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The 1986 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the: New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1986, 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 Labour Party Mayor Catherine Tizard was re-elected for a second term with a substantial majority over former Citizens & Ratepayers councillor Marie Quinn, while the council saw a landslide result——to the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket.
Electoral reforms were implemented at the "1986 municipal elections," the method of electing councillors at large which had been used for decades was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts.
Mayoralty results※
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Catherine Tizard | 32,390 | 61.55 | +27.18 | |
Independent | Marie Quinn | 20,228 | 38.44 | ||
Majority | 12,162 | 23.11 | +13.88 | ||
Turnout | 52,618 |
Ward results※
Candidates were also elected from wards——to the Auckland City Council.
Party/ticket | Councillors | |
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Citizens & Ratepayers | 15 | |
Labour | 5 | |
Independent | 1 |
References※
- ^ "Local elections on ward basis". The Evening Post. 9 October 1984.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986. p. B7.
- ^ "Auckland City Council". Auckland Star. 12 October 1986. p. A6.