1986 Porirua local elections

The 1986 Porirua local elections were part of the 1986 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Porirua elections cover one regional council (the Wellington 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.

Porirua City Council

The Porirua City Council following the 1986 election consisted of a mayor and sixteen councillors elected from six wards (Pukerua Bay, Plimmerton-Paremata, Whitby, Ascot Park-Waitangirua, Cannons Creek and Titahi Bay).

Mayor

1986 Porirua mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burke	4,458	62.12	+20.94
	Independent	Charles Hudson	2,173	30.28	+7.12
	Values	Neville McPherson	356	4.97
Informal votes			189	2.63	+1.86
Majority			2,285	31.84	+19.87
Turnout			7,176	37.00

Ward One, Pukerua Bay Ward

The Pukerua Bay Ward elected one member to the Porirua City Council

Pukerua Bay Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bill Taylor	unopposed

Ward Two, Plimmerton-Paremata Ward

The Plimmerton-Paremata Ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Plimmerton-Paremata Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jenny Brash	1,323	90.74	+14.72
	Independent	Jan Bennett	1,251	85.80	+13.61
	Independent	Charles Hudson	1,172	80.38	−11.51
	Independent	Colin Summers	593	40.67
Informal votes			35	2.40
Majority			579	39.71
Turnout			1,458

Ward Three, Whitby Ward

The Whitby Ward elected one member to the Porirua City Council

Pukerua Bay Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Neville Peach	unopposed

Ward Four, Ascot Park-Waitangirua

The Ascot Park-Waitangirua elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Tairangi Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Matthew Nolan	587	86.07
	Labour	Pae Tuteru	576	84.45
	Labour	Kevin Watson	574	84.16
	Ind. New Deal	Tom Janes	281	41.20
Informal votes			28	4.10
Majority			293	42.96
Turnout			682

Ward Five, Cannons Creek Ward

The Cannons Creek Ward elected four members to the Porirua City Council

Cannons Creek Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moana Hereweni	1,082	82.03
	Labour	Geoff Walpole	993	75.28	+10.90
	Labour	Jasmine Underhill	971	73.61
	Labour	Elaine Annandale	918	69.59	+10.45
	Ind. New Deal	Margaret Brown	720	54.58	−16.34
	Ind. New Deal	John Comber	531	40.25
Informal votes			60	4.54
Majority			198	15.01
Turnout			1,319

Ward Six, Titahi Bay Ward

The Titahi Bay Ward elected four members to the Porirua City Council

Titahi Bay Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	1,181	63.32	+4.17
	Labour	Phil White	1,064	57.05
	Values	Helen Smith	920	49.32	+3.23
	Independent	Ivan Hardgrave	834	44.71	+12.96
	Labour	Bud Lavery	770	41.28
	Labour	David Stanley	675	36.19	+8.03
	Ind. New Deal	Eric McKenzie	550	29.49	−6.91
	Independent	Ngapiki Arthur	482	25.84
	Independent	Alf Mexted	451	24.18	−3.36
	Independent	Peter Windsor	432	23.16
Informal votes			99	5.30
Majority			64	3.43
Turnout			1,865

Wellington Regional Council

Porirua/Tawa Ward

The Porirua/Tawa Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	6,919	64.70	+2.85
	Labour	Ken Gray	5,694	53.24
	Labour	Don Borrie	4,213	39.39
	Independent	David Binnie	4,053	37.90
Informal votes			507	4.74
Majority			1,481	13.85
Turnout			10,693

Wellington Harbour Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward

The Porirua/Tawa Ward elected one member to the Wellington Harbour Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Don Borrie	4,767	39.82
	Independent	Trevor Smith	4,179	34.90
	Independent	Mike Payze	1,717	14.34
Informal votes			1,308	10.92
Majority			588	4.91
Turnout			11,971

Wellington Hospital Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward

The Porirua/Tawa Ward elected two members to the Wellington Hospital Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Don Borrie	unopposed
	Independent	Marion Bruce	unopposed

References

^ "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "How the candidates fared: Election night figures". The Evening Post. 13 October 1986. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of Councillors". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.
^ "Combined District of the City of Porirua and Borough of Tawa - Declaration of Result of Election of Two Members". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.
^ "Combined District of the City of Porirua and Borough of Tawa - Declaration of Result of Election of One Member". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.

[1] "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.

[preliminary-2] "How the candidates fared: Election night figures". The Evening Post. 13 October 1986. p. 6.

[Results-3] "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election of Councillors". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.

[4] "Combined District of the City of Porirua and Borough of Tawa - Declaration of Result of Election of Two Members". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.

[5] "Combined District of the City of Porirua and Borough of Tawa - Declaration of Result of Election of One Member". The Evening Post. 26 October 1986. p. 23.

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