1989 Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council election

none May 2026 May 2026 1989 Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council election 14 October 1989 yes yes yes 13 seats on the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council 7 Independent 13 0 Chair election ? 7 of 13 votes needed for majority Len Ardell Independent ? Len Ardell Independent chair presidential The 1989 Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council election was a local election held from September to 14 October 1989 in the Nelson-Marlborough region of New Zealand, as part of that year's regional council elections and other local elections held nation-wide. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.Voting papers in Friday's mail https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19890927.2.22 7 June 2026 The Press 27 September 1989 3 This was the first and only election to the regional council; the authority had been formed as part of the 1989 reforms to local government and was later disestablished in 1992. Thirteen positions were contested across four constituencies, corresponding with the region's territorial authority areas at the time. Campaign There was healthy competition for the available positions. There were 14 candidates in Nelson, 30 in Marlborough, 23 in Tasman, and 6 in Kaikoura, i.e. 73 candidates in total. All candidates stood as independents, although the Krammer brothers held party affiliations. Ted Krammer had stood in the 1981 general election for the National Party in the Tasman electorate, and John Krammer unsuccessfully sought the Labour Party nomination for the Nelson electorate in the 1990 general election.Tasman stalwarts chase Nelson electorate seat https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19900918.2.24 7 June 2026 The Press 18 September 1990 3 Results The following table shows the members elected: Name Regional constituency Bryan Seddon 1 Kaikoura Leo McKendry Marlborough Glenys Baldick 1 Marlborough Lin Randle 1 Marlborough Basil Parkes 1 Marlborough Len Ardell Nelson Craig Potton Nelson Derek Shaw 1 Nelson Ted Krammer 1 Nelson John Krammer 1 Tasman Murray Borlase 1 Tasman David Ogilvie 1 Tasman Elaine Henry 1 Tasman Kaikoura constituency +Kaikoura constituency Kaikoura (1) https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891006.2.126.21 25 May 2026 The Press 6 October 1989 36Nelson-Marlborough https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891016.2.34 25 May 2026 The Press 16 October 1989 4AffiliationCandidateVotes% Independent Independent Bryan Seddon48127.52 Independent Independent Jim Gameson 423 24.20 Independent Independent Don McKenzie 280 16.02 Independent Independent Errol Parker 246 14.07 Independent Independent Richard Latter 217 12.41 Independent Independent Lindsay Clemett 101 5.78 Informal ? ? Turnout 1,748estimated turnout Turnout figure is for the relevant mayoral election; this is only approximately accurate as people may have only voted in one or the other. (~84.00) Registered ? IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) Marlborough constituency +Marlborough constituency Nelson/Marlborough Regional Council—Marlborough (4) https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891006.2.126.18 25 May 2026 The Press 6 October 1989 38AffiliationCandidateVotes% Independent Independent Leo McKendry 7,01340.45 Independent Independent Glenys Baldick 5,37831.02 Independent Independent Lin Randle 4,70827.16 Independent Independent Basil Parkes 3,68721.27 Independent Independent Allan Beaton 3,553 20.49 Independent Independent Elizabeth Davidson 3,225 18.60 Independent Independent Bruno Dalliessi 3,025 17.45 Independent Independent Larry Pigou 2,750 15.86 Independent Independent John Lundon 2,717 15.67 Independent Independent Jim Crichton 2,498 14.41 Independent Independent Tony Grigg 1,766 10.19 Independent Independent Frank Stretch 1,662 9.59 Independent Independent James Elkington 1,537 8.87 Independent Independent Lester Munro 1,443 8.32 Independent Independent Ross Kennington 1,373 7.92 Independent Independent Bruce Woolley 1,305 7.53 Independent Independent Margaret Peace 1,259 7.26 Independent Independent Rex Frost 1,216 7.01 Independent Independent Peter (Bluey) Hope 1,141 6.58 Independent Independent Jack Broughan 1,137 6.56 Independent Independent Allan Gifford 1,022 5.90 Independent Independent Brian Schwass 922 5.32 Independent Independent Paul Millen 906 5.23 Independent Independent Pauline Macnab 856 4.94 Independent Independent Peter Thomson 655 3.78 Independent Independent Allison Register 588 3.39 Independent Independent Andrew Whelan 495 2.86 Independent Independent Graeme Clarke 494 2.85 Independent Independent Stuart McCallum 490 2.83 Independent Independent Jim Fraser 441 2.54 Informal 78 0.45 Turnout 17,336estimated turnout Turnout figure is for the relevant mayoral election; this is only approximately accurate as people may have only voted in one or the other. (~73.80) Registered ? IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) Nelson constituency +Nelson constituency Nelson/Marlborough Regional Council—Nelson (4) https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891006.2.126.20 7 June 2026 The Press 6 October 1989 37AffiliationCandidateVotes% Independent Independent Len Ardell 3,919 23.63 Independent Independent Craig Potton 3,827 23.08 Independent Independent Derek Shaw 3,091 18.64 Independent Independent Ted Krammer 3,059 18.45 Independent Independent Gwenny Davis 2,927 17.65 Independent Independent Trevor Horne 2,633 15.88 Independent Independent Roy McLennan 2,506 15.11 Independent Independent Colin Neale 1,980 11.94 Independent Independent Judith Billens 1,776 10.71 Independent Independent Nick Barber 1,572 9.48 Independent Independent Mike Johnston 1,018 6.14 Independent Independent John Bealing 742 4.47 Independent Independent Tony Vari 542 3.27 Independent Independent Roger Wincer 363 2.19 Informal ? ? Turnout 16,583estimated turnout Turnout figure is for the relevant mayoral election; this is only approximately accurate as people may have only voted in one or the other. (~70.00)Nelson Mayor in for fourth term https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891016.2.40 10 June 2026 The Press 16 October 1989 5 Registered ? IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) Tasman constituency +Tasman constituency AffiliationCandidateVotes% Independent Independent John Krammer 3,761? Independent Independent Murray Borlase 3,667? Independent Independent David Ogilvie 3,549 ? Independent Independent Elaine Henry 3,527 ? Independent Independent Kate Light 3,136 ? Independent Independent Owen Jennings 3,121 ? Independent Independent Bill Eggers 2,823 ? Independent Independent Liz Thomas 2,750 ? Independent Independent Keith Fry 2,542 ? Independent Independent Courtney Lawry 2,388 ? Independent Independent Bruce Rowling 1,909 ? Independent Independent Michael Higgins 1,811 ? Independent Independent Rob Maling 1,767 ? Independent Independent Andrew Joseph 1,719 ? Independent Independent Graham Lines 1,709 ? Independent Independent Gwyn Thurlow 1,581 ? Independent Independent Basil Hodgkinson 1,573 ? Independent Independent Christopher St Johanser 1,503 ? Independent Independent Clive Bird 1,492 ? Independent Independent David Thompson 1,420 ? Independent Independent Denis Schwass 771 ? Independent Independent Thomas Russell 481 ? Informal ? ? Turnout ?Turnout figures for the Tasman mayoral election were not reported by The Press ? Registered ? IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) IndependentIndependent win (new constituency) Aftermath Chair election Once the council convened, the councillors elected Len Ardell as their chairperson.Nelson and Marlborough back merger https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891226.2.18 2 June 2026 The Press 26 December 1989 2 Notes References Nelson-Marlborough Category:Regional council elections in New Zealand