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1998 Auckland City local elections

The 1998 Auckland local elections were part of the 1998 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, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1998 Auckland City local elections
← 1995 10 October 1998 2001 →
All 19 seats on the Auckland City Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Citizens & Ratepayers City Vision
Last election 17 N/A
Seats won 7 5
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 5
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Auckland Now
Last election 2 N/A
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 2

Auckland City Council

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The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from seven wards (Avondale-Roskill, Balmoral, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Penrose and Western Bays).[1]

Mayor

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Main article: 1998 Auckland City mayoral election
1998 Auckland mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christine Fletcher 48,181 40.51
Independent Les Mills 43,151 36.28 −14.68
Independent Richard Holden 12,477 10.49
Independent Lynda Topp 4,492 3.77
Green Sue Bradford 3,828 3.21
Independent Bill Christian 1,977 1.66
Independent Robert Rakete 1,401 1.17 −0.50
Christians Against Abortion Phil O'Connor 940 0.79 −0.59
Independent Sue Henry 781 0.65 −0.73
McGillicuddy Serious Derek Craig 452 0.38
Independent Phill Matthias 448 0.37
Independent Tui McLeod 319 0.26
Communist League Felicity Coggan 298 0.25
Independent Peter Ralph 166 0.13
Majority 5,030 4.23
Turnout 118,911 51.68 +2.18

Avondale-Roskill Ward

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The Avondale-Roskill Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council

Avondale-Roskill Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Raffills 8,509 37.64 +9.18
Citizens & Ratepayers David Hay 8,429 37.28
City Vision Vern Walsh 7,241 32.03
Citizens & Ratepayers Doug Astley 7,122 31.50
Independent Brian Maude 6,869 30.38 −8.14
Independent Kathy Henderson 6,277 27.76
Citizens & Ratepayers Dawn Mullins 5,978 26.44
Independent Gilbert Myles 5,942 26.28
City Vision Corinne McLaren 5,740 25.39
City Vision Deirdre Milne 5,701 25.22
City Vision Jude Russell Mathews 5,191 22.96
Auckland Now Grahame Breed 4,245 18.77
Independent Geoff Abbott 3,716 16.43
Independent Patricia Crosswell 3,341 14.78
Auckland Now Joel Fotu 3,195 14.13
Independent Bev Harris 2,918 12.90
Majority 253 1.11
Turnout 22,604

Balmoral Ward

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The Balmoral Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Balmoral Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
City Vision Maire Leadbeater 5,633 37.24
Citizens & Ratepayers Frank Ryan 5,353 35.39
City Vision Kay McKelvie 4,576 30.25
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Goddard 4,328 28.61
City Vision Robert Leslie Delmer 4,268 28.21
Auckland Now Amanda Jane Reynolds 3,986 26.35
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Johns 3,727 24.64
Auckland Now Sam Bassett 3,372 22.29
Auckland Now Mark Joseph Donnelly 3,303 21.83
Independent Greg McKeown 2,865 18.94
Independent Steven John Atwood 2,010 13.28
Independent Jill Bolland 1,952 12.90
Majority 248 1.63
Turnout 15,125

Eastern Bays Ward

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The Eastern Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Eastern Bays Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Juliet Yates 7,794 51.42 −38.19
Independent Gray Bartlett 5,579 36.81 −43.93
Citizens & Ratepayers Colin Davis 5,204 34.33 −29.23
Auckland Now Anna Louise Brewer 3,715 24.51
Auckland Now Chris Diack 3,431 22.63
City Vision Nicholas O'Flaherty 2,423 15.98
City Vision Jane Wells 2,166 14.29
Majority 375 2.47
Turnout 15,156

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

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The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elected one member to the Auckland City Council

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Faye Storer 1,475 45.93
Independent Tim Hubbard 1,099 34.22
Auckland Now Adrian Chisholm 637 19.83
Majority 376 11.70
Turnout 3,211

Hobson Ward

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The Hobson Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Hobson Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Auckland Now Victoria Carter 8,903 53.22
Citizens & Ratepayers Barbara Goodman 8,012 47.89 −9.41
Auckland Now Jonathan Olsen 5,851 34.97
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 5,659 33.82 −14.57
Citizens & Ratepayers Ken Graham 4,835 28.90
Auckland Now Vivienne Feijen 4,762 28.46
City Vision Coralie van Camp 3,324 19.87
City Vision David Haigh 3,085 18.44
Independent Allan Spence 2,772 16.57
City Vision John Ernest Waide 2,355 14.07
Independent Wayne George Young 626 3.74
Majority 192 1.14
Turnout 16,728

Penrose Ward

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The Penrose Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council

Penrose Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Northey 8,942 51.73
Independent Bill Christian 7,660 44.31
Labour Jan Welch 7,448 43.09
Citizens & Ratepayers Catherine Harland 5,961 34.48
Independent Jason Keiller 5,020 29.04
Independent Sue Henry 4,764 27.56
Citizens & Ratepayers Alistair James Page 4,520 26.15
City Vision Trevor Barnard 4,515 26.12
Auckland Now John Davies 4,345 25.13
Auckland Now Angus Stuart Ogilvie 3,960 22.91
Auckland Now Carolyn Fay Martin 3,755 21.72
Auckland Now Edgar Thomas Henson 3,235 18.71
Independent Ruta Malota-Romanovsky 3,213 18.58
Independent Tui McLeod 1,796 10.39
Majority 941 5.44
Turnout 17,284

Western Bays Ward

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The Western Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Western Bays Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
City Vision Bruce Hucker 7,323 60.07 +4.07
City Vision Penny Sefuvia 6,210 50.94 +4.26
Auckland Now Gary Gotlieb 4,314 35.39 −6.18
Auckland Now Greg Moyle 3,332 27.33
Independent Chris Cotton 2,696 22.11
Independent David Stewart 502 4.11
Majority 1,896 15.55
Turnout 12,189

Auckland Regional Council

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Auckland Isthmus Ward

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The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council

Auckland Isthmus Ward[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 41,358 44.62 −17.49
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp 33,830 36.50 −24.01
City Vision Mike Lee 33,559 36.21 +0.38
City Vision Jack Henderson 31,269 33.74
Auckland Now Maureen Fletcher 31,223 33.69
Auckland Now Deborah Coddington 30,518 32.93
City Vision John Hill 28,151 30.37
Citizens & Ratepayers Selwyn Bartlett 27,533 29.70 −22.20
Auckland Now Shane Firth 26,475 28.56
City Vision Matthew Bostwick 26,960 29.09
Citizens & Ratepayers Ron Greer 25,866 27.91 −23.14
Auckland Now Alex Swney 22,252 24.01
Independent Harry Palmer 11,705 12.63
Majority 46 0.04
Turnout 92,675

References

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  1. ^ Bassett, Michael (2013). City of sails: the history of Auckland City Council, 1989–2010. Upstart Press. p. 385-6. ISBN 978-1927262009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Auckland City Council - Declaration of Results of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 19 October 1998. p. D8.
  3. ^ "Auckland Regional Council - Declaration of Results of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 19 October 1998. p. D8.
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