1977 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1977 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1974 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1974 1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1980 8 October 1977 18,446 (43.00%) 150x150px John Kennedy-Good Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 9,627 52.19 100px Ernie Barry New Zealand Labour Party 7,767 42.10 Mayor John Kennedy-Good John Kennedy-Good The 1977 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, John Kennedy-Good, stood for a fourth term. The election was held after major flooding in December 1976. The council did not have the resources to fix the damages and had to ask the government for assistance. Prime Minister Robert Muldoon visited the flood affected areas, however antagonisms between Muldoon and some Labour Party councillors led to the funds being delayed. Once they came through the council was able to help the neighbourhoods affected.McGill 1991 190 In the aftermath the council struggled to cope with building consenting administration in the flood affected areas. This caused voters to perceive the council as inept on the issue.Terris 2004 109 The situation harmed Kennedy-Good who suffered a much decreased majority against his main challenger, councillor Ernie Barry, and also the Citizens' lost their large council majority, with the Labour Party winning a majority of seats.Amended Count Confirms Labour in Seats of Power in Lower Hutt The Evening Post 13 October 1977 44 Labour's majority went down from 2 seats to 1 when councillor Lawrie Woodley defected to the Citizens' mid-term.Terris 2004 110 Mayoral results 1977 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 15 October 1977 30 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Kennedy-Good 9,627 52.19 -5.03 New Zealand Labour Party Ernie Barry 7,767 42.10 Independent politician Nick Ursin 724 3.92 338 1.83 +0.67 1,860 10.08 -5.53 18,446 43.00 -4.94 Councillor results 1977 Lower Hutt City Council electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election For Councillors The Evening Post 15 October 1977 30 New Zealand Labour Party Ernie Barry 9,955 58.89 +11.88 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Mollie Ngan-Kee 9,738 57.61 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Don Lee 9,624 56.93 +5.71 New Zealand Labour Party John Seddon 9,622 56.92 +5.23 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Werry 9,324 55.16 +15.14 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Teri Puketapu 9,283 54.91 +5.03 New Zealand Labour Party John Terris 9,076 53.69 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Lucy Cole 8,940 52.89 +6.20 New Zealand Labour Party Govind Bhula 8,922 52.78 +1.81 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Harold Turbott 8,685 51.38 +0.05 New Zealand Labour Party Jan Taylor 8,637 51.09 New Zealand Labour Party Alister Abernethy 8,633 51.07 New Zealand Labour Party Jane Fage 8,598 50.86 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Chen Werry 8,579 50.75 -1.07 New Zealand Labour Party Lawrie Woodley 8,426 49.84 +4.19 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Gerald Bond 8,244 48.77 +6.04 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jessie Donald 8,241 48.75 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Glyn Clayton 8,056 47.66 New Zealand Labour Party Errol Lynn Hardy 8,020 47.44 +10.32 New Zealand Labour Party David Brian Carrad 8,009 47.38 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Stan Frost 7,953 47.05 -2.41 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ted Gibbs 7,932 46.92 +1.72 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jim Ross 7,693 45.51 +2.34 New Zealand Labour Party Geoffrey Taylor 7,380 43.66 New Zealand Labour Party Edward James Bernishaw 7,322 43.31 New Zealand Labour Party Paul Ian Pearson 7,314 43.27 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Alf Harding 7,294 43.15 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Peter George 7,158 42.34 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ned Dobbs 7,088 41.93 New Zealand Labour Party Neal Tynan 7,035 41.61 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ken Saban 6,764 40.01 +6.63 New Zealand Labour Party Eugieniusz Zajkowski 6,643 39.30 Independent politician Nick Ursin 3,389 20.04 +3.61 Independent politician Patricia May Lodge 2,880 17.03 Notes References McGill David Lower Hutt – The First Garden City Lower Hutt City Council 1991 Petone, New Zealand 1-86956-003-5 Terris John John Terris Being who you are 2004 Steele Roberts Wellington 1877338427 Category:Mayoral elections in Lower Hutt Category:1977 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region