1992 Porirua local elections

The 1992 Porirua local elections were part of the 1992 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.

1992 Porirua local elections

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Porirua City Council

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The Porirua City Council following the 1992 election consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from five wards (Plimmerton, Horokiri, Titahi Bay, Tairangi and Cannons Creek).

Mayor

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1992 Porirua mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Burke 8,606 59.32 −5.26
Independent Don Borrie 5,377 37.06
Informal votes 523 3.60 −2.13
Majority 3,229 22.25 −12.66
Turnout 14,506

Ward One, Plimmerton

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The Plimmerton ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Plimmerton Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Shaw 1,474 56.32
Independent Jenny Brash 1,385 52.92
Independent Russell Marshall 1,199 45.81
Independent Jan Bennett 1,091 41.68 −41.63
Informal votes 84 3.20 −2.69
Majority 186 7.10
Turnout 2,617

Ward Two, Horokiri

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The Horokiri ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Horokiri Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Murray Woodhouse 2,138 86.66 +1.16
Independent Lynne Thomas 1,576 63.88
Independent John Green 1,113 45.11
Informal votes 107 4.33 +0.98
Majority 463 18.76
Turnout 2,467

Ward Three, Titahi Bay

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

Titahi Bay Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helen Smith 1,756 53.71 −24.56
Labour Terewhiti Arthur 1,672 51.14 −17.13
Independent Don Borrie 1,586 48.51
Labour Gwyn Skinner 1,379 42.18
Independent Kim Arnold 1,356 41.48
Independent Henry Sharman 1,016 31.07
Independent Peter Windsor 961 29.39
Informal votes 80 2.44 −3.61
Majority 207 6.33
Turnout 3,269

Ward Four, Tairangi

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The Tairangi ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Tairangi Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lua Lepaio 1,143 65.95
Labour Naureen Palmer 1,127 65.03 −1.20
Independent Rita Magson 516 29.77
Independent Josephine Lancaster 362 20.88
Independent Rosalie Kalolo 249 14.36
Informal votes 68 3.92 −3.49
Majority 611 35.25
Turnout 1,733

Ward Five, Cannons Creek

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

Cannons Creek Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jasmine Underhill 2,525 89.25 +14.85
Labour Geoff Walpole 2,221 78.50 +5.45
Labour Charles Ford 2,206 77.97 +11.42
Labour Elenuipo Matagi 1,477 52.20
Independent Taleni Tanieluy 1,104 39.02
Independent David Leggott 1,060 37.46
Independent Luta Gaualofa 629 22.23
Informal votes 93 3.28 −1.90
Majority 373 13.18
Turnout 2,829

Wellington Regional Council

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Porirua Ward

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The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Gray 9,410 75.24 +9.89
Independent Maxine Arnold 7,896 63.14 +7.70
Labour Barbara Brooks[nb 1] 6,863 54.88
Informal votes 841 6.72 +1.49
Majority 1,033 8.26
Turnout 12,505

Table footnotes:

  1. ^ Brooks was appointed to the council on 16 February 1993 to replace Ken Gray who died on 18 November 1992

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post. 17 October 1992. p. 39.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Results of Election - Wellington Region". The Evening Post. 17 October 1992. p. 39.