council elections Category:October 1998 in Oceania