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1995 Auckland City local elections
← 1992 14 October 1995 1998 →
All 24 seats on the Auckland City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Citizens & Ratepayers Alliance Labour
Last election 17 5 1
Seats won 17 2 2
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 3 Increase 1

The 1995 Auckland local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Auckland City Council

The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and twenty-four councillors elected from ten wards (Avondale, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Maungakiekie, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Tamaki and Western Bays).

Mayor

Main article: 1995 Auckland City mayoral election
1995 Auckland mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Les Mills 53,411 50.96 −10.58
Independent Pam Corkery 43,748 41.74
Independent Robert Rakete 1,758 1.67
Independent Sue Henry 1,451 1.38
Christians Against Abortion Phil O'Connor 1,450 1.38
Independent Steven John Atwood 1,126 1.07
Blokes Liberation Front Chris Brady 496 0.47
McGillicuddy Serious Marc de Boer 479 0.45
Independent Victor Bryers 407 0.38
STD Party Laurence Watkins 277 0.26 +0.02
Communist League James Robb 186 0.17
Majority 9,663 9.21 −0.13
Turnout 104,806 49.50

Avondale Ward

The Avondale Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Avondale Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Brian Maude 3,607 38.52 +1.40
Independent Phil Raffills 2,665 28.46
Citizens & Ratepayers Jim Gilbert 2,368 25.29 −9.98
Labour Lorraine Wilson 1,785 19.06
Independent Graeme Dabb 1,739 18.57
Alliance Jack Henderson 1,666 17.79
Independent Veronica Egan 1,654 17.66 −16.75
Labour Ian Dunwoodie 1,631 17.42
Alliance Robert Neville 1,610 17.19
Majority 297 3.17
Turnout 9,362

Eastern Bays Ward

The Eastern Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council

Eastern Bays Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Juliet Yates 12,051 89.61 +15.02
Citizens & Ratepayers Gray Bartlett 10,858 80.74 +9.76
Citizens & Ratepayers Colin Davis 8,548 63.56
Independent Gordon Wilmot Ragg 5,545 41.23
Alliance Doug Ogle 3,340 24.83
Majority 3,003 22.33
Turnout 13,448

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elects one member to the Auckland City Council

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Greg Davenport 1,336 45.75 +16.46
Independent Judy Voullaire 890 30.47
Labour Dave Robinson 372 12.73
Green Bruce Bisset 322 11.02
Majority 446 15.27
Turnout 2,920

Hobson Ward

The Hobson Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Hobson Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Barbara Goodman 6,043 57.30 −20.72
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 5,104 48.39 −16.29
Independent Hamish Keith 3,183 30.18
Independent Ron Wright 2,675 25.36
Independent Chris Cotton 2,085 19.77
Independent Tim Mahon 1,140 10.80
Independent Peter Buchanan 862 8.17
Majority 1,921 18.21
Turnout 10,546

Maungakiekie Ward

The Maungakiekie Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council

Maungakiekie Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Ken Graham 6,111 60.17 −8.49
Citizens & Ratepayers Catherine Harland 5,674 55.86
Citizens & Ratepayers John Williams 5,549 54.63 −5.75
Alliance Dawn Patchett 2,675 26.33
Alliance Petronella Townsend 2,375 23.38
Independent Mahe Tupouniua 2,005 19.74 −28.82
Alliance John-Soane Foliaki 1,835 18.06
Labour Stephen Hurring 1,566 15.41
Labour Peter Donald Haynes 1,460 14.37
Labour Mark Wilkins 1,217 11.98
Majority 2,874 28.29
Turnout 10,156

Mount Albert Ward

The Mount Albert Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Mount Albert Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Frank Ryan 3,890 44.25 −8.69
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Goddard 2,589 29.45
Alliance Jennie Walker 2,454 27.92 −15.75
Alliance Gillian Dance 2,203 25.06
Labour Devon Diggle 1,855 21.10
Independent Elizabeth Anderson 1,793 20.40
Labour Syd Walker 1,504 17.11
Independent Donna McCartney 1,290 14.67
Majority 135 1.53
Turnout 8,789

Mount Eden Ward

The Mount Eden Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Mount Eden Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Astrid Malcolm 5,107 66.33 +6.60
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Johns 4,947 64.25 +10.74
Alliance Susan Bulmer 2,925 37.99
Alliance Vivien Rickard 2,419 31.41
Majority 2,022 26.26
Turnout 7,699

Mount Roskill Ward

The Mount Roskill Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Mount Roskill Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers David Hay 8,138 68.86 +2.11
Citizens & Ratepayers Doug Astley 7,977 67.49 +14.35
Citizens & Ratepayers Grahame Breed 7,445 62.99 +14.88
Alliance Chris Anderton 4,107 34.75
Alliance Rex Stanton 4,056 34.32
Alliance Mark Allen 3,731 31.57
Majority 3,338 28.24
Turnout 11,818

Tamaki Ward

The Tamaki Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council

Tamaki Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bill Christian 4,418 49.35 +5.34
Labour Ian Shaw 3,994 44.62 +6.33
Labour Jan Welch 3,846 42.96
Alliance Trevor Barnard 3,652 40.79 −2.20
Labour Carol Gosche 3,349 37.41
Alliance Desne Charmaine Harris 3,268 36.50
Alliance Christopher Henry Mason 2,956 33.02
Independent Selwyn Abaford 1,370 15.30
Majority 194 2.16
Turnout 8,951

Western Bays Ward

The Western Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council

Western Bays Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Bruce Hucker 6,176 56.00 −15.43
Citizens & Ratepayers Penny Whiting 6,110 55.40 +7.30
Alliance Penny Sefuvia 5,148 46.68
Alliance Sue Corbett 5,136 46.57 −18.55
Citizens & Ratepayers Gary Gotlieb 4,584 41.57
Independent Stephen James Boyle 2,877 26.09
Independent Jo Crowley 1,948 17.66
Independent Brian Ian Kirby 1,101 9.98
Majority 12 0.10
Turnout 11,027

Auckland Regional Council

Auckland Isthmus Ward

The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council

Auckland Isthmus Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 50,835 62.11
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp 49,524 60.51
Citizens & Ratepayers Selwyn Bartlett 42,477 51.90
Citizens & Ratepayers Ron Greer 41,784 51.05
Alliance Maire Leadbeater 34,886 42.62
Alliance Chris Harris 29,860 36.48
Alliance Mike Lee 29,330 35.83
Alliance Jan Riddick 28,748 35.12
Independent Jack McCormick 19,918 24.33
Majority 6,898 8.42
Turnout 81,841

References

  1. Bush, Graham (1991). Advance in order: the Auckland City Council from centenary to reorganisation, 1971-1989. Auckland City Council. pp. 443–4. ISBN 0908834039.
  2. ^ "Auckland City - Declaration of Results of Elections". The New Zealand Herald. 24 October 1995. p. 6-7.
  3. "Auckland Regional Council - Declaration of Results of Elections". The New Zealand Herald. 24 October 1995. p. 6.
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