1983 Porirua mayoral election

none April 2024 1983 Porirua mayoral election New Zealand File:Porirua CoA shield+crest.svg Presidential no 1980 Porirua mayoral election 1980 1986 Porirua mayoral election 1986 8 October 1983 13,092 150x150px John Burke New Zealand Labour Party 5,392 41.18 150x150px Maxine Arnold Independent politician 3,824 29.20 Mayor Whitford Brown John Burke The 1983 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua 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, Whitford Brown, retired after 21 years leaving an open race. The deputy mayor John Burke was elected over councillor Maxine Arnold, though the Labour ticket he led failed to regain a majority with the council having a majority of independent councillors.Independents remain dominant in Porirua The Evening Post 10 October 1983 2 Electoral reforms were implemented at the 1983 municipal elections, the method of electing councillors at large which had been used in Porirua since 1962 was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts. Wards had been used for areas absorbed into the city since then in both Taupo and Pukerua Bay from 1974 with the rest elected at large.A portrait of Porirua : the creation of a planned city Neil Penman June Penman Penmanship Press 2015 9780473258672 178 Mayoral results The following table gives the election results: 1983 Porirua mayoral electionCity of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election The Evening Post 15 October 1983 33 New Zealand Labour Party John Burke 5,392 41.18 Independent politician Maxine Arnold 3,824 29.20 Independent politician Charles Hudson 3,033 23.16 Mana Motuhake Mark Metekingi 742 5.66 101 0.77 -0.33 1,568 11.97 13,092 Ward results 1983 Porirua local elections Candidates were also elected from wards to the Porirua City Council. Party/ticket Councillors Independent 9 Labour 6 Values 1 References Category:Mayoral elections in Porirua Category:1983 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:October 1983 in Oceania