1177:
1442:
29:
88:
95:
81:
279:
also had rival candidates running against each other with Rex
Nicholls running as the officially endorsed candidate with former Citizens' leader on the council David Bull and ex-councillor Roger Ridley-Smith running as an independent candidates after losing the nomination to Nicholls. As such, the
291:, sought to stand for mayor as "William Hobson" in protest of local body amalgamation. However he was unable to stand as an alias could not be used on a ballot paper, though they could campaign under whatever name they liked.
294:
The council vote was likewise indecisive with no one group having control of the council. The Labour Party had lost its majority from three years earlier with the
Citizens' Association winning a
1988:
267:
The race for the mayoralty was bitterly fought with both sides of local politics in
Wellington fighting internal divisions as well as each other. Mayor
1166:
2034:
1252:
1237:
1277:
2024:
1495:
2029:
1347:
1302:
1257:
1902:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1746:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1699:
1694:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1620:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1552:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1490:
1484:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1307:
1287:
1247:
303:
52:
42:
925:
226:
plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard
1144:
974:
950:
423:
403:
299:
276:
133:
1342:
1159:
244:
The 1989 local elections were the first following a major overhaul of local government in New
Zealand. The existing
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1098:
1081:
1064:
1152:
1133:
1047:
1030:
239:
551:
248:
remained in place but greatly expanded, absorbing several of the neighbouring authorities including the
1417:
1337:
1327:
463:
227:
222:
was part of the New
Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1989, elections were held for the
1297:
1013:
1357:
1317:
1272:
1232:
962:
349:
253:
205:
190:
123:
1117:
931:
245:
1292:
986:
443:
381:
128:
1362:
1322:
1312:
1201:
287:
Actor Kevin
Woodill, who played the role of William Hobson in Depot Theatre's production of
1387:
1174:
8:
1282:
1262:
1180:
223:
295:
1407:
1372:
1267:
310:
won a seat in the
Lambton Ward and became the country's first ever Green councillor.
249:
1412:
298:
and becoming the largest group on the council. 1989 also saw the emergence of the
1352:
1216:
307:
275:
who had left Labour after she was removed as deputy-mayor the previous year. The
1382:
1332:
1242:
1211:
1206:
1045:
Moran, Paul (1 June 1989). "Bull quits
Citizens' team after losing candidacy".
1028:
Naylor, Shani (5 October 1989). "Dumped Team
Captains Seek Voter Vindication".
386:
281:
272:
261:
110:
1096:
Zatorski, Lidia (7 April 1999). "Green
Rainbow could be on Blues party list".
2018:
1367:
528:
257:
1402:
1441:
1116:
Bly, Ross A. (25 October 1989). Declaration of Election Results (Report).
339:
28:
1427:
1422:
1377:
1397:
1392:
356:
268:
201:
186:
105:
87:
550:
Rex Nicholls polled the highest in three of the seven of Wellington's
302:
which won a seat on the council, the first third party to do so since
94:
554:
while Jim Belich and Helene Ritchie each polled the highest in two.
80:
621:
615:
609:
603:
252:
and land on the waterfront formerly in the possession of the
256:. This was the first local election in Wellington to allow
271:
stood for a second term opposed by his former deputy
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
624:
618:
612:
606:
600:
318:The following table gives the election results:
2016:
1062:"Pigeon English hatches new mayoral candidate".
177:
930:Candidates were also elected from wards to the
1160:
881:
284:and provided a very closely spread result.
1167:
1153:
1111:
1109:
1095:
597:
2017:
1106:
1027:
1011:"Local body voting starts — by post".
1148:
1131:"Declaration of Result of Election".
1044:
527:
326:
220:1989 Wellington City mayoral election
22:1989 Wellington City mayoral election
926:1989 Wellington City local elections
313:
1115:
13:
545:
14:
2046:
2035:Politics of the Wellington Region
884:
322:1989 Wellington mayoral election
1440:
1175:
93:
86:
79:
27:
2025:Mayoral elections in Wellington
919:
844:
808:
772:
736:
700:
664:
628:
568:
563:
558:
1124:
1089:
1072:
1055:
1038:
1021:
1004:
264:were still available for use.
