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1974 Porirua mayoral election
← 1971 12 October 1974 1977 →
Turnout6,879
 
Candidate Whitford Brown Ted Taylor
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,891 1,863
Percentage 71.10 27.08
Mayor before election

Whitford Brown

 Elected mayor

Whitford Brown

The 1974 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 fifteen 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 fifth term. He was opposed by Labour Party councillor Ted Taylor, who opted to run as an independent. Brown was re-elected comfortably and while losing the mayoralty Taylor was re-elected for the city council.

This was the first election after the areas of Camborne, Paremata, Pāuatahanui, Plimmerton, Pukerua Bay and Whitby were added to Porirua City from Hutt County on 1 April 1973. The electoral ridings of Taupo and Pukerua Bay became wards of Porirua City.

Mayoral results

1974 Porirua mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Whitford Brown 4,891 71.10 −7.76
Independent Ted Taylor 1,863 27.08
Informal votes 125 1.81 −0.44
Majority 3,028 44.01 −15.98
Turnout 6,879

Councillor results

1974 Porirua City Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Porirua Ward (12 vacancies)
Values Helen Smith 2,720 67.39 +32.66
Labour John Burke 2,548 63.13 +20.12
Labour George Moke 2,390 59.21 −2.41
Independent Maxine Arnold 2,259 55.97 +51.47
Ind. Progressive Ned Nathan 2,191 54.28 +7.98
Ind. Progressive Hec Stuart 2,168 53.71 +1.04
Labour Aileen Dette 2,052 50.84
Ind. Progressive Puoho Katene 2,022 50.09 −3.75
Labour Peter Church 1,979 49.03
Independent Ted Taylor 1,950 48.31 −4.44
Labour Ivan Hardgrave 1,800 44.59
Ind. Progressive Gary McCormick 1,765 43.73
Labour Terry O'Brien 1,763 43.68 +0.97
Labour David Isaia 1,754 43.45
Independent Alf Mexted 1,741 43.13 −6.25
Ind. Progressive Philip Ward 1,600 39.64
Ind. Progressive Diana Margaret Fulton 1,479 36.64
Ind. Progressive Noel William Donaldson 1,461 36.19
Labour Phillip O'Connell 1,441 35.70
Labour Raea Tagaha Puni 1,457 36.10
Labour Ruhina McNaught 1,423 35.25
Labour Tagipo Faanana 1,381 34.21
Labour Thomas Tai 1,317 32.63
Ind. Progressive Murray Harold Robertson 1,164 28.84
Ind. Progressive Geoffrey Nelson Rice 1,139 28.22
Ind. Progressive Norman Keith Crossley 1,104 27.35
Independent Edward Henry Groombridge 994 24.62
Independent Rio Nia 781 19.35
Independent Anthony McCarthy 597 14.79
Taupo Ward (2 vacancies)
Independent Ken Gray 845 73.28
Ind. Progressive Fred Duckworth 642 55.68
Ind. Progressive Margaret Janssen 490 42.49
Independent Richard Bruce Ferguson 330 28.62
Pukerua Bay Ward (1 vacancy)
Labour Alastair Maclean 219 50.94
Ind. Progressive Phillip Leigh Gamby 211 49.06

References

  1. "How Area Votes Were Cast". The Evening Post. 14 October 1974. p. 3.
  2. Penman, Neil; Penman, June (2015). A portrait of Porirua : the creation of a planned city. Penmanship Press. p. 178. ISBN 9780473258672.
  3. "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election for Mayor". The Evening Post. 23 October 1974. p. 47.
  4. "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of 12 Councillors". The Evening Post. 23 October 1974. p. 47.
  5. "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of Two Councillors - Taupo Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1974. p. 47.
  6. "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of One Councillor - Pukerua Bay Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1974. p. 47.
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