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1968 Porirua mayoral election

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Turnout	3,500
Candidate Whitford Brown Rairi Field Party Independent Ind. Progressive Popular vote 2,158 1,287 Percentage 61.65 36.77
Mayor before election Whitford Brown Elected mayor Whitford Brown

The 1968 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including ten city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

The incumbent Mayor, Whitford Brown, sought re-election for a third term. He was opposed by Rairi Christian Field, who had stood against Brown in 1962. He led an independent progressive ticket organised by the Progress for Porirua Association. Councillor Bill Arnold's wife, Maxine Arnold, was elected to the Porirua District Licensing Trust, believed to be the first woman in New Zealand to win a seat on a licensing trust. Two successful council candidates on election night (Alf Mexted and John Stewart Kenward) were unseated with the counting of late votes.

Mayoral results

Councillor results

Table footnotes:

1. As Brown won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

References

1. "Family affair". The Dominion. 14 October 1968. p. 1.
2. "Election Night Winners Lose Porirua Seats". The Evening Post. 19 October 1968. p. 28.
3. "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election — Mayor". The Evening Post. 23 October 1968. p. 2.
4. "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 23 October 1968. p. 2.

• Mayoral elections in Porirua
• 1968 elections in New Zealand
• Politics of the Wellington Region