1971 Auckland City mayoral election

none September 2017 September 2017 1971 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1968 Auckland City mayoral election 1968 1974 Auckland City mayoral election 1974 9 October 1971 30,343 (36.27%) 150x150px Dove-Myer Robinson Independent politician 27,417 90.35 100px Paul Wedderspoon Independent politician 1,521 5.01 Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson Dove-Myer Robinson The 1971 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1971, 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 Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was re-elected with an overwhelming majority with an absence of a challenger from either the Citizens & Ratepayers Association's ticket or the Labour Party. Despite deciding to run full tickets for the city council and regional authority the Auckland regional council of the Labour Party resolved to support Robinson for mayor as it had in 1968 to prevent the possibility of a conservative mayor being elected.Labour Party Supports Present Mayor The Evening Post 14 June 1971 7 Despite opposing Robinson's rapid rail proposals the Civic Action Party did not contest the election against him. Robinson's closest polling opponent was Paul Wedderspoon a university student, who campaigned as an independent on a socialist platform.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710626.2.184 Only One Opponent The Press 26 June 1971 CXI 32643 21 Mayoralty results 1971 Auckland mayoral electionDeclaration of Result of Election The New Zealand Herald 19 October 1971 13 Independent politician Dove-Myer Robinson 27,417 90.35 +32.82 Independent politician Paul Wedderspoon 1,521 5.01 Socialist Action Communist League (New Zealand) Michael Goodger 1,405 4.63 25,896 85.34 30,343 36.27 -8.87 Councillor results 1971 Auckland City Council electionDeclaration of Result of Election The New Zealand Herald 22 October 1971 11 Citizens & Ratepayers Lincoln Laidlaw 18,491 60.93 +1.15 Citizens & Ratepayers Winifred Delugar 16,861 55.56 -3.79 Citizens & Ratepayers Lindsay Adams 16,708 55.06 Citizens & Ratepayers Max Tongue 16,656 54.89 -1.83 Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Kinsella 16,404 54.06 Citizens & Ratepayers John Dale 16,262 53.59 -1.43 Citizens & Ratepayers Eric Salmon 16,230 53.48 +5.47 Citizens & Ratepayers Mel Tronson 15,963 52.60 +3.89 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Watts 15,896 52.38 +0.89 Citizens & Ratepayers Wint Holland 15,690 51.70 +3.18 Citizens & Ratepayers Harry Dansey 15,581 51.34 Citizens & Ratepayers Colin Kay 15,125 49.84 Citizens & Ratepayers Lindo Ferguson 15,007 49.45 +4.49 Citizens & Ratepayers Jolyon Firth 14,807 48.79 +3.83 Citizens & Ratepayers Ian McKinnon 14,575 48.03 -3.31 Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 14,508 47.81 Citizens & Ratepayers Alan Alcorn 14,456 47.64 +3.02 Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Clark 13,995 46.12 +1.50 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Bassett 13,769 45.37 New Zealand Labour Party Catherine Tizard 13,682 45.09 New Zealand Labour Party Alex Dreaver 13,428 44.25 +1.39 Citizens & Ratepayers Roy Walker 13,331 43.93 Citizens & Ratepayers Peter Grayburn 13,058 43.03 Citizens & Ratepayers Ray La Varis 12,640 41.65 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Anderton 11,292 37.21 Independent politician Fred Ambler 10,715 35.31 -11.88 New Zealand Labour Party Sue Kedgley 10,341 34.08 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Paki 9,824 32.37 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Northey 9,737 32.08 +6.47 New Zealand Labour Party Maureen Dorothy Gibbons 9,633 31.74 New Zealand Labour Party Nancy Cocks 9,218 30.37 New Zealand Labour Party John Currie 9,134 30.10 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Roger Stenson 8,821 29.07 New Zealand Labour Party Roderick Murray Carter 8,724 28.75 New Zealand Labour Party Betty Wark 8,659 28.53 New Zealand Labour Party Rata Shepherd 8,529 28.10 New Zealand Labour Party Frederick Atiga 8,458 27.87 New Zealand Labour Party Brian Robert Lythe 8,403 27.69 New Zealand Labour Party Graeme Smith 7,843 25.84 New Zealand Labour Party Marion McQuoid 7,453 24.56 New Zealand Labour Party Donald Eric Wackrow 7,322 24.13 New Zealand Labour Party David Pudney 7,165 23.61 New Zealand Labour Party Leo Barry Smith 7,133 23.50 Independent politician David Dodds 6,885 22.69 Independent politician Paul Wedderspoon 4,939 16.27 Socialist Unity Party (New Zealand) Bill Andersen 3,579 11.79 -2.51 Independent politician Gary Gotlieb 3,392 11.17 Socialist Unity Party (New Zealand) George Jackson 2,515 8.28 -5.54 Independent politician Walter Hensley 2,110 6.95 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1971 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1970s in Auckland Category:October 1971 in Oceania