1986 Auckland City local elections

The 1986 Auckland local elections were part of the 1986 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, hospital board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1986 Auckland City local elections
11 October 1986
All 21 seats on the Auckland City Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Citizens & Ratepayers Labour
Last election 20 1
Seats won 15 5
Seat change 5 4

Auckland City Council

The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from ten wards (Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Central, Eastern Bays, Grey Lynn, Meadowbank, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, Remuera and Tamaki).

Mayor
Main article: 1986 Auckland City mayoral election
1986 Auckland mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Tizard 32,390 61.55 +27.18
Independent Marie Quinn 20,228 38.44
Majority 12,162 23.11 +13.88
Turnout 52,618

Avondale Ward

The Avondale Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Avondale Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suzanne Sinclair 2,559 55.03
Citizens & Ratepayers Barry Donovan 2,496 53.67
Citizens & Ratepayers Murray Laloli 2,133 45.87
Labour Rae Philson 2,111 45.39
Majority 363 7.80
Turnout 4,650

Blockhouse Bay Ward

The Blockhouse Bay Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Blockhouse Bay Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp 2,501 48.86
Labour Lorraine Wilson 2,213 43.23
Citizens & Ratepayers Sefulu Ioane 1,920 37.51
Labour Rosalie Vodanovich 1,901 37.14
Independent Philip Waterhouse 1,158 22.62
Independent Winifred Waterhouse 542 10.59
Majority 293 5.72
Turnout 5,118

Central Ward

The Central Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council

Central Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Goodman 3,569 63.03
Citizens & Ratepayers Clive Edwards 2,974 52.52
Citizens & Ratepayers Trevor Rogers 2,970 52.45
Labour Judith Tizard 2,344 41.39
Labour Neil Morris 1,628 28.75
Labour John Antonio 1,443 25.48
Independent Raymond Hyams 1,248 22.04
Independent Graeme Burgess 529 9.34
Socialist Unity Stephen Bradley 281 4.96
Majority 626 11.05
Turnout 5,662

Eastern Bays Ward

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

Eastern Bays Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Juliet Yates 5,920 70.20
Citizens & Ratepayers Ron Greer 5,107 60.55
Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Johnson 4,684 55.54
Independent Gray Bartlett 3,992 47.33
Independent Bill Clark 3,244 38.46
Independent Des Roberts 2,352 27.89
Informal votes 692 8.20
Turnout 8,433

Grey Lynn Ward

The Grey Lynn Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Grey Lynn Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Holloway 2,298 58.93
Labour Jim Yandall 2,067 53.01
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Tauroa 1,564 40.11
Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Anae 1,289 33.05
Independent James Ransfield 579 14.84
Majority 503 12.90
Turnout 3,899

Meadowbank Ward

The Meadowbank Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Meadowbank Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 3,344 69.47
Citizens & Ratepayers Barrie Hutchinson 3,235 67.21
Independent Michael Hart 3,047 63.30
Majority 188 3.90
Turnout 4,813

Point Chevalier Ward

The Point Chevalier Ward elects one member to the Auckland City Council

Point Chevalier Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Barnaby 1,406 44.94
Labour Terry Ryan 1,185 37.88
Independent Peter Anich 537 17.16
Majority 221 7.06
Turnout 3,128

Ponsonby Ward

The Ponsonby Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Ponsonby Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Betty Wark 2,102 48.63
Labour Bruce Hucker 2,010 46.50
Labour Anne Andrews 1,950 45.11
Citizens & Ratepayers Ann Gluckman 1,461 33.80
Citizens & Ratepayers Laurence Johnstone 1,121 25.93
Majority 60 1.38
Turnout 4,322

Remuera Ward

The Remuera Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Remuera Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 3,071 61.76
Citizens & Ratepayers Elizabeth Currey 2,824 56.79
Independent Marie Quinn 1,987 39.96
Independent Dove-Myer Robinson 1,077 21.66
Independent Luke Van Ryn 985 19.81
Majority 837 16.83
Turnout 4,972

Tamaki Ward

The Tamaki Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council

Tamaki Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Stephen Kirkwood 2,652 61.03
Citizens & Ratepayers Reg Mullins 2,187 50.33
Labour Robyn Northey 2,065 47.52
Labour Chris Hayward 1,785 41.08
Majority 122 2.80
Turnout 4,345

Auckland Harbour Board

City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward

The City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward elects four members to the Auckland Harbour Board

City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Harry Julian 23,386 47.10
Citizens & Ratepayers Ian McKay 19,613 39.50
Citizens & Ratepayers Richard Holden 18,682 37.62
Tim's Team Colin Bower 18,161 36.58
Tim's Team Diedre Nehua 17,793 35.83
Citizens & Ratepayers Miller Mason 17,774 35.80
Tim's Team George Robertson 17,272 34.78
Tim's Team David Wickham 16,831 33.90
Labour Hamish Keith 16,717 33.67
Labour James Baxter 9,996 20.13
Labour Andrew Turnbull 8,450 17.02
Labour Harry Palmer 8,376 16.87
Independent Charles Price 5,537 11.15
Majority 368 0.74
Turnout 49,647

Auckland Hospital Board

City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward

The City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward elects two members to the Auckland Hospital Board

City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Manchester 26,736 54.10
Citizens & Ratepayers John Seabrook 26,158 52.93
Independent Alan Spence 15,015 30.38
Labour John Harre 11,931 24.14
Labour Eru Potaka-Dewes 10,881 22.01
Independent Ida Cargill 8,116 16.42
Majority 11,143 22.54
Turnout 49,419

References
  1. "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986. p. B7.
  2. "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986. p. B7.
  3. "Declaration of Result of Election - Auckland Harbour Board". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986. p. B7.
  4. "Declaration of Result of Election - Auckland Hospital Board". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986. p. B7.
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