1989 Wellington City Council election

Local election in New Zealand April 2024 April 2022 1989 Wellington City Council election Flag of Wellington.svg parliamentary 1986 Wellington City Council election 1986 1992 Wellington City Council election 1992 14 October 1989 City Council Regional Hospital Total Seats Seat Change Wellington Citizens' Association 100x100px Rex Nicholls 30 May 1989 9 seats 4 seats 2 seats 15 seats 2 New Zealand Labour Party 100x100px Terry McDavitt 13 April 1988 8 seats 1 seat 2 seats 11 seats 11 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 100x100px Stephen Rainbow June 1989 1 seat 0 seats 0 seats 1 seat 1 1989 Wellington City Council election results.svg Results by ward, shaded by highest polling party/candidate vote share The 1989 Wellington City Council election was part of the 1989 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 consists of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western). Mayor 1989 Wellington City mayoral election 1989 Wellington mayoral electionBly Ross A. 25 October 1989 Declaration of Election Results Wellington City Council The Evening Post Declaration of Result of Election 27 October 1989 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Belich 15,198 28.90 -21.68 Independent politician Helene Ritchie 14,266 27.12 Wellington Citizens' Association Rex Nicholls 14,183 26.97 Independent Citizens' #DDEEFF David Bull 4,372 8.31 Independent politician Roger Ridley-Smith 1,963 3.73 McGillicuddy Serious Party John Morrison 1,015 1.93 Private Enterprise #43A2FF Frank Moncur 200 0.38 -0.29 1,391 2.64 -1.86 932 1.77 -4.53 52,588 49.94 +8.17 105,302 Eastern Ward The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Eastern Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Ruth Gotlieb 6,308 63.51 +13.30 Wellington Citizens' Association Les Paske 5,394 54.30 +7.22 New Zealand Labour Party Nic Dalton 5,200 52.35 +7.15 Wellington Citizens' Association Brian Barraclough 4,197 42.25 Wellington Citizens' Association Rama Ramanathan 3,713 37.38 New Zealand Labour Party Marie Bell 3,679 37.04 New Zealand Labour Party Geoff Turner 3,267 32.89 -12.63 New Zealand Labour Party Rob Calder 2,731 27.49 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Richard Aldridge 2,554 25.71 Independent politician Keith Richardson 2,096 21.10 Private Enterprise #43A2FF Frank Moncur 418 4.20 -1.90 172 1.73 +0.38 9,932 46.85 +7.48 21,199 Lambton Ward The Lambton Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Lambton Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Russell Armitage 2,371 42.85 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow 2,326 42.04 New Zealand Labour Party Terry McDavitt 2,280 41.21 -7.18 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Bonner 2,226 40.23 -10.27 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Rachell Barrett 2,099 37.94 Wellington Citizens' Association James Coyle 1,889 34.14 Wellington Citizens' Association Roly Metge 1,865 33.71 New Zealand Labour Party Paul Harris 1,370 24.76 170 3.07 +1.03 5,533 39.29 +2.58 14,081 Northern Ward The Northern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Northern Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Sarah Lysaght 4,018 62.58 -12.26 New Zealand Labour Party Ken Boyden 2,969 46.24 +1.20 Independent politician Ian Hutchings 2,351 36.61 New Zealand Labour Party Pip Piper 2,002 31.18 -11.23 Wellington Citizens' Association Stephen Bourne 1,873 29.17 -8.45 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Graham 1,731 26.96 Independent politician Norm Thomas 1,724 26.85 -4.36 Wellington Citizens' Association Vic Jarvis 1,486 23.14 Independent politician Kevin Rowell 850 13.23 257 4.00 +2.02 6,420 44.86 +12.15 14,310 Onslow Ward The Onslow Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Onslow Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Sally Baber 3,518 64.66 Wellington Citizens' Association Les Stephens 3,038 55.84 New Zealand Labour Party Diane Jonassen 1,520 27.94 Independent politician Bob Monks 1,391 25.56 New Zealand Labour Party Carl Dawson 1,203 22.11 210 3.86 5,440 52.36 10,389 Southern Ward The Southern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Southern Ward New Zealand Labour Party John Blincoe 4,199 51.26 New Zealand Labour Party John Gilberthorpe 4,068 49.67 -18.71 New Zealand Labour Party Tala Cleverley 3,812 46.54 -16.84 Wellington Citizens' Association