1986 Lower Hutt mayoral election

Local election in New Zealand April 2024 1986 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1983 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1983 1989 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1989 no 11 October 1986 13,729 (31.00%) 100px Glen Evans United Citizens 6,482 47.21 150x150px Alister Abernethy Labour 4,164 30.32 120px Gerald Bond 05aa5c Combined Progressive 2,770 20.17 Mayor Sir John Kennedy-Good Glen Evans The 1986 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the 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, Sir John Kennedy-Good, retired leaving an open race.McGill 1991 195 The United Citizens' chose former councillor Glen Evans over sitting councillor Gerald Bond to replace Kennedy-Good to lead the ticket. This caused a rift and Bond split from the United Citizens' to form his own Combined Progressive ticket. Labour's candidate from the previous election, councillor Alister Abernethy, contested the mayoralty again.Elections? What elections? The Evening Post 18 September 1986 The United Citizens won in a landslide with majority of councillors and Evans winning the mayoralty against Abernethy in second. Bond came a distant third for mayor and lost his council and energy board seat. All of his ticket (which included several incumbents) were defeated.Landslide buries Bond team The Evening Post 13 October 1986 5 Evans was expecting a closer result and had thought Bond would be a close second.Michael Elphick L Hutt's new Mayor expected closer race The Evening Post 13 October 1986 5 Mayoral results 1986 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 20 October 1986 42 United Citizens Glen Evans 6,482 47.21 New Zealand Labour Party Alister Abernethy 4,164 30.32 +6.67 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Gerald Bond 2,770 20.17 313 2.27 +0.83 2,318 16.88 13,729 31.00 -11.00 Councillor results 1986 Lower Hutt City Council electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Councillors The Evening Post 20 October 1986 42 New Zealand Labour Party John Terris 6,429 53.44 -7.03 United Citizens Teri Puketapu 6,297 52.34 -3.35 United Citizens Lawrie Woodley 6,271 52.13 +0.95 United Citizens Lucy Cole 6,252 51.97 -5.14 United Citizens Roger Twentyman 6,117 50.85 -2.19 New Zealand Labour Party Alister Abernethy 6,076 50.51 +1.41 United Citizens Margaret Cousins 6,055 50.33 -0.11 United Citizens Ted Gibbs 6,004 49.91 +1.13 United Citizens Errol Baird 5,871 48.80 +2.03 United Citizens Pat Hall 5,857 48.69 +6.10 United Citizens Mary Bannerman 5,232 43.49 United Citizens Alison Lawson 5,164 42.92 United Citizens Peter Bates 4,992 41.49 United Citizens Margaret Ryan 4,933 41.00 United Citizens Pat Brosnan 4,785 39.77 United Citizens Noeline Matthews 4,538 37.72 United Citizens David Milson 4,529 37.65 New Zealand Labour Party Ida Patel 4,411 36.67 New Zealand Labour Party John Eaton 4,410 36.66 -4.18 New Zealand Labour Party Neville Pickering 4,384 36.44 -5.35 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Gerald Bond 4,374 36.36 -19.33 New Zealand Labour Party Shirley Wilde 4,322 35.92 New Zealand Labour Party Brenda Howell 4,320 35.91 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Luke 4,241 35.25 -4.01 New Zealand Labour Party Peggy Clement 4,203 34.94 New Zealand Labour Party J.B. Munro 4,093 34.02 United Citizens Joan Monrad 4,050 33.66 New Zealand Labour Party Tafa Malifa-Poutoa 3,952 32.85 -1.96 New Zealand Labour Party Patrick Braid 3,869 32.16 New Zealand Labour Party John Collyns 3,862 32.10 New Zealand Labour Party David Taylor 3,776 31.39 -6.09 New Zealand Labour Party Bryan Mockridge 3,650 30.34 New Zealand Labour Party Tu Taramai 3,581 29.76 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Chen Werry 3,307 27.49 -20.32 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Lois Riseley 3,285 27.30 -28.02 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Govind Bhula 2,733 22.72 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Pat Fraser 2,416 20.08 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Mollie Brown 2,321 19.29 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Jim Allen 2,115 17.58 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Russell Kerr 2,043 16.98 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Bruce Hayward 1,967 16.35 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Ronald Campbell 1,872 15.56 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Berwyn Gibbons 1,781 14.80 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Tony Sutcliffe 1,754 14.58 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Roger Wills 1,739 14.45 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Bill East 1,665 13.84 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Cornelius Anderson 1,525 12.67 #05aa5c Combined Progressive Seela Pea-Wall 1,042 8.66 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:1986 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of the Wellington Region