1980 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election January 2017 January 2017 1980 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Flag of Wellington.svg Presidential no 1977 Wellington mayoral election 1977 1983 Wellington mayoral election 1983 11 October 1980 34,790 (36.25%) no 125x150px Michael Fowler Citizens' 17,964 51.63 125x150px Ros Noonan Labour 9,986 28.70 100px Bryan Weyburne Rates Reform 00CC66 5,698 16.37 Mayor Michael Fowler Michael Fowler The 1980 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1980, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including eighteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The election saw Michael Fowler returned as mayor for a third term as well as the introduction of a third party to contest control of the council. The Rates Reform ticket debuted to challenge the long established council duopoly between the Labour and Citizens' tickets. Founded in early 1979, the Rates Reform group accused local bodies of excessive spending and wanted a cessation to rates increases funded by cutting services and council staff.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19790123.2.8 New group wants rates reform The Press 23 January 1979 1 The group performed poorly however with all candidates receiving far fewer votes than the other tickets' candidates. By the following election the Rates Reform group had merged into the Citizens Association and two of their 1980 candidates (Ruth Gotlieb and Bryan Weyburne) were elected as councillors. Mayoralty results 1980 Wellington mayoral electionSmyth Alan J. 24 October 1980 Declaration of Election Results Wellington City Council Wellington Citizens' Association Michael Fowler 17,964 51.63 +10.71 New Zealand Labour Party Ros Noonan 9,986 28.70 Rates Reform #00CC66 Bryan Weyburne 5,698 16.37 Independent politician Donald McPherson 335 0.96 Independent Citizens' #DDEEFF Frank Moncur 279 0.80 Independent politician Victor Walter 265 0.76 Independent politician Margaret Barry-Gellen 263 0.75 7,978 22.93 +15.68 34,790 36.25 -10.63 Councillor results 1980 Wellington City Council election New Zealand Labour Party Helene Ritchie 16,679 47.94 +9.83 Wellington Citizens' Association Betty Campbell 16,432 47.23 -1.09 Wellington Citizens' Association Ian Lawrence 16,411 47.17 -2.34 New Zealand Labour Party Ros Noonan 16,159 46.44 New Zealand Labour Party Keith Spry 15,938 45.81 -2.53 Wellington Citizens' Association Denis Foot 15,369 44.17 Wellington Citizens' Association Rosemary Young 14,822 42.60 -5.59 New Zealand Labour Party Tala Cleverley 14,327 41.18 +5.03 Wellington Citizens' Association Gavin Wilson 14,302 41.10 +4.24 New Zealand Labour Party Frank O'Flynn 14,049 40.38 -4.07 New Zealand Labour Party Joe Aspell 13,862 39.84 -2.12 Wellington Citizens' Association David Bull 13,691 39.35 +3.53 Wellington Citizens' Association Bruce Harris 13,646 39.22 New Zealand Labour Party Hazel Bibby 13,583 39.04 New Zealand Labour Party Jenny Brough 13,205 37.95 -0.51 Wellington Citizens' Association Roger Ridley-Smith 12,988 37.33 Wellington Citizens' Association Leone Harkness 12,954 37.23 Wellington Citizens' Association Les Paske 12,917 37.12 +3.11 Wellington Citizens' Association Gary Turkington 12,577 36.15 New Zealand Labour Party Neville Pickering 12,443 35.76 Wellington Citizens' Association Saul Goldsmith 11,846 34.05 +15.72 New Zealand Labour Party Tilly Hunter 11,735 33.73 -0.45 Wellington Citizens' Association Audrey Fitzgerald 11,445 32.89 -14.20 Wellington Citizens' Association Robin Lockie 11,147 32.04 Wellington Citizens' Association Lewis Guyson 10,914 31.37 New Zealand Labour Party Pat Booth 10,853 31.19 Wellington Citizens' Association Nora Berry 10,166 29.22 New Zealand Labour Party David Robinson 10,118 29.08 New Zealand Labour Party Tony Burton 9,983 28.69 New Zealand Labour Party Les Duckworth 9,957 28.62 Wellington Citizens' Association Michael Urquhart 9,918 28.50 Wellington Citizens' Association Richard Caughley 9,846 28.30 New Zealand Labour Party Chris Dudfield 9,640 27.70 New Zealand Labour Party Joe McTaggart 9,504 27.31 -3.96 New Zealand Labour Party David Butler 9,453 27.17 New Zealand Labour Party Gerard Dobson 9,094 26.05 Rates Reform #00CC66 Brett Ambler 8,441 24.26 Rates Reform #00CC66 Ruth Gotlieb 6,750 19.40 Rates Reform #00CC66 Ron England 6,468 18.59 +11.73 Rates Reform #00CC66 Eric Elliott 5,897 16.95 Rates Reform #00CC66 Gavin Munro Wilson 5,278 15.17 Rates Reform #00CC66 Desmond Briggs 5,213 14.98 Rates Reform #00CC66 Bruce Paton 4,970 14.28 Rates Reform #00CC66 Ivan Solt 4,923 14.15 -7.60 Rates Reform #00CC66 Michael Gibson 4,903 14.09 Rates Reform #00CC66 Ida Rose 4,902 14.08 Independent politician Suzy Van-Der-Kwast 4,863 13.97 Rates Reform #00CC66 Brian Wheeler 4,713 13.54 Rates Reform #00CC66 Paul Douche 4,643 13.34 Rates Reform #00CC66 David Preston 4,520 12.99 Rates Reform #00CC66 Jack Schaef 4,467 12.83 Rates Reform #00CC66 James Green 4,313 12.39 Rates Reform #00CC66 Mark Endacott 4,293 12.33 Independent Labour John Ulrich 3,200 9.19 Independent politician Donald McPherson 2,572 7.39 Independent Citizens' #DDEEFF Frank Moncur 2,009 5.77 +0.45 Independent Citizens' #DDEEFF Bart Greaves 1,935 5.56 Independent politician David Mitchell 1,871 5.37 -1.74 Independent politician William Dalgliesh 1,228 3.52 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1980 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:October 1980 in Oceania Category:1980s in Wellington Category:Long stubs with short prose