1989 Porirua local elections

The 1989 Porirua local elections were part of the 1989 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 1989 election consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from five wards (Plimmerton, Horokiri, Titahi Bay, Tairangi and Cannons Creek). This was the first election since the Horokiwi riding of the Hutt County Council had been absorbed into Porirua in 1988.^[1]

Mayor

1989 Porirua mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burke	8,991	64.58	+2.46
	Independent	Ken Mair	4,131	29.67
Informal votes			799	5.73	+3.10
Majority			4,860	34.91	+3.07
Turnout			13,921	56.00	+19.00

Ward One, Plimmerton

The Plimmerton ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Plimmerton Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jan Bennett	2,077	83.31	−2.49
	Independent	Michael Brooks	1,654	66.34
	Independent	Raymond Young	1,107	44.40
Informal votes			147	5.89	+3.49
Majority			547	21.94
Turnout			2,493

Ward Two, Horokiri

The Horokiri ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Horokiri Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Murray Woodhouse	2,012	85.50
	Independent	Margaret Henderson	1,460	62.04
	Independent	Terence O'Connor	1,154	49.04
Informal votes			79	3.35
Majority			306	13.00
Turnout			2,353

Ward Three, Titahi Bay

The Titahi Bay ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Titahi Bay Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	2,385	83.42	+20.10
	Independent	Helen Smith	2,238	78.27	+28.95
	Labour	Terewhiti Arthur	1,952	68.27
	Labour	Vernia Clark	1,827	63.90
Informal votes			173	6.05	+0.75
Majority			125	4.37
Turnout			2,859

Ward Four, Tairangi

The Tairangi ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Tairangi Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Philip Quinn	1,153	67.34
	Labour	Naureen Palmer	1,134	66.23
	Independent	Tino Meleisea	525	30.66
	Independent	Emily Siale	445	25.99
Informal votes			127	7.41
Majority			609	35.57
Turnout			1,712

Ward Five, Cannons Creek

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

Cannons Creek Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jasmine Underhill	1,980	74.40	+0.79
	Labour	Geoff Walpole	1,944	73.05	−2.23
	Labour	Elaine Annandale	1,889	70.98	+1.39
	Labour	Charles Ford	1,771	66.55
	Independent	Dorothy Whiting	1,299	48.81
	Independent	Roy Hollands	847	31.83
	Independent	Mikaele Kelekolio	776	29.16
Informal votes			138	5.18	+0.64
Majority			472	17.73
Turnout			2,661

Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward

The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Gray	8,351	65.35	+12.11
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	7,084	55.44	−9.26
	Labour	Don Borrie	6,663	52.14	+12.75
	Independent	Ron England	2,786	21.80
Informal votes			669	5.23	−0.49
Majority			421	3.29
Turnout			12,777

Wellington Area Health Board

Porirua Ward

The Porirua Ward elected one member to the Wellington Area Health Board

Porirua Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Marion Bruce	6,792	48.78
	Labour	Don Borrie	6,277	45.09
Informal votes			852	6.12
Majority			515	3.69
Turnout			13,921

References

^ Penman, Neil; Penman, June (2015). A portrait of Porirua : the creation of a planned city. Penmanship Press. p. 178. ISBN 9780473258672.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post. 28 October 1989. p. 27.

[1] Penman, Neil; Penman, June (2015). A portrait of Porirua : the creation of a planned city. Penmanship Press. p. 178. ISBN 9780473258672.

[Results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post. 28 October 1989. p. 27.

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