Merrin Downing 3,151 38.47 New Zealand Labour Party Rodney Murphy 2,930 35.77 -1.02 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Michael Murray 2,358 28.79 Wellington Citizens' Association Ivan Brody-Solt 2,185 26.67 Wellington Citizens' Association Lagi Sipeli 2,105 25.70 -1.11 Wellington Citizens' Association Asalemo Pesamino 1,557 19.01 #e2396d People's Party Warwick Taylor 1,396 17.04 -1.42 Independent politician Bill Maung 1,083 13.22 Independent politician Owen Henderson 1,044 12.74 +3.16 #e2396d People's Party Christopher Ellis 842 10.28 #e2396d People's Party Michael Day 748 9.13 #e2396d People's Party Gerard Worsfold 635 7.75 Independent politician Ralph Burton 353 4.31 294 3.58 +1.18 8,191 39.48 +5.56 20,743 Tawa Ward The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Tawa Ward Independent politician David Watt 3,267 71.34 Independent politician Kerry Prendergast 2,401 52.43 Independent politician Graeme Sutton 2,283 49.85 Independent politician Robert Banks 746 16.29 Independent politician Ron England 387 8.45 74 1.61 4,579 53.27 8,595 Western Ward The Western Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Western Ward Independent politician Val Bedingfield 5,362 67.31 Wellington Citizens' Association Anna Weir 4,283 53.77 New Zealand Labour Party Sue Driver 4,201 52.74 Wellington Citizens' Association Colin Robertson 2,776 34.85 Wellington Citizens' Association Peter Gapes 2,571 32.27 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Chris Thomas 2,475 31.07 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Kebbell 1,569 19.69 Independent politician Bruce Abernethy 508 6.37 150 1.88 7,965 50.99 15,618 Other local elections Wellington Regional Council Wellington North Ward The Wellington North Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington Regional Council. North Ward Independent politician Helene Ritchie 10,457 44.13 Independent politician David Bull 10,039 42.36 Wellington Citizens' Association Jim Rowe 7,064 29.81 New Zealand Labour Party Ken Boyden 7,049 29.74 -14.49 Wellington Citizens' Association Mike Gibson 6,937 29.27 -11.18 Independent politician Hazel Bibby 6,932 29.25 -27.10 Wellington Citizens' Association Dennis Duggan 5,801 24.48 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Chris Thomas 5,236 22.09 New Zealand Labour Party Matthew Bennett 3,606 15.21 New Zealand Labour Party Dave Davies 2,985 12.59 Independent politician Kevin Rowell 1,900 8.01 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Ivor Farkash 1,820 7.68 1,259 5.31 23,695 48.44 48,912 South Ward The Wellington South Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington Regional Council. Wellington South Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Ruth Gotlieb 13,002 56.22 Wellington Citizens' Association Ian Lawrence 12,541 54.22 Wellington Citizens' Association Les Paske 10,538 45.56 +2.05 New Zealand Labour Party Terry McDavitt 9,282 40.13 New Zealand Labour Party Val Taylor 8,942 38.66 New Zealand Labour Party Raewyn Good 8,521 36.84 -5.77 Wellington Citizens' Association Kevin O'Brien 8,231 35.59 -2.69 New Zealand Labour Party John Gilberthorpe 7,535 32.58 -0.37 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow 7,119 30.78 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand John Carter 5,803 25.09 997 4.31 23,125 41.27 56,023 Wellington Area Health Board North Ward The Wellington North Ward returns two members to the Wellington Area Health Board. Wellington North Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Bridget-Anne Fowler 10,261 42.63 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Bonner 9,900 41.13 Wellington Citizens' Association Doug Catley 9,320 38.72 Independent politician Barry McGuiness 5,756 23.91 Independent politician Jean Drage 5,252 21.82 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Kebbell 4,513 18.75 Independent politician Boyd Pieres 1,125 4.67 2,010 8.35 24,068 49.20 48,912 South Ward The Wellington South Ward returns two members to the Wellington Area Health Board. Wellington South Ward Wellington Citizens' Association Glenys Arthur 12,599 52.30 New Zealand Labour Party Val Taylor 10,650 44.21 Wellington Citizens' Association Ian Symonds 10,551 43.80 New Zealand Labour Party Anne Town 9,476 39.33 Independent politician Roderick Walker 2,985 12.39 1,917 7.95 24,089 42.99 56,023 References Wellington Council Category:1980s in Wellington