1977 Auckland City mayoral election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Coat_of_arms_of_Auckland.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Auckland.svg.png)
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Turnout | 41,659 (40.32%) |
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The 1977 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the: New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, elections were held for the——Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background※
Incumbent Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was re-elected seeing off a challenges from Labour Party candidate Jim Anderton, former councillor Colin Kay and Citizens & Ratepayers nominee Mel Tronson.
Mayoralty results※
Councillor results※
1977 Auckland City Council election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Norman Ambler
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23,073
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55.38
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+2.46
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Sue Picot
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22,891
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54.94
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Sheila Horton
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22,780
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54.68
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+3.68
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Paddy Walker
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22,161
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53.19
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+5.39
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Jolyon Firth
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22,092
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53.03
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+2.00
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Harold Goodman
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21,981
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52.76
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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John Strevens
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21,140
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50.74
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+1.34
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Ian McKinnon
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20,736
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49.77
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+1.24
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Clive Edwards
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20,642
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49.54
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Labour
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Catherine Tizard
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20,576
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49.39
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+1.77
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Selwyn Dawson
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20,056
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48.14
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+3.27
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Gordon Barnaby
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20,039
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48.10
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+1.81
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Bill Barrett
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20,029
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48.07
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Keith Max Tongue
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19,356
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46.46
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Emmett Charles Keenan
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18,909
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45.38
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Trevor Rogers
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18,721
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44.93
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Herb Dyer
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18,687
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44.85
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Maxwell Johnson
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18,594
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44.63
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Roland Edward Barnes
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18,580
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44.60
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Bill Clark
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18,580
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44.60
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+3.23
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Cec Field
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18,348
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44.04
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+4.86
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Citizens & Ratepayers
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Bob Johnson
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17,701
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42.49
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Labour
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Helen Clark
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16,475
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39.54
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+3.57
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Labour
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Alex Dreaver
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15,297
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36.71
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+0.20
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Labour
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Margaret Wilson
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15,084
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36.20
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Labour
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Richard Northey
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14,294
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34.31
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+0.32
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Labour
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Maisie Fitton
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13,750
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33.00
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Labour
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Glenda Fryer
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13,684
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32.84
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Labour
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Felicity Christine Lynch
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13,475
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32.34
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Labour
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Brian Francis Healy
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13,122
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31.49
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+3.62
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Labour
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Sofi Pua
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13,081
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31.40
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Labour
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Audie Cooke-Pennefather
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12,911
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30.99
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Labour
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Helena Rae Philson
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12,872
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30.89
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Labour
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Elsa Smith
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12,790
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30.70
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Labour
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John Clearwater
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12,563
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30.15
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Labour
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Audrey Marion Sharp
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12,512
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30.03
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Labour
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Michael Roger Stenson
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12,364
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29.67
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+0.48
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Labour
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Michael Joseph Gourley
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12,351
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29.64
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Labour
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Graeme Mark Hansen
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12,344
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29.63
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Labour
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Syd Jackson
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12,040
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28.90
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Labour
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Cecil David Vinson Perkins
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11,395
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27.35
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Independent
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Matthew Connor
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7,429
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17.83
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Socialist Unity
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Bill Andersen
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3,513
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8.43
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+1.89
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References※
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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