1:
2030:1989 elections in New Zealand
997:
240:1989 local government reforms
233:
16:New Zealand mayoral election
7:
10:
2051:
923:
280:race was characterised by
237:
1998:
1915:
1755:
1687:
1456:
1449:
1438:
1225:
1194:
1187:
939:
845:
809:
773:
737:
701:
665:
629:
513:
499:
338:
335:
332:
329:
175:
71:
63:
36:
26:
1233:William Sefton Moorhouse
254:Wellington Harbour Board
1118:Wellington City Council
932:Wellington City Council
246:Wellington City Council
1195:elected by councillors
570:Wards won by Nicholls
1323:Thomas William Hislop
565:Wards won by Ritchie
424:Independent Citizens'
277:Citizens' Association
182:Mayor before election
1181:Mayors of Wellington
1017:. 25 September 1989.
560:Wards won by Belich
464:McGillicuddy Serious
250:Tawa Borough Council
2002:† Elected unopposed
1283:Arthur Winton Brown
1263:Arthur Winton Brown
483:Private Enterprise
448:Roger Ridley-Smith
323:
228:first-past-the-post
224:Mayor of Wellington
23:
1137:. 27 October 1989.
321:
230:electoral method.
140:Popular vote
21:
2012:
2011:
1911:
1910:
1450:Mayoral elections
1436:
1435:
1408:Kerry Prendergast
1253:William Hutchison
1238:William Hutchison
1085:. 18 August 1989.
1068:. 16 August 1989.
995:
994:
917:
916:
574:
573:
543:
542:
314:Mayoralty results
216:
215:
212:
211:
171:
170:
59:
58:
2042:
1454:
1453:
1444:
1413:Celia Wade-Brown
1278:Charles Johnston
1226:elected at large
1192:
1191:
1179:
1178:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1146:
1145:
1139:
1138:
1134:The Evening Post
1128:
1122:
1121:
1113:
1104:
1103:
1099:The Evening Post
1093:
1087:
1086:
1082:The Evening Post
1076:
1070:
1069:
1065:The Evening Post
1059:
1053:
1052:
1048:The Evening Post
1042:
1036:
1035:
1031:The Evening Post
1025:
1019:
1018:
1008:
937:
936:
576:
575:
557:
556:
341:
324:
320:
178:
97:
90:
83:
73:
72:
38:
37:
31:
24:
20:
2050:
2049:
2045:
2044:
2043:
2041:
2040:
2039:
2015:
2014:
2013:
2008:
1994:
1916:Local elections
1907:
1751:
1683:
1445:
1432:
1353:Charles Norwood
1221:
1217:Charles Borlase
1183:
1176:
1173:
1143:
1142:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1114:
1107:
1094:
1090:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1043:
1039:
1026:
1022:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1000:
928:
922:
584:Helene Ritchie
552:electoral wards
548:
546:Results by ward
500:Informal votes
316:
308:Stephen Rainbow
242:
236:
204:
199:
189:
184:
176:
67:52,588 (49.94%)
48:14 October 1989
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2048:
2038:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2010:
2009:
2007:
2006:
2003:
1999:
1996:
1995:
1993:
1992:
1985:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1919:
1917:
1913:
1912:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1905:
1900:
1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1759:
1757:
1756:Triennial term
1753:
1752:
1750:
1749:
1744:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1697:
1691:
1689:
1685:
1684:
1682:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1618:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1550:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1493:
1488:
1482:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1458:
1451:
1447:
1446:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1383:Michael Fowler
1380:
1375:
1373:Rob Macalister
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1333:Thomas Wilford
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1293:Alfred Brandon
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1243:Joe Dransfield
1240:
1235:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1212:Joe Dransfield
1209:
1207:William Guyton
1204:
1198:
1196:
1189:
1185:
1184:
1172:
1171:
1164:
1157:
1149:
