Wellington City mayoral election, 1992

Wellington City mayoral election, 1992

September 1995

 
Candidate Fran Wilde Helene Ritchie Ken Comber
Party Labour Independent Citizens'
Popular vote 18,795 9,080 8,751
Percentage 32.9% 17.0% 15.3%

Mayor before election

Sir James Belich
Labour

Elected Mayor

Fran Wilde
Labour

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1992 was part of the New Zealand local elections, 1992. In 1992, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles including 19 councillors. Fran Wilde, the former MP for Wellington Central, was elected as mayor of Wellington replacing incumbent Sir James Belich who had retired. Wilde became Wellington's first female mayor, defeating former Deputy Mayor Helene Ritchie and her predecessor as MP for Wellington Central Ken Comber. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Results

Wellington mayoral election, 1992[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fran Wilde 18,795 32.9
Independent Helene Ritchie 9,080 17.0
Citizens' Ken Comber 8,751 15.3
Green Stephen Rainbow 6,122 10.7
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,851 10.2
Independent David Bull 4,683 8.2
Independent Rana Waitai 2,607 4.6
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison 299 0.5
Private Enterprise Frank Moncur 134 0.2
Communist League Patrick Brown 112 0.2
Independent Margaret Barry-Gellen 88 0.1
Majority 9,080 15.8
Turnout 57,157

Votes summary

Popular Vote
Wilde
 
32.90%
Ritchie
 
17.00%
Comber
 
15.30%
Rainbow
 
10.70%
Gotlieb
 
10.20%

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.[1]

Party/ticket Councillors
Citizens' 6
Labour 5
Greens 4
Independent 4

References

  1. 1 2 Bly, Ross (1992). City of Wellington: Local Body Elections, 1992 (Report). Wellington City Council.
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