1980 Auckland City mayoral election

none August 2017 August 2017 1980 Auckland City mayoral election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1977 Auckland City mayoral election 1977 1983 Auckland City mayoral election 1983 11 October 1980 33,299 100px Colin Kay Independent politician 12,151 36.49 103px Catherine Tizard New Zealand Labour Party 10,470 31.44 105px Dove-Myer Robinson Independent politician 10,410 31.26 Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson Colin Kay The 1980 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1980, 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 Long serving Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson reneged on his 1977 promise to retire in 1980 and stood for re-election. He was defeated by former Citizens & Ratepayers councillor Colin Kay, who stood as an independent. Mayoralty results 1980 Auckland mayoral electionDeclaration of Result of Election The New Zealand Herald 29 October 1980 9 Independent politician Colin Kay 12,151 36.49 +18.88 New Zealand Labour Party Catherine Tizard 10,470 31.44 Independent politician Dove-Myer Robinson 10,410 31.26 -11.40 Independent politician Matthew Connor 268 0.80 +0.44 1,681 5.04 33,299 Councillor results 1980 Auckland City Council election Citizens & Ratepayers Jolyon Firth 21,141 63.48 +10.45 Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Goodman 20,137 60.47 +7.71 Citizens & Ratepayers Sue Picot 19,647 59.00 +4.06 Citizens & Ratepayers Norman Ambler 18,880 56.69 +1.31 New Zealand Labour Party Catherine Tizard 18,761 56.34 +6.95 Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 18,543 55.68 +4.94 Citizens & Ratepayers Manahi Paewai 18,192 54.63 Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp 17,074 51.27 Citizens & Ratepayers Marie Quinn 17,407 51.19 Citizens & Ratepayers Clive Edwards 16,965 50.94 +1.40 Citizens & Ratepayers Sheila Horton 16,950 50.90 -3.78 Citizens & Ratepayers Michael Hart 16,763 50.34 Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Barnaby 15,811 47.48 +0.62 Citizens & Ratepayers George Mulder 15,474 46.46 Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 14,919 44.80 Citizens & Ratepayers Ian McKinnon 14,754 44.30 -5.47 Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Clark 14,748 44.28 +4.49 Citizens & Ratepayers Herb Dyer 14,692 44.12 -0.73 Citizens & Ratepayers Trevor Rogers 14,420 43.30 -1.63 Citizens & Ratepayers Olly Newland 14,116 42.39 Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Johnson 14,036 42.15 -0.34 Citizens & Ratepayers Maxwell Johnson 13,640 40.96 -3.67 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Northey 12,389 37.20 +2.89 Independent politician Selwyn Daswon 11,846 35.57 -12.57 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Wilson 11,314 33.97 -2.23 New Zealand Labour Party Jan Foote 11,165 33.52 New Zealand Labour Party Suzanne Sinclair 11,128 33.41 New Zealand Labour Party Glenda Fryer 10,470 31.44 -1.40 New Zealand Labour Party Alex Dreaver 9,964 29.92 -6.79 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Paki 9,403 28.23 New Zealand Labour Party Lorraine Wilson 9,249 27.77 New Zealand Labour Party Anne-Marie Cervin 8,704 26.13 New Zealand Labour Party Maisie Fitton 8,647 25.96 New Zealand Labour Party Brian Mason 8,367 25.12 New Zealand Labour Party Mike Shone 8,367 25.12 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Davis 8,227 24.70 New Zealand Labour Party Deborah Smith 7,649 22.97 New Zealand Labour Party Raine Simister 7,606 22.84 New Zealand Labour Party Sofi Pua 7,596 22.81 -8.59 New Zealand Labour Party Robyn Thompson 7,549 22.67 New Zealand Labour Party Anne Tia 7,473 22.44 Independent politician Jack Brady 7,436 22.33 New Zealand Labour Party John Antonio 7,110 21.35 Independent politician Gray Bartlett 6,934 20.82 Independent politician Patrick Hohepa 6,910 20.75 Independent politician Rex Boyens 6,796 20.40 Independent politician Neil Hyde 6,530 19.61 Independent politician Bradley Stanford 6,188 18.58 Independent politician Matthew Connor 4,054 12.17 -5.66 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1980 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1980s in Auckland Category:October 1980 in Oceania