1141:
1140:
1123:
1105:
1088:
1071:
1054:
1037:
1020:
1002:
1001:
999:
996:
993:
992:
989:
984:
981:
980:
977:
972:
969:
968:
965:
960:
957:
956:
953:
948:
945:
944:
941:
921:
918:
915:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
888:
883:
879:
878:
875:
872:
869:
864:
859:
856:
853:
850:
847:
843:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
822:
817:
814:
811:
807:
806:
803:
800:
797:
792:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
771:
770:
767:
764:
761:
756:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
735:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
714:
709:
706:
703:
699:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
677:
672:
667:
663:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
636:
631:
627:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
595:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
572:
571:
567:
566:
562:
561:
547:
544:
541:
540:
537:
534:
531:
525:
524:
521:
518:
515:
511:
510:
507:
504:
501:
497:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
477:
475:
472:
469:
468:John Morrison
466:
461:
458:
457:
455:
452:
449:
446:
441:
438:
437:
435:
432:
429:
426:
421:
418:
417:
415:
412:
409:
406:
401:
398:
397:
395:
392:
389:
387:Helene Ritchie
384:
379:
376:
375:
370:
365:
360:
353:
346:
343:
342:
337:
334:
331:
328:
315:
312:
289:Pigeon English
282:vote splitting
273:Helene Ritchie
262:polling booths
235:
232:
214:
213:
210:
209:
194:
173:
172:
169:
168:
165:
162:
157:
153:
152:
149:
146:
141:
137:
136:
131:
126:
121:
117:
116:
113:
111:Helene Ritchie
108:
103:
99:
98:
91:
84:
77:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
56:
50:
45:
34:
33:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2047:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2022:
2020:
2005:‡ By-election
2004:
2001:
2000:
1997:
1991:
1990:
1986:
1984:
1981:
1979:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1920:
1918:
1914:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1754:
1748:
1745:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1692:
1690:
1688:Biennial term
1686:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1619:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1459:
1455:
1452:
1448:
1443:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1418:Justin Lester
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1368:Will Appleton
1366:
1364:
1363:Thomas Hislop
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1348:Robert Wright
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1338:David McLaren
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1328:Alfred Newman
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1303:George Fisher
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1258:George Fisher
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1202:George Hunter
1200:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1170:
1165:
1163:
1158:
1156:
1151:
1150:
1147:
1136:
1135:
1127:
1119:
1112:
1110:
1101:
1100:
1092:
1084:
1083:
1079:"Ruled out".
1075:
1067:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1049:
1041:
1033:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1015:
1007:
1003:
990:
988:
985:
983:
982:
978:
976:
973:
971:
970:
966:
964:
961:
959:
958:
954:
952:
949:
947:
946:
942:
938:
935:
933:
927:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
880:
876:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
857:
854:
851:
848:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
815:
812:
804:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
768:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
707:
704:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
596:
587:Rex Nicholls
578:
577:
569:
564:
559:
555:
