1986 Auckland City mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election August 2017 August 2017 1986 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1983 Auckland City mayoral election 1983 1989 Auckland City mayoral election 1989 11 October 1986 52,618 150x150px Catherine Tizard New Zealand Labour Party 32,390 61.55 150x150px Marie Quinn Independent politician 20,228 38.44 Mayor Catherine Tizard Catherine Tizard The 1986 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1986, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Incumbent Labour Party Mayor Catherine Tizard was re-elected for a second term with a substantial majority over former Citizens & Ratepayers councillor Marie Quinn, while the council saw a landslide result to the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket. Electoral reforms were implemented at the 1986 municipal elections, the method of electing councillors at large which had been used for decades was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts.The Evening Post Local elections on ward basis 9 October 1984 Mayoralty results The following table gives the election results: 1986 Auckland mayoral electionDeclaration of Result of Election - City of Auckland Auckland Star 24 October 1986 B7 New Zealand Labour Party Catherine Tizard 32,390 61.55 +27.18 Independent politician Marie Quinn 20,228 38.44 12,162 23.11 +13.88 52,618 Ward results 1986 Auckland City local elections Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.Auckland City Council Auckland Star 12 October 1986 A6 Party/ticket Councillors Citizens & Ratepayers 15 Labour 5 Independent 1 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1986 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1980s in Auckland Category:October 1986 in Oceania