553:
538:
535:
532:
530:
526:
522:
519:
516:
512:
508:
505:
502:
498:
494:
491:
488:
486:Frank Moncur
485:
482:
480:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
419:
416:
413:
410:
408:Rex Nicholls
407:
405:
402:
400:
399:
396:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
377:
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1989:by-elections
1987:
1847:
1403:Mark Blumsky
1388:Ian Lawrence
1358:George Troup
1308:Francis Bell
1298:Charles Luke
1288:Francis Bell
1248:George Allen
1132:
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1063:
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1014:The Dominion
1012:
1006:
943:Councillors
940:Party/ticket
929:
920:Ward results
890:
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824:
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789:
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1457:Annual term
1428:Tory Whanau
1423:Andy Foster
1378:Frank Kitts
1318:John Aitken
1273:John Duthie
987:Independent
581:Jim Belich
444:Independent
428:David Bull
382:Independent
300:Green Party
156:Percentage
129:Independent
2019:Categories
1398:Fran Wilde
1393:Jim Belich
1313:John Blair
998:References
924:See also:
357:Jim Belich
330:Candidate
269:Jim Belich
238:See also:
234:Background
202:Jim Belich
187:Jim Belich
106:Jim Belich
102:Candidate
1343:John Luke
1268:Sam Brown
951:Citizens'
810:Southern
702:Northern
514:Majority
404:Citizens'
296:plurality
260:, though
134:Citizens'
846:Western
666:Lambton
630:Eastern
913:52,588
738:Onslow
661:10,856
590:Others
533:52,588
529:Turnout
411:14,183
391:14,266
373:−21.68
363:15,198
151:14,183
148:14,266
76:
64:Turnout
1188:Mayors
975:Greens
963:Labour
901:14,183
895:14,266
886:15,198
882:Total
877:8,704
841:9,193
805:4,975
769:5,747
733:7,079
697:6,014
593:Total
539:+8.17
536:49.94
523:−4.53
509:−1.86
503:1,391
495:−0.29
471:1,015
451:1,963
431:4,372
414:26.97
394:27.12
368:28.90
350:Labour
333:Votes
327:Party
206:Labour
191:Labour
167:26.97
164:27.12
144:15,198
124:Labour
120:Party
907:7,550
871:1,378
862:2,732
855:2,090
849:2,504
835:1,195
829:2,044
820:3,006
813:2,948
799:1,306
790:1,309
783:1,301
777:1,059
774:Tawa
763:1,186
754:1,786
747:1,137
741:1,658
727:1,619
721:1,354
712:2,292
705:1,814
685:1,836
679:1,496
670:1,925
655:1,500
649:3,122
643:2,944
634:3,290
598:Ward
520:1.77
506:2.64
492:0.38
474:1.93
454:3.73
434:8.31
160:28.90
1983:2022
1978:2019
1973:2016
1968:2013
1963:2010
1958:2007
1953:2004
1948:2001
1943:1998
1938:1995
1933:1992
1928:1989
1923:1986
1903:2022
1898:2019
1893:2016
1888:2013
1883:2010
1878:2007
1873:2004
1868:2001
1863:1998
1858:1995
1853:1992
1848:1989
1843:1986
1838:1983
1833:1980
1828:1977
1823:1974
1818:1971
1813:1968
1808:1965
1803:1962
1798:1959
1793:1956
1788:1953
1783:1950
1778:1947
1773:1944
1768:1941
1763:1938
1747:1935
1741:1933
1736:1931
1731:1929
1726:1927
1721:1925
1716:1923
1711:1921
1706:1919
1700:1917
1695:1915
1679:1914
1674:1913
1669:1912
1663:1911
1658:1910
1653:1909
1648:1908
1643:1907
1637:1906
1632:1905
1627:1904
1621:1903
1615:1902
1610:1901
1605:1899
1599:1898
1594:1897
1589:1896
1584:1895
1579:1894
1574:1893
1569:1892
1564:1891
1559:1890
1553:1889
1547:1888
1542:1887
1537:1886
1532:1885
1527:1884
1522:1883
1517:1882
1512:1881
1507:1880
1502:1879
1496:1879
1491:1878
1485:1877
1479:1876
1474:1875
1469:1874
1464:1842
910:14.3
904:26.9
898:27.1
891:28.9
874:15.8
867:31.4
858:24.0
852:28.7
838:13.1
832:22.2
825:32.7
816:32.1
802:26.2
795:26.3
786:26.1
780:21.2
766:20.6
759:31.1
750:19.8
744:28.8
730:22.8
724:19.1
717:32.4
708:25.6
694:12.6
688:30.5
682:24.9
675:32.0
658:13.9
652:28.8
646:27.1
639:30.3
517:932
489:200
304:1977
218:The
53:1992
43:1986
691